Southeast News Insurers Lost $2M in Pain Cream Scam, Prosecutors Say October 12, 2021 A former medical supply executive in Arkansas who conspired with physicians to dispense pain creams and patches to workers’ compensation... Read More
U.S. Considers Faster Hog Slaughtering Based on Plant Staffing-Union October 12, 2021 The Biden administration is considering a proposal that could allow some pork plants to slaughter pigs more quickly if they... Read More
Midwest News Residents Plagued by Sinkhole Call on Noem, Others For Help October 11, 2021 BLACK HAWK, S.D. (AP) — Hideaway Hills residents are tired of waiting for answers and, in some cases, feel abandoned... Read More
International News La Palma’s Volcanic Eruption is Going Strong 3 Weeks Later October 11, 2021 LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano... Read More
Texas / South Central News NTSB: Engine-Room-Only Fuel Shutoff Valves Let Fire Spread October 11, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp... Read More
International News Magnitude 5.9 Quake Halts Trains in Tokyo Area; 30 Injured October 11, 2021 TOKYO (AP) — A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, injuring more than 30 people,... Read More
West News Supply Chain Problems Threaten Utility’s Power Supplies October 11, 2021 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Public Service Co. of New Mexico abandons the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in June,... Read More
West News Winds, Rain, Snow Across Nevada as Colder 2nd Storm Looms October 11, 2021 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wet weather swept into Nevada early Friday morning, packing pre-dawn rain and gusty winds that contributed... Read More
West News California Spill Not the Environmental Disaster First Feared October 11, 2021 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,... Read More
Marijuana Waxes as Opioids Wane in Workers’ Comp October 11, 2021 Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are... Read More