Kentucky Opens New Emergency Operations Center October 23, 2013 By ROGER ALFORD An ice storm that downed trees across Kentucky in 2009, knocked out power to some 700,000 residents and left roads... Read More
Harper Lee Sues Hometown Museum in Alabama October 23, 2013 By PHILLIP RAWLS “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee is suing a museum in her hometown of Monroeville to stop it from... Read More
Agency Refuses to Release SeaWorld Protocols October 23, 2013 By MIKE SCHNEIDER A federal agency is refusing to release SeaWorld’s new safety protocols for trainer interactions with killer whales despite a judge’s... Read More
Audit Finds TVA Was Overbilled for Ash Spill Cleanup Work October 23, 2013 The Tennessee Valley Authority’s inspector general says a company overbilled the federal utility for work to clean up a 2008... Read More
Alabama Observes School Bus Safety Week October 22, 2013 This week mark’s Alabama School Bus Safety Week. The state Department of Education is using the week to urge motorists... Read More
New Law on Passing School Buses Takes Effect in North Carolina Dec. 1 October 22, 2013 Authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed for drivers who illegally... Read More
Volunteers to Work on Mississippi Homes Hit by February Storm October 22, 2013 Volunteers from around the Hattiesburg, Miss., area are set to begin work on homes damaged by a tornado last February.... Read More
University of Alabama Studies Impact of 2011 Tornado on Foreclosures October 22, 2013 A University of Alabama study has found that the April 2011 tornado didn’t severely impact home foreclosures in the Tuscaloosa... Read More
Florida Man Gets 7 Years in New Jersey Insurance Fraud Scam October 21, 2013 A Florida man who worked for a now-defunct southern New Jersey construction company has been sentenced to seven years in... Read More
Newspaper: Failures by Georgia Agency Led to Deaths October 21, 2013 Epic failures by Georgia’s child welfare system have given the state one of the nation’s highest rates of death by... Read More