“On medication” may not be one of the check boxes on carrier claims forms, but by hunting for such a description in adjuster notes, auto insurers can improve their results, a consultant reports. Philip Borba, a principal and senior consultant …
Authorities have arrested the owners of two pit bull dogs that mauled a 75-year-old woman in a San Diego backyard, forcing the amputation of her leg below the knee. Thirty-nine-year-old Alba Cornelio and 19-year-old Carla Cornelio were arrested Wednesday by …
Police in Maine say they’re not sure how many people were on a Carrabassett Valley fire escape when it collapsed, seriously injuring four people. Carrabassett Valley Police Chief Scott Nichols says the small fire escape at the bar The Rack …
A northern Indiana city has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old boy fatally shocked in 2008 when he crawled into an electrical transformer box. WSBT-TV in South Bend reports that attorneys for Mishawaka confirm the settlement …
Federal workplace safety officials are trying to pinpoint what caused a reported explosion and flash fire that injured three people at a southwestern Illinois ethanol plant. Madison Fire Chief Jeff Bridick says at least one of the victims of the …
Boaters beware. It’s flying fish season. Wildlife officials are reminding boaters that Gulf sturgeon as long as 8 feet and weighing 200 pounds are migrating into the Suwannee River this month. Sturgeon, with hard cartilaginous backbone and scales on the …
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries fined the city of George nearly $16,000 for safety violations discovered during the investigation of the death of the public works director. The Wenatchee World reports Wallace Bushman drowned last August when he …
A former Acadia National Park restaurant employee has won his lawsuit seeking park documents about a 2008 confrontation between park rangers and a group of young people atop the park’s Day Mountain that left him with serious facial injuries. The …
The recalled Jennie-O Turkey Store burgers, distributed exclusively at Sam’s Club stores nationwide, have been linked by federal health officials to at least 12 illnesses dating back to December 2010. The recalled Jennie-O turkey burgers have a use-by date of …
The estate of a 71-year-old southwestern Illinois man killed in a traffic wreck is accusing the other driver of causing the crash while texting and being under the influence of marijuana and other substances. The Madison County lawsuit by Louis …