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PG&E Probing Whether Cables at Risk of Failing and Causing Fires

PG&E Corp. is trying to determine whether other jumper cables along its system may be susceptible to failure after one broke in October, minutes before the massive Kincade wildfire ignited in Northern California wine country. PG&E said it was looking …

Mexico Rules Out Engine Failure in Copter Crash

Mexican officials ruled out engine failure in the helicopter crash that killed the government’s No. 2 official, saying Sunday that all evidence in the investigation so far points to an accident. Civil aviation director Gilberto Lopez Meyer said at a …

Kentucky Police Car’s Lights Fail, Officer Hits Car

A crash involving a Lexington, Kentucky police car and another vehicle could have been caused by an electrical malfunction in the officer’s cruiser. Police said two officers were responding to an incident under light and siren Sunday night. As one …

Jumper Hurtles into West Virginia River as Chute Fails

In front of horrified spectators, a BASE jumper’s chute didn’t fully open during Bridge Day celebration in Fayetteville, hurtling him into the New River at a speed of 60 to 80 mph. The unidentified jumper was airlifted Saturday to Charleston …

2 Skydivers Die in Accident Near Nevada-Ariz. Line

Officials say two skydivers died near the Nevada-Arizona border Sunday after their parachute failed to open. Police in Mesquite, Nev., say the instructor and student were on a tandem jump before noon when their main parachute failed. Mesquite police spokesman …

Alarm Company Settles with Minnesota Woman’s Estate

ADT Security Services Inc. has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over a failed home burglar alarm with the estate of a mother of four children. The amount ADT will pay to care for Teri Lee’s children is confidential. But …

Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit from 9/11 Settled

The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled Monday when a family that sought to expose weaknesses in the nation’s air safety system decided it had done what it could to give voice to a …

Insurance Carrier Denies California City’s Flood Claim

City grants to community organizations in Capitola may be in jeopardy after the city’s insurance claim from two March floods was denied. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the city’s insurance carrier said the damage was not caused by a …

Florida’s Argus to Cancel All Home Policies Within 45 Days

Some 9,000 Florida homeowners will have to seek coverage elsewhere after Argus Fire & Casualty Insurance agreed to cancel its policyholders after being taken over by the state. Argus Fire, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Miami-based United Automobile Insurance Co., …

Company Continues Probe into mid-Michigan Gas Leak

Marathon Pipe Line continues to investigate why its safety systems missed a pipeline failure that dumped 126,000 gallons of gasoline in mid-Michigan. And state environmental quality officials are reviewing the company’s plan for cleaning up the gas still in the …