A former resident of a youth home in Laramie, Wyoming, has been awarded $300,000 in his civil lawsuit stemming from a sex assault case involving the resident and a female counselor. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that an Albany County jury …
A moderate earthquake early Saturday in central Oklahoma knocked pictures off walls and woke people and pets as it shook an area that stretched into Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas. The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website Saturday that …
Authorities say no major damage or injuries were reported after an earthquake in the metro Birmingham area Tuesday evening. The U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday that the 3.0 quake was centered about two miles southwest of Trussville and shook the …
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small 2.3 magnitude earthquake has been reported in the northwestern part of South Carolina. Minor tremors were felt for a few seconds at 12:27 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries were reported, and area law enforcement …
The Oklahoma Geological Survey says six small earthquakes have been recorded near Choctaw in central Oklahoma. No injuries or damage have been reported as a result of the quakes on Friday. The survey says the largest was magnitude 2.7 and …
The family of a 12-year-old boy shot while ringing doorbells and running away has filed a lawsuit against the man accused of shooting him. John and Jennifer Eberle filed the lawsuit Thursday in Jefferson Circuit Court against 56-year-old Michael Ray …
A southern New Jersey amusement park Ferris wheel from which an 11-year-old girl fell to her death this month is back in service with new safety precautions. The attraction at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood reopened early Saturday afternoon. Morey’s has …
Officials say two people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party on Cape Cod. Capt. Richard Sargent of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department says one adult and one child suffered injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening …
Louisiana Fire Marshal Butch Browning says operator error caused a carnival ride accident that injured two teenagers in Greensburg last weekend. The two had been on a ride called “the Zipper” – described as a huge oval frame that spins …
When Adorian Deck was home sick from high school, he entertained himself like countless other teenagers have in recent years: He started a Twitter account. Unlike other teenagers, Deck’s account became a sensation. Deck, under the handle (at)OMGFacts, tweeted random …