REDDING, Calif. (AP) _ Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces after its equipment sparked a wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Northern California two …
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with thousands of former patients of a campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California who has been accused of sexual abuse and misconduct, The …
A Northern California man accused of starting one of the state’s largest wildfires when he lost control of his campfire last year can leave jail while the criminal case plays out in court, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District …
A business owner and co-defendant pleaded not guilty in state court to torching a Las Vegas, Nev., pet shop where 27 puppies were rescued, and a judge rejected a bid for lower bail. Despite a lengthy argument by Gloria Lee’s …
The Milwaukee man accused in last month’s theft of a $5 million violin has pleaded not guilty. Online court records say Salah Salahadyn entered the plea Monday after waiving his preliminary hearing. The 41-year-old is charged with being a party …
Former Livingston Parish, La., contractor Corey Delahoussaye pleaded not guilty to 81 charges of public record fraud and theft after he allegedly falsified billing invoices related to parish Hurricane Gustav cleanup work. The Advocate reports Delahoussaye entered his plea Wednesday …
Six executives of a Louisiana company that recycles explosives have pleaded not guilty as part of an investigation into the storage of millions of pounds of military propellant, a discovery that lead to the evacuation of a nearby small town. …
A Bay St. Loui, Miss., woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of make a false statement for a homeowners-assistance grant to elevate her home. A federal indictment returned Oct. 16 alleges Rhonda Lynn Verduzco falsely represented an elevation …
A Mississippi man has pleaded not guilty to three federal crimes charging him with fraudulently obtaining more than $97,000 for a house he claimed was his primary residence when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Anthony L. Bryan was in U.S. …
A 24-year-old Sioux Falls, S.D., man accused of setting fire to three vans and entering two other vehicles has pleaded not guilty. The Argus Leader reports that Damon First In Trouble was arrested last month after a grand jury indicted …