SAN FRANCISCO (AP)–Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation, despite worries that nation’s largest utility remains too dangerous to trust after years of devastation from wildfires ignited by its outdated equipment and neglectful …
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting — an accusation the defendant denied on the stand. Alexandra …
DULUTH, Minn. — A homeless man who admitted starting a fire that destroyed a 117-year-old synagogue in Minnesota, then walking away from the growing blaze because he couldn’t douse it by spitting on it, is expected to get probation after …
A North Texas man has been put on probation for pretending to be a fire marshal to avoid a $10 cover charge at a bar and to get free drinks. Charles Brandon of Savannah pleaded guilty Wednesday to false identification …
A former Halliburton manager was sentenced Tuesday to one year of probation for destroying evidence in the aftermath of BP’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Anthony Badalamenti had faced a maximum of one year in prison …
A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the victims’ families and left …
A California auto thief who boasts 1,000 heists in less than a year has been placed on probation rather than serve jail time for the crime spree. The Fresno judge blames the California prison’s realignment program for his decision to …
Four people will spend five years on probation after being convicted of pocketing money from Gulf oil spill claims. The Press-Register reports that U.S. District Judge William Steele also ordered the four to pay back money they received from the …
The supervisor of a renovation project in downtown Des Moines has been given three years of probation for his role in the illegal removal of asbestos from the building. Russell Coco pleaded guilty to two asbestos-removal charges in February. The …