A spike in burglaries in Minot, N.D. last year has continued into this year, and police say the rash of break-ins has become “almost overwhelming.” Authorities are investigating 16 burglaries in seven days, including four that occurred late Sunday or …
A fingerprint examiner for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas will devote the next six months to clearing a backlog of more than 600 property crime cases that piled up over the past 17 months. Most of the cases …
A state task force is mulling a plan that would assign more than 550,000 Colorado homes in wildfire-prone areas a risk rating that would be provided to insurance companies. The task force also discussed plans for a fee on homes …
A fertilizer facility exploded in the small Central Texas town of West on Wednesday night, killing an estimated 15 people, injuring more than 150 and damaging dozens of homes, according to a report in the Austin American Statesman. West is …
