Monthly Archives: <span>August 2011</span>

A surfer has filed a product liability lawsuit against a California surfboard manufacturer because the too-sharp fin sliced his leg....

Colorado officials say they have no money to help earthquake victims in southern Colorado. Department of Local Affairs spokeswoman Linda...

Four hundred gallons of heating oil in the basement? The Michigan appeals court says that’s distressing. The court has upheld...

A federal judge on Thursday spared an ex-Rhode Island radio host and a former North Providence politician prison time for...

As Tropical Storm Irene churned up the eastern seaboard it left many of New England’s coastal states relatively unscathed, while...

A judge has dismissed insurance fraud charges against a southwestern Pennsylvania fire chief and his wife accused of stealing about...

Hurricane Irene is expected to have caused substantial property losses, though figures are still hard to come by because of...

Vermont residents battled epic flooding Monday after the remnants of Hurricane Irene set off the state’s worst flooding in nearly...

Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early Sunday, knocking down trees, leaving thousands of people without electrical power...