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Three Trains in Collision and Derailment in Pennsylvania; No Injuries Reported
Mar 4 2024 // Authorities say three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning that caused no reported injuries or evacuations but left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank...
Six Charged in Alleged $1M Auto Insurance Claims Scheme in Massachusetts
Feb 27 2024 // Six people have been indicted in connection with the alleged filing of fraudulent insurance claims through their auto body repair business in Everett, Massachusetts. Four of the defendants were arraigned this week in...
Ten Texas Counties Have Soot Levels Above EPA Standards
Feb 12 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a long-anticipated rule aimed at reducing the level of air pollution known as particulate matter — microscopic particles that can penetrate deep into the...
Two Dead After Plane Crash on Florida Interstate
Feb 12 2024 // NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and co-pilot were identified as the two killed in a fiery plane crash on a Florida highway, law enforcement officials said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office identified Edward Daniel...
Two Years After Deadly Tornadoes, Some Kentucky Families Still Waiting for Housing
Feb 8 2024 // MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now. Two years ago, the tornado that whipped through Mayfield peeled the roof off their rental property “like a...
Three in Miami Charged with Workers’ Comp Payroll Fraud
Jan 30 2024 // Three Miami-area construction labor suppliers have been charged with underreporting payroll and shorting their workers’ compensation insurers more than $220,000 in premiums. Juana Ledezma and Luis Ledezma, associated...
3M Begins Payments to Service Members in $6B Earplug Settlement
Jan 24 2024 // (AP) — 3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company. The chemical and...
Two Australian Resource-Rich Regions Brace for Potentially Destructive Storms
Jan 22 2024 // Two Australian resource-rich regions are bracing for potentially damaging storms that could lead to flooding, the latest threats after months of extreme weather events. A tropical low developing in the Coral Sea off...
Two California Cities Among Most Likely to Experience Flood Damage
Jan 12 2024 // Two California cities made the list of cities most likely to experience flood damage in a new study. Stockton and Sacramento were among the most likely to experience flood damage based on data from the 200 largest cities...
Five Companies Agree to $7.2 Million Settlement for Polluting Two Ohio Creeks
Jan 10 2024 // TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in...
One Resident Still Missing as St. Louis Nursing Home Abruptly Closes
Dec 28 2023 // COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – One person is still missing a week after the abrupt closure of St. Louis` largest nursing home left roughly 170 residents scattered at new facilities throughout the city, a state health department...
Five Died in Four Vegas Area Crashes Over 12-Hour Holiday Period
Dec 28 2023 // Two people died in separate vehicle crashes in the early hours of Christmas morning on Monday in the Las Vegas valley, bringing the total number of vehicle-related deaths in the area to five over a 12-hour stretch from...
Six Killed, Businesses Destroyed as Severe Storms Hit Central Tennessee
Dec 11 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were damaged in multiple cities. Three people,...
Two Charged in 40 Crimes Including Thefts of 16 Luxury Cars Worth $1 Million
Dec 8 2023 // Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced indictments against two men for a total of 50 crimes including thefts of 16 luxury cars valued at more than $1 million. Dyllan Lopes, age 21 of Quincy, was...
Five Killed in Ohio Mobile Home Fire on Thanksgiving
Nov 28 2023 // ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Five people, including two children, were killed in a mobile home fire in Ohio on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said. The Ohio Department of Commerce said volunteer firefighters in Athens County...
3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action Over Forever Chemicals
Nov 28 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other manufacturers of toxic so-called “forever chemicals” a big win in their fight against legal liability...
Five Family Members And a Commercial Fisherman Neighbor Killed in Alaska Landslide
Nov 27 2023 // Authorities identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state`s lone seat in the U. S. House last...
Two More Former NBA Players Convicted of Defrauding Players’ Health Plan
Nov 17 2023 // Former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis and ex- Piston Will Bynum were convicted by a New York jury on Wednesday in a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded an insurance plan for NBA players and...
Two-Thirds of North America Could Face Power Shortages This Winter
Nov 9 2023 // More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American...
Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
