Colorado is getting an additional $199 million from the federal government to help communities devastated by September’s historic floods, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Friday. The funds from HUD will help with housing and infrastructure repairs …
Grand Junction, Colo. residents are concerned about asbestos contamination after a home exploded last year, forcing dozens of people to evacuate. According to KREX-TV, Colorado Mesa University later bought the property and hired a company to clean up the site. …
A former police officer has been sentenced to serve 10 days of weekend imprisonment and three years of supervised probation in an auto insurance fraud case, according to Sanford C. Coats, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Clinton …
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday morning didn’t cause any reported damage. The St. Patrick’s Day earthquake struck nearly 6 miles northwest of Westwood 6:25 a.m. It was followed by a 2.7M earthquake in the same …
The full Oklahoma Senate approved legislation barring cell phone use in Oklahoma school zones, but a bill that would ban texting while driving suffered a setback as it was sent back to committee. The positive vote on Senate Bill 1601, …
Engle-Hambright & Davies Inc. (EHD), an independent insurance brokerage based in Lancaster, Penn., recently hired D. Michael Facciolo, Jr. as an account executive in its employee benefits services division. Based in EHD’s Exton, Penn., branch office, Facciolo will be responsible …
Aon announced that it has agreed to acquire, subject to regulatory confirmation, Lorica Employee Benefits, one of the UK’s most experienced and well-respected consultancy groups. Lorica Employee Benefits is a specialist provider of consultancy, support and technology in corporate pensions, …
A federal judge ordered the state of Tennessee on Friday to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples while their lawsuit against the state works its way through the court system. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger issued the preliminary injunction …
Three former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a stripper eight years ago are trying to settle their lawsuit over how Durham police handled the case. The Herald-Sun of Durham reported that lawyers for the city and the …
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is forming a 10-member council to develop a statewide plan to combat prescription drug abuse. Her executive order on Friday came 10 months after an inspector general’s report found prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in …
