600 The number of earthquakes that have shaken the basin off the coast of central Oregon in early April. Scientists noted they are baffled by the “swarm” of quakes, because that is something that often happens before a volcanic eruption, …
$22 Million The amount of damages caused by a fire at a Florida manufacturing plant, leaving 309 employees out of work, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Efrain “Frankie” Castro was arrested on March 13 in Lakes Wales …
39 Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe in late March declared 39 counties disaster areas due to damage from heavy rains and floods. The counties declared disaster areas are: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Conway, Crawford, Craighead, Cross, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, …
With some notable exceptions — southern Louisiana for one — the economies of the South Central states seem to be holding steady against the looming prospect of a nationwide recession. Populations are growing in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and …
$27.5 Million The amount of a settlement reached between a Pennsylvania nuclear processing plant and neighbors who claim the radioactive particles from the nuclear factory gave them cancer and damaged their property. The case concerned Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., …
10 A Waterloo, Iowa, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for setting his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire. Kelvin Scott was sentenced for second-degree arson after a judge refused his request for a new trial. Authorities say Scott, …
$2.2 Million Estimated value of the Vermont home, Florida condo and college tuition savings plans a former exec at Willis Management in Vermont allegedly bought with money embezzled from the captive insurance manager. Kenneth MacKay, former senior vice president, turned …
$381 Million Kansas state officials say the winter storm that knocked power out to thousands of customers across Kansas continues to get costlier. The newest damage estimate puts the figure at $381 million. The Kansas adjutant general’s department and the …
70 The number lawsuits alleging malpractice by a former West Virginia physician that Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corp. of America and a former subsidiary have agreed to settle. Dr. John A. King is a defendant in 124 medical malpractice lawsuits in …
$1.9 Million New York-based aviation fueling company Allied Aviation Services Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to black and Hispanic workers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by employees who said …
