A Pennsylvania credit union employee who set a fire in order to file an insurance claim for money she had earlier embezzled has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced that Patty Lynn Mavrakis, …
A fiery crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire set off hundreds of rounds of ammunition before firefighters were able to douse the blaze, state police said. State Police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically Saturday afternoon …
An explosion tore through a house in Arlington, Virginia Monday evening after police spent hours attempting to get the occupant who was shooting a flare gun to stop shooting and come outside. At approximately 4:45 p.m., the Arlington County police …
One person was killed and six others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a New York City apartment, officials said Monday. The fire started at around 7 p.m. Sunday in a 10th-floor apartment …
With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion in verdicts in recent weeks, all eyes are on a trial wrapping up in Philadelphia. Plaintiffs have won the last …
A commercial bus driver who pulled over on a Connecticut highway and passed out with 38 passengers aboard after eating THC- infused gummies has been granted a probation program that could result in criminal charges being dismissed. A state judge …
A New Hampshire contractor has been accused of lying and being evasive in an attempt to avoid responsibility for safety hazards for roofers at his worksite. A federal administrative law judge has determined that Barry Billcliff, doing business as Merrimack …
Insurance broker World Insurance Associates has purchased the personal and commercial insurance agency Exchange Underwriters, Inc. from CB Financial Services, Inc., the holding company for Pennsylvania-based Community Bank. According to the asset purchase agreement, World Insurance Associates will pay $30.5 …
Eight aging dams in central and western Massachusetts will be removed as part of a $25 million initiative announced Friday by state environmental officials. The structures to be dismantled include the abandoned high-hazard Bel Air Dam in Pittsfield. Removing the …
A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified deaf applicant from Massachusetts for a remote IT job. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston approved a 26-page …
