May 16, 2013
At least six people were killed and 100 injured when tornadoes ripped through north-central Texas after dark and authorities said the death toll could rise as rescuers search through the rubble of destroyed homes. At least three twisters were confirmed …
May 15, 2013
A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case. The San Francisco Chronicle reported jurors awarded the workers reimbursement for their lost wages after finding that the lab …
May 14, 2013
The city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding during a downpour a year ago. City officials found that inspectors failed to properly activate an electronic locking system on a …
May 13, 2013
Although spring flooding in North Dakota wasn’t as bad advertised in some areas, officials who are totaling the damages say the costs are piling up. The question is whether the final figure will impress the federal government. Federal, state and …
May 9, 2013
Intel workers secretly taped a “Kick Me” sign to the back of a co-worker as a prank, then kicked the confused man a number of times as employees at the Rio Rancho, N.M. Intel plant laughed hysterically at the episode, …
May 8, 2013
The mayor of the central Indiana city of Tipton says recent flooding has caused more than $2.5 million in property damage and a loss of as much as 10 percent in its property tax base. Mayor Don Havens says in …
May 6, 2013
A Blaine County jury has awarded $3.5 million in damages to the family of a 15-year-old Carey boy who died in a crash during his driver’s education class. The Idaho Mountain Express reports jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday …
May 2, 2013
An Elko, Nev. police officer claims she was forced to resign after three months on the job because of a hostile work environment. Cassandra Sabo is suing the city, three supervisors and the police chief in a lawsuit filed last …
April 29, 2013
Former Nevada Capitol Police Chief Tom Navin is suing the Nevada Department of Public Safety, claiming he was wrongfully terminated for failing a physical. Navin, in his district court suit filed this week, contends he was legally exempt from the …
April 26, 2013
A fast-moving line of intense thunderstorms flooded streets, knocked out power to more than 30,000 people in southeast Louisiana on April 24 and spawned two tornadoes that damaged homes and businesses in Jefferson Parish. No injuries were reported. Kenner officials …