March 26, 2015
Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt announced that Oklahoma’s Emergency Price Stabilization Act is now in effect for 25 Oklahoma counties after Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency due to tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that hit the …
February 2, 2015
By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April, the sedan had changed hands twice, been in at least two crashes and still had a defective air bag that …
November 25, 2014
A tour bus that drifted off a Northern California interstate and crashed onto its roof, killing a 33-year-old man and injuring 30 others, was the vehicle’s second wreck in a day, authorities said. The bus was en route from Los …
November 4, 2014
A spokeswoman for rideshare service Lyft says one of its drivers was involved in a multi-car crash in Northern California that left a man dead. California Highway Patrol officials said the driver was giving a ride to two passengers early …
October 6, 2014
The state says it’s evaluating whether to replace a pedestrian bridge over a Detroit freeway that was pulled down recently by a trash truck. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan Department of Transportation is working to estimate damage and …
September 12, 2014
A 65-year-old woman who suffered a head injury when a television struck her during last month’s earthquake in California’s wine country has died – the first death attributed to the magnitude-6.0 temblor, sheriff’s officials said. Laurie Anne Thompson was at …
June 3, 2014
A woman has filed a lawsuit against an Iowa skydiving company and pilot following the death of her husband, who was pulled out of an airplane door and fell to his death. Attorneys for Cindy Kidrowski, of Brooklyn, filed the …
May 6, 2014
Firefighters facing another hot and windy forecast worked on May 5 to battle a large wildfire in central Oklahoma that destroyed at least six homes and left one person dead after a controlled burn spread out of control. The wildfire …
July 24, 2013
Nearly a dozen people reported being injured in the last five years while riding the Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week, though the most serious injuries appear to be a concussion and muscles …
July 22, 2013
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is examining the Texas Giant roller coaster at its Six Flags Over Texas theme park following the death of a woman on July 19, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The Arlington, Texas, Police Department …