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October 30, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Camaro, Mustang and Challenger Are Most Stolen "Sporty" Vehicles: NICB The National Insurance Crime Bureau released the latest in its catalog of refreshed vehicle theft reports, this one on the "Sporty" ... Vehicle Vandalism Peaks on Halloween: HDLI As Americans carve pumpkins and stock up on candy ahead of Halloween, they also might want to think about finding a secure place to park ... Drowsy Driving an Increasing Hazard Say Rutgers Medical Experts Many of us make light of that relatively short drive home. But getting behind the wheel when you're sleepy can cost lives and lead to ... Scientists Eye Longer-Term Forecasts of U.S. Heat Waves Scientists have fingerprinted a distinctive atmospheric wave pattern high above the Northern Hemisphere that can foreshadow the emergence ... Express Scripts Launches Workers' Comp Program To Reduce Narcotic Abuse Prescription narcotic overdoses cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined each year. Misuse and abuse of these powerful ... More National News East Nightclub Insurer Founder Fights Delaware Regulator Over Seizure Indemnity Insurance Corp., which insures nightclubs, is at the center of a legal tug of war between its founder and the Delaware insurance ... Family of 2 Killed in Rhode Island Bridge Crash Sue State Relatives of two people killed in a head-on crash on the Pell Bridge two years ago have sued the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority, ... Insurance Firm Pays $16K to Vermont Auto Customers The Department of Financial Regulation says a Wisconsin-based insurance company has paid nearly $16,000 in restitution to Vermont auto ... States Hit by Sandy to Get Next $5B of Recovery Funding Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and ... Hundreds Still Displaced by Sandy Damage in Connecticut A year after Superstorm Sandy drove Deborah Dinan from her Milford home, she lives above a loud bar and is often reduced to tears as she ... More East News Midwest Indiana Insulation Company Rises From Ashes of 2011 Fire Two years after a massive fire consumed his business, Matt Momper and 75 employees are back in a rebuilt headquarters, with a bigger ... Dearborn Probes Hayride Accident That Injured 9 Dearborn's mayor says the Michigan city is trying to find out why a tractor-pulled hayride trailer made a sharp tip, sending nine people to ... Family Sues Over Wilderness Expedition Death The family of a Minnetonka native is suing the organizers of a wilderness expedition over the accidental death of the man during a hike in ... OSHA Finds Unsafe Conditions at Southern Indiana Base A southern Indiana military base where an explosion and fire injured five workers earlier this year has made safety improvements and ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Supreme Court Says That Replacement Cost Includes Profit and Overhead The Florida Supreme Court in Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., 2013 WL 3333823 (Fla. July 3, 2013) held that replacement cost ... More Charges Possible in North Carolina Fair Ride Injuries A ride that jolted into motion at the North Carolina State Fair, injuring five, had been intentionally tampered with to bypass critical ... Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty in Oil Spill Fraud Case A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge involving $17,000 in oil-spill recovery money. The Sun Herald reports Kim Marie ... West Virginia Lands Nearly $700K in Pipeline Safety Grants West Virginia is getting $697,000 in grants to improve pipeline safety as its natural gas industry grows. The announcement comes from U.S. ... More Southeast News South Central Lawsuit Settled in Death of Man Infected by Amoeba The parents of a Louisiana man whose death in 2011 was linked to a rare brain-eating amoeba have settled their lawsuit against the ... Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the Peoria Tribe or its ... Seatbelt Use Up in Louisiana Seatbelt use among Louisiana motorists is up this year. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says an annual survey to determine how many ... Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Encourages Homeowners to Purchase Earthquake Insurance Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is encouraging Oklahomans to purchase earthquake insurance after a new report predicts ... More South Central News West New Mexico Officials Sued by Man With West Nile Virus A federal appeals court is allowing a Texas man to sue southern New Mexico officials for not promptly providing him medical care after ... Jury Awards $3.7M in California Firefighter Lawsuit A jury has awarded more than a dozen firefighters a total of $3.7 million in a case where the San Francisco Fire Department was accused of ... Former Hotel Owner Fined $21K by EPA Over Asbestos The owner of a former central Idaho hotel must pay a $21,000 fine for asbestos safety violations after failing to test for the ... Colorado Flood Victims Hit With Lease Penalties Many flood victims from Lyons, Colo., who signed short-term leases for temporary housing can now return home, but it could cost them if ... More West News International Sex Injury on Work Trip Not Covered, Australia Court Says An Australian government employee who was injured while having sex on a work-related trip doesn't qualify for workers' compensation, the ... Tesla Shares Fall on Reports of Second Fiery Crash Tesla Motors shares dropped after reports of a second fiery crash involving the company's Model S electric car. On Oct. 17 in Merida, ... Europe Storm Deaths Rise to 15; Huge Cleanup Ahead The Europe storm death toll has risen to 15 after Danish police say a driver was killed when he crashed into a tree knocked down by violent ... Canada Not Prepared for a Major Earthquake, New Study Warns A new scientific study on the impact of a major earthquake in Canada, released in Ottawa today by Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), leaves ... 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