As violent rain and hail pounded eastern El Paso County on Monday afternoon, staff members and volunteers at the National Mill Dog Rescue scrambled to make sure the animals were safe.
Doctors in states that track painkiller prescriptions were nearly one-third less likely to offer patients dangerously addicting opioids, a new study found. The launch of drug-monitoring programs in 24 states led to an immediate 30 percent drop in prescriptions for Schedule II opioids, the most addictive, in patients with pain complaints, the study showed.
A looming 17.1 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates has Florida businesses worried. Proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance on May 27, the increase comes after 13 years of declines in rates.
In a study that surfaced Monday, Baton Rouge ranks as the second most dangerous city in the nation for drivers. Louisiana’s capital ranks behind only Detroit in a study of the 200 most populous cities done by NerdWallet, a financial education center.
There’s nothing worse than driving down the road only to have the hood of your car all of a sudden fly up, obstructing your view. Okay, that likely doesn’t happen often, but for more than 219,000 owners of recently recalled Kia Sedona minivans it is certainly a possibility.
People in the western part of Salt Lake County saw hail as large as golf balls in an unusual June storm that also caused flooding. National Weather Service meteorologist Monica Traphagan said Monday the largest hail fell in Kearns, though parts of West Valley City experienced quarter-sized hail.
A Bridgeport man who was supposedly rendered unable to work as a state judicial marshal due to on-the-job injuries was arrested today and charged illegally collecting Workers’ Compensation benefits after he was seen working a security job at a Stamford bar.
It took a "genius" to pull off this heist: two thieves put on Apple store employee t-shirts and headed past the Genius Bar to the repair room, grabbed what they could and walked out with more than $16,000 worth of iPhones, police said.
State Insurance Commissioner John Doak has now determined that the Oklahoma earthquake insurance market is not currently functioning in a way that can be considered to be competitive.
Sunflower seeds are a satisfying snack, and especially good to eat during a long drive. They’re also a common ingredient in cereals, granola, granola bars, protein bars, cookies, and you can even buy sunflower seed butter.
A worker for a hot air balloon company was carried aloft holding onto the aircraft’s basket and fell to his death in New York state, police said on Saturday.
Lots of drivers are going green these days with the growing popularity of hybrids and electric cars, but this car is greener than any other because it’s made of "green."
One man was killed when the garbage truck he was riding on the back of was hit by another vehicle Thursday morning.<br />Alabama State Troopers say, Harold James Dickey, 34, was killed when the garbage truck was hit be a 2013 Ford F350 driven by Kernie M. Risner, 33 of Blountsville.
