Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation
Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…
Mom charged in Ky. fire that killed her 2 children
In The NewsDate: 11/18/2008By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press WriterA soldier's wife has been charged with setting a fire at their Kentucky Army base home that killed her two young children.Billi Jo Smallwood, 35, also faces a federal charge of attempting…
Brown cloud back above Phoenix as temps drop
In The NewsDate: 11/14/2008PHOENIX (AP) _ Cooler weather has created ideal conditions for the return of the seasonal brown pollution cloud over the Phoenix metropolitan area.Visibility was rated as poor Thursday by the Arizona Department of Environmental…
Study: Calif dirty air kills more than car crashes
In The NewsDate: 11/13/2008By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press WriterFRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Lowering air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according…
Vent Pipe to Blame in SD Carbon Monoxide Deaths
In The NewsDate: 11/10/2008BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) _ Authorities in Brookings think a missing vent pipe was to blame in the apparent carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of a man and his daughter found in their home early Sunday.The victims are Grant Holmstrum,…
Worker on barge traveling near New Haven dies
In The NewsDate: 11/8/2008NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ The Coast Guard says a 52-year-old barge worker has died after being found unresponsive on the ship as it traveled near New Haven Harbor.Coast Guard Lieutenant Ellen Phillips says it appears that John Campagno…
Families settle with utility over Texas wildfire
In The NewsDate: 11/8/2008By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press WriterFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ An attorney says more than 100 families have settled a lawsuit with a utility whose damaged equipment sparked a devastating wildfire.Attorney Bill Altman says the…
Restaurant fire likely started by cigarette
In The NewsDate: 11/1/2008GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) _ A fire that destroyed the Golden Corral restaurant here Wednesday was likely started by a cigarette or a match that was thrown in the trash, authorities said.Doug Bennyhoff, fire marshal for Great Falls…