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…
Inmates vying for coal mining jobs in Appalachia
In The NewsDate: 5/4/2009 7:08 AMROGER ALFORDAssociated Press WriterHARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Jerry Elliott hopes to trade his jail jumpsuit and slippers for a hardhat and work boots when he comes up for parole later this year.Mining is one of the few bright…
Milder wind helps firefighters in Texas, Okla.
In The NewsDate: 4/10/2009SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press WriterMIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Firefighters mopped up hot spots Friday from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes.Three…
Oslo police detain man over fire that killed 6
In The NewsDate: 3/18/2009OSLO (AP) — Norwegian police say they have detained a man on suspicion of arson in an apartment building fire late last year that killed six people and injured 12 in Oslo.The fire ripped through the five-story apartment building…
Investigator: Teen admitted setting 9 Pa. fires
In The NewsDate: 3/13/2009WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An investigator says a teenager accused of setting nine fires in an arson-plagued Philadelphia suburb led them to several of the scenes and confessed to the crimes.Nineteen-year-old Roger Leon Barlow…
The Roots of Hope
In The NewsYesterday, as I browsed the internet for headlines, I tuned into CNN for some background noise and by the end of the day my mood was as dark as the news. I have made it a habit to not tune into news channels for that very reason. Don’t take…
Police arrest student suspect in Ohio campus fires
In The NewsDate: 3/6/2009CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a student at a small Ohio college has been arrested on arson charges after several fires were set on the campus.Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Delhi Township say 18-year-old Jordan Cullen was…
Teen arrested in 7 arsons in fire-ravaged Pa. town
In The NewsDate: 2/19/2009COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A 19-year-old was charged Thursday with setting at least seven fires in an arson-plagued steel town, including a block-long blaze that displaced dozens of people last month.Roger Leon Barlow Jr., of nearby…
Australian wildfire survivors seek help to rebuild
In The NewsDate: 2/19/2009By KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated Press WriterWHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — The electrician's tools were incinerated, the trucker's rig reduced to a useless, burned shell. The deadly wildfires that swept southern Australia destroyed…
Australian churchgoers mourn wildfire victims
In The NewsDate: 2/15/2009By TANALEE SMITHAssociated Press WriterWHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — Australians mourning the lives lost in horrific wildfires last week sought comfort at churches Sunday even as firefighters continued to battle a dozen blazes…
Campfire group won't face charges for Calif. blaze
In The NewsDate: 2/14/2009SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ten people who built a campfire won't be charged with igniting a wildfire last fall that destroyed more than 200 homes in Santa Barbara and neighboring Montecito, prosecutors said Friday.Santa Barbara…