By MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press PULGA, Calif. (AP) — A day before a deadly blaze destroyed a California town, the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. got in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley, saying the company needed access to her property because its power lines were causing sparks. The cause of the …
The family of an Oklahoma woman who died of cancer after her insurance carrier denied her coverage for a potentially life-saving treatment was awarded a $25.5 million settlement last Monday. The verdict is believed to be the largest of its kind, CNN reports, with the jury in the case hopeful that their decision will help …
A Target customer in Florida said she noticed someone invading her space as she shopped earlier this month, prompting her to allegedly catch a voyeur in his perverted act. According to the Naples News, police say the victim was at a Super Target location in the Naples area on November 6 when she became suspicious …
Delta Air Lines has come under fire for allegedly telling a passenger boarding a flight to sit in a feces-covered seat or be left behind at the airport. Speaking with Yahoo Lifestyle, Matthew Meehan said he boarded the flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Miami, Florida, on Thursday and sat down—only to be horrified by the smell. …
A Burger King employee in Florida is out of a job after she was reportedly caught on camera calling a customer in the drive-thru a “white piece of s**t.” The Miami Herald reported that a clip of the tirade was posted to a Facebook group called “Only in Dade.” A company spokesperson has since confirmed …
A Florida couple is outraged after they say a “working” hidden camera was discovered in the cabin of the cruise ship they were vacationing in last October. Chris and Dana White, of Pensacola, said they were onboard the Carnival Fantasy for a three-day excursion when they found a recording device concealed among television wires—and aimed …
Just weeks before his wedding, a 29-year-old man died after a fall on a Bahamas-bound cruise ship while celebrating his bachelor party. The Palm Beach Post reports that Christopher McGrory fell while he was on a Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line ship on its way to Freeport from Palm Beach on Friday night. The specifics of the fall …
Following a failed inspection, the stretch SUV limo had a sticker on it that read: “This vehicle is NOT to be operated until repaired.”
Surveillance cameras reportedly caught what forced Smithfield Foods to discard 50,000 pounds of product: a worker relieving himself on the production line. The meat-producing behemoth confirmed that the urine-related incident led to its Virginia plant halting production to clean the production line and sanitizing the equipment multiple times before resuming operations. The company has suspended …
An experienced skydiver died on Sunday when her parachute failed to open during a jump. NBC News reports that the female skydiver, who has yet to be identified, was killed during an attempted jump at Lodi Parachute Center in Lodi, California. The woman appears to have been a skilled skydiver, having successfully executed over 2,500 parachute …
The son of the owner of the limousine company that provided the vehicle involved in a deadly crash in upstate New York this weekend has been arrested and is facing homicide charges. The Times Union reports that Nauman Hussain was taken into custody on Wednesday after state police stopped him while driving on Interstate 787. …
The owner of the limousine company that provided the SUV stretch limo involved in a deadly crash over the weekend in upstate New York was warned not to operate the vehicle involved, a spokesperson for the state’s Department of Transportation told ABC News. “The assertion that the limousine was cleared to be on the road …
