Partial Deal Reached in Texas Bonfire Case
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The families of seven of the people killed or injured in the Texas A&amp;M University bonfire collapse will share &#36;4.25 million in a partial settlement of a lawsuit, an attorney said.
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Dec. 6--The city of Waco, McLennan County, environmental groups and local  residents will ask a judge Thursday for the right to participate in the  contested case hearings on two proposed coal-fired power plants east of Waco.
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A Texas justice who fended off judicial admonishment over his support for former U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers wants the state to cover his $340,000 legal tab.
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By Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 3--Thomas Wood, owner of a now-defunct Chugiak auto repair shop, thought he would get rid of his waste oil and chemicals on the cheap by paying a couple of young men who apparently wanted the stuff to set fires at Jim Creek.
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By Sandra Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep.
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By S. Heather Duncan, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 17--Developers who own the Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area in Houston County are requiring that the state pay 24 percent more this year for the privilege of managing wildlife and public hunting on the land.
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The fires that caused an estimated &#36;10 million damage at an upscale housing development in a Washington suburb were set by unidentified "acquaintances" in addition to the four men already charged in the case, according to court documents filed Monday.
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The public is urged to help bring those responsible for burning illegal materials on bonfires before the courts.
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In an unusual deal that angered some but steers him clear of prison, the captain of the Staten Island Ferry involved in the fatal October 2003 crash has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in return for a dismissal of all ...
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By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 2--The first jury trial in a Dallas Cowboys stadium eminent-domain case is scheduled to begin Tuesday.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 20 -- The owners of a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people will plead no contest to charges of involuntary manslaughter, and only one will have to serve prison time, their attorney said Wednesday. Victims' relatives were outraged.
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By Melody Mcdonald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 17--FORT WORTH -- Tarrant County prosecutor Lori Varnell looked at the teen-age girl's MySpace page, and a red flag went up.
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A former crematory operator accused of dumping 334 bodies, including those of Tennesseans, and passing off cement dust as their ashes has struck a plea deal that calls for up
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By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 16--There is a movement in Austin to transfer a number of state historic sites from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the control of the Texas Historical Commission.
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A radio station owner who promoted a concert featuring pyrotechnics that started a deadly nightclub fire reached a tentative $22 million settlement with survivors and victims' relatives, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
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COLLEGE STATION -- For the third year in a row, a group of current and former students continued the suspended Texas A&amp;M University bonfire tradition off-campus.
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The owners of a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people will plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges, and only one will have to serve prison time, their lawyer said Wednesday. Victims' relatives were outraged.