&#36;13M settlement expected in RI club fire
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Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement.
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- They are the vilified public faces of a tragic fire that killed 100 people at their Rhode Island nightclub more than three years ago. On Friday, the owners of the nightclub, Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, plan to plead no contest to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the...
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LAWRENCE, Mass.  -- A huge blaze started in an empty downtown nightclub early Monday and spread rapidly through 14 buildings, including apartments and a home for the mentally disabled. One injury was reported.
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People injured in a night club fire are treated outside the club in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday. Photo AP. Buenos Aires, Dec 31.
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The death toll from a fire in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires rose to 133, police said on Friday.
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A Palm Beach County judge has ruled that approximately 4,500 Florida residents are entitled to $1.6 million in damages from one of the nation&#39;s largest apartment complex owners, which
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By DANIEL BARBARISI  Journal Staff Writer  WARWICK - The city is again the state's recycling leader, and received a reward check for $103,562 from the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, by far the largest in the state.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - A teenager who sued the city after claiming a police officer forced her to do jumping jacks while topless has reached a $35,000 settlement, officials said.  The City Council unanimously approved the settlement Thursday, City Manager Tom Bonfield said.
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An attempt to close the case on the tragic 2003 nightclub   fire in Rhode Island has instead reignited controversy.
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The state has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit with a convicted murderer who alleged that state prison staff raped and assaulted her.
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A fire at LaSalle Bank&#39;s corporate headquarters in the downtown business district Monday night hospitalized about 36 people, including nearly two dozen firefighters, for smoke inhalation and minor injuries.
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - Owners of a Rhode   Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 people three years ago   will plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges,   state documents showed on Wednesday.
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By Chris Markham, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Dec. 12--Chandler City Council members will try to figure out a plan Thursday for dealing with about 1,800 county island homes that don't have permanent fire service.
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An official says the fire inspector who failed to detect flammable soundproofing foam blamed for a deadly Rhode Island nightclub fire in 2003 has retired.
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The city has started charging residents $500 for structure fires and up to $1,000 for false alarms to raise money for the financially troubled department.
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US property and casualty insurers paid out $21.3 billion for hurricane damage, mostly in Florida, during the third-quarter, according an industry group called ISO.
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Damages from the wildfires in California's San Diego County were expected to exceed $1 billion, a top official said on Wednesday.