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NEW YORK - As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero. One demolition worker who said he developed health problems after ...

SHOREWOOD — Municipal leaders throughout Milwaukee County voiced fears Monday that they would soon be saddled with paying the full cost of paramedic services, either through restructuring county government or through county budget cuts. County Executive Scott Walker later sought to put those fears to rest, vowing to oppose any move that would leave cities and villages without paramedic funding. "You'd ...

NEWTON — The town's assistant fire chief was injured after his ladder truck was struck by a pickup truck as he was responding to a chimney fire on Sunday afternoon. The crash, which occurred at 4:12 p.m. at a three-way intersection, sent Assistant Fire Chief Jason Miller, 28, to the hospital and also injured the driver of the pickup, Aaron Armstrong, ...

WEST ASHEVILLE — A retired firefighter who mows lawns to augment his pension is in line for a whopping lifestyle change. Frank Griffin, 66, struck it big this weekend, winning Saturday's $141.4 million Powerball lottery drawing. Griffin opted for the single, lump sum payout, which means he'll pocket about $47 million after taxes. At a Monday afternoon press conference at N.C. ...

MULVANE, KA -- Kristian Slaybaugh said he'd barely dozed off for a nap after lunch Monday when he smelled smoke. "It all happened so quick," Slaybaugh said of the fire that tore through his home, possibly from a faulty furnace, and killed his two young daughters. Kristina Slaybaugh, Kristian's wife, bolted out of the house to call 911. He went looking ...

HOUSTON - Mayor Annise Parker's administration is weighing a plan to more than double the cost of ambulance transport in the city, a move that already has met with a chilly reception from City Council members. City officials contend that Houston's ambulance fees are far lower than those of other major U.S. cities, but critics questioned whether such emergency medical care ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said Monday. Sunday morning's blast at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about 20 miles south of Hartford, killed at least five people and injured a dozen or ...