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Oct. 01– One moment Alan Richardson, 27, was riding his motorcycle on Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa, making plans for a camping trip with his parents that July Fourth weekend. The injuries were so severe it seemed the Santa Rosa man would die. He is Santa Rosa grown, raised in the family home off of Summerfield Road with his older sister Amy by their parents Dennis…

ING, which has been the race’s title sponsor for six years and has offices in Windsor, has dropped its sponsorship of marathons in Hartford, New York City and Miami. ING has been getting on calls with me to other companies. When ING picked up the sponsorship of the Hartford Marathon in 2007, the company also was sponsoring marathons in Atlanta, Miami, Brussels, Ottawa…

But a lengthy shutdown, coupled with a looming showdown over the federal debt, could have a devastating impact on the state’s economy, said Steven P. Lanza, who teaches economics at the University of Connecticut and edits the school’s economics journal. Roughly 9,000 federal workers in Connecticut– and thousands more who contract with the federal government–…

It’ s been three months now since the historic United States Supreme Court decision restored the right to marry to California same-sex couples– striking down both Proposition 8 and the so-called“ Defense of Marriage Act”. As lesbian and gay couples plan their weddings, San Francisco psychotherapist Michael Halyard urges couples to include premarital…

Companies from the northeast to middle America are finding US Fleet Tracking’ s weather overlay feature, with its fast updating and uniquely partnered with the National Weather Service, pays off in more ways than simple conventional weather tracking. Bobby Hayes operates Impact Casing, an oilfield equipment company in northwest Oklahoma.

While hurricane-prone regions have been fortunate during the 2013 hurricane season to date, Travel Guard is encouraging travelers to remain cautious despite the slow start. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted that anywhere between 13 and 19 named storms and six to nine hurricanes will occur during the 2013 hurricane season.

Sept. 30– A former Burlington businessman and fugitive in a federal mortgage fraud case was arrested Friday at an airport in Virginia. Fabian David Sparrow is one of several charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and obstructing justice out of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. On Friday, Sparrow was arrested at Dulles…

The challenge of maintaining clear, accurate standard operating procedures has recently come front and center for many private medical practices and clinics as the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges begin ramping up. They are evaluating new, more streamlined, ways to manage operations, schedule patients, and deliver patient care while keeping up with…

Oct. 01– WEST PALM BEACH– As a renown art collector and successful attorney, John Morrissey realizes people sometimes assume he’s lived a privileged life. He got straight A’s at Lake Worth High School. His grades propelled him to Georgetown University where he graduated with top honors as an undergraduate and went on to earn his law degree.

A 29-year-old Miami woman was sentenced to six years in prison for operating a wide-ranging car insurance scam out of a chiropractic clinic she and her longtime boyfriend owned…

Sept. 27– CROSSVILLE– The University of Tennessee’s Plateau Research& Education Center was abuzz on Thursday, Sept. 19 with virtually every third grade student in Cumberland County. The classes and experts are listed as follows: Swine– Greg Upchurch; Sheep– Katie Hardt; Livestock Working and Handling– Russell Hayes; Farm Machinery– Danny Smith; Poultry– Hillary Hayes;…

Sept. 30– Large earth-moving equipment is needed to build western North Dakota cities and roads, and to extract the oil responsible for the growth of cities like Dickinson, Williston and Watford City. RDO Equipment Co. has the ability to supply the John Deere and Vermeer machinery needed to build the Bakken. The company has had a presence in Dickinson for nearly…

Sept. 30– FARMINGTON– Multiple victims plus multiple charges equaled prison time for a 39- year-old man who hoped he would receive probation. Morris sentenced Stewart Ian Rodgers, of Layton, on Monday to serve concurrently three terms of 1 to 15 years at the Utah State Prison and four terms of up to 5 years at the prison. Rodgers was arrested and charged for the fraud…

Sept. 30– A quick-thinking deputy from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department rescued an 88- year-old woman Saturday night from her burning south Medford home. The call made by sheriff deputy Brendan Dodge came in at 10:44 p.m. to Medford fire. Three engines from Medford fire responded along with one engine from Fire District No. 5..

The SEC alleges that Jenny E. Coplan told investors that her company Immigration General Services operated through an investment broker that would invest the funds she raised in immigration bail bonds and turn a profit. “Coplan deliberately misled investors into believing their investments were safe and secure when in reality she was lining her own pockets,”…

Oct. 01– More than 1,200 civilian defense employees could be sent home from work Tuesday in Beaufort County, casualties of the federal government shutdown. Up to 1,200 civilian workers at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort alone could be furloughed Tuesday morning, Sgt. And Sue Partridge, president of the local American Federation of Government Employees union,…