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Greater Chance of Major Hurricane on East Coast This Year, Less in Gulf, Scientist Says

Multiple computer models from forecasting organizations across the globe have predicted a very active hurricane season starting next month, spelling trouble for Florida and much of the Eastern United States. The models aren’t wrong, said Phil Klotzbach, a senior research …

Driver of Pickup Charged with DUI After Crash with Bus that Killed 8 Farmworkers

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, faces eight counts …

Georgia County Must Pay for Transgender Deputy’s Surgery, Appeals Court Says

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. In its ruling Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court …

Popular SC Country Music Venue Shuts Down Due to Liquor Liability Insurance Costs

A popular country music venue in Greenville, South Carolina, has closed its doors after almost 30 years, citing the cost of liquor liability insurance in the state. The Post and Courier newspaper and other news outlets reported Wednesday that the …

Lindberg Convicted in Second Trial on Attempting to Bribe NC Insurance Commissioner

A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Greg Lindberg, who once controlled two life insurance companies, a reinsurance company and multiple other businesses, and his co-defendant John Gray, of attempting to bribe the North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2018. It was …

Boat Found in Key Biscayne Incident That Killed 15-Year-Old Skiier

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators located a boat believed to have fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a south Florida beach and fled without stopping, while friends and family members mourned her loss. A funeral service for Ella Adler was held …

Four in Florida Charged with Faking Auto Accident Injuries to Gain PIP Payouts

Florida authorities this week charged four people with falsifying injuries from an auto accident and attempting to defraud three insurance companies out of personal injury protection payments. Maria Campos, Isabella Mendez, Madison Martinez, and Krystal Arbona were charged with insurance …

UAW Faces Key Test in the South With Upcoming Vote at Alabama Mercedes Plant

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is “not falling for the lies anymore” and will vote for a union. The company has repeatedly promised to improve pay and conditions, …

Experts Say Gun Alone Doesn’t Justify Deadly Force in Fatal Shooting of Florida Airman

On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. Fortson’s supporters …

American Coastal Reports Profitable Q1 for This Year

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — American Coastal Insurance Corp. (ACIC) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $23.6 million. The Saint Petersburg, Florida-based company, the rebranding of part of now-insolvent United Property & Casualty Insurance Co., said it had net income …

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