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Monthly Archives: <span>June 2007</span>

W. Va. Mine Safety Chief Worries About Shortage of Inspectors

West Virginia is looking for a few good mine inspectors, but the state’s safety chief doesn’t know where they’ll come from. Ron Wooten, director of the state Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training told lawmakers Sunday he plans to …

Authorities Make Arrests in NYC Terror Plot at JFK Airport

Federal authorities announced they had broken up a suspected Muslim terrorist cell planning a “chilling” attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that …

Prosecutors Say New York Insurer Falsely Billed for Brain Surgeries

Four New Yorkers defrauded a health insurance company by making false claims for brain operations, sometimes for the same person on multiple occasions, authorities said. One 36-year-old Manhattan man even claimed nine brain surgeries for himself, along with his wife …

Earthquake Rattles New Hampshire Seacoast

New Hampshire’s Emergency Management Agency says a mild earthquake shook the state’s Seacoast area June 2. Many residents called police to report hearing explosions and authorities were trying to figure out just what happened. They say the blasts might have …

QuotesAuction.com Beats the Competition in the Insurance Lead Generation Industry

QuotesAuction.com, an insurance marketing company that specializes in real time insurance lead generation beats all the competition in terms and tools offered to insurance agents for purchasing leads. QuotesAuction.com does not require a long term contract that binds insurance agents …

Florida Coalition Opposes High-Density Redevelopment Plan

Opponents of the proposed plan to redevelop south Florida’s Briny Breezes firmly supported the strong critique of the Developer’s plan by Palm Beach County Planning Director Lorenzo Aghemo. Former Congressman Tom Evans, Chairman of the Florida Coalition for Preservation, said …

Md. Claims Adjuster Pleads Guilty to Stealing Workers’ Comp Checks

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler reports that Natalie L. Mack, a former insurance claims adjustor with CompManagement, Inc., pled guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to stealing approximately $153,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation checks from CompManagement, Inc. …

Katrina-Like Storm Could Wipe Out N.C.’s Outer Banks, Experts Warn

For more than 200 years, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has guided sailors through the “graveyard of the Atlantic” — the shallow shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But not even the nation’s tallest lighthouse is safe from the merciless grind …

Police Say Aggressive Driving on the Rise in D.C.- Maryland

Aggressive driving is on the rise in the Washington area as motorists grapple with longer commutes, worsening road congestion and busier lives, law enforcement officials say. Three recent altercations on Maryland highways that left two people dead and a police …

New Corps Chief Says He’s Committed to Rebuilding New Orleans

A year after his predecessor acknowledged the Army Corps of Engineers’ responsibility for the catastrophic flooding in Hurricane Katrina, the newly appointed head of the agency toured this still-battered city May 31 to get a sense for the work ahead. …