Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will provide up to $640,000 for the construction of a new firehouse in the Adirondack Mountain town of Keene, where Tropical Storm Irene demolished the old firehouse a year ago. Town officials were informed …
One year after wildfires raced through Bastrop and impacted 64 other Texas counties, recovery continues with more than $63 million in disaster assistance provided to date, state and federal emergency management officials announced. Since the Sept. 9, 2011, major disaster …
Photos of Playboy playmates have gone from the cover of the magazine to the center of a lawsuit between two Oregon guitar makers. Houston guitar designer Stephen Marchione (MARK-ee-ohn-ee) claims he was never paid the royalties owed him by Talent, …
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld $10 million in punitive damages for the family and estate of an Albuquerque man killed by a drunken driver in 2003. The court ruled Tuesday there was enough evidence to support the …
Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock says 100,000 alcohol breath tests have so far been conducted under the state’s year-old drunk driving enforcement program. The 24/7 Sobriety Program forces repeat DUI offenders to undergo daily alcohol tests at their own expense. …
New Jersey-based Crum & Forster has appointed Ahmed Yaknour as chief technology officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the architecture of the company’s infrastructure, as well as all network and desktop management. He is located in the …
Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile bodily injury coverage. The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld …
Insurance giant GEICO is going to become a lot more familiar to travelers who visit Virginia’s 43 Interstate rest stops, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last Thursday. The company has signed on to sponsor “safe phone zones” at the …
Insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. has acquired Special Markets Insurance Consultants, Inc. Smic is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin with a sales office in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1985 by Nora Stransky, Smic is a niche managing general underwriter providing …
Warren Buffett’s recent birthday was good news for Berkshire Hathaway investors who could celebrate another year of the Oracle of Omaha’s leadership. But the milestone also reminded shareholders they need to think about who will run the evolving company after …
