Massachusetts’ highest court has ordered a hearing on the reliability of breathalyzer device Alcotest 7110 MK III-C in a drunk driving case where the defendant — along with 61 other defendants in similar cases — challenged the accuracy of test …
Oklahoma’s upstream commercial ports may not receive incoming barge traffic until July. Heavy flow rates on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System have idled most Oklahoma commercial shipping since Memorial Day rains. The rates have remained strong as the U.S. …
Lawrence, Kan., officials are considering tougher fire codes at pet businesses after a fire last month at a pet store and an earlier blaze at a boarding business killed several animals. A proposal that commissioners have received would require pet …
Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance has launched Rideshare Insurance Coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Arkansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Arkansas Insurance Department, legislators and leaders of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) to develop a product specifically designed to provide ride-hailing …
It will be weeks, perhaps months, before it’s known how much damage the recent flooding from the Red River has done to Louisiana’s agriculture industry. James Wagley, Natchitoches Parish president for Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, tells The Town Talk thousands …
The tiny town of Concord, Ark., is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit from drivers who say they were pulled over as part of a money making ploy by police. suit claims that “over a period of several years, literally hundreds …
Stahlka Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency with offices in Williamsville and Orchard Park, New York, today announced its acquisition of the Prahovic Agency in Lake View, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Prahovic Agency has …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of William Gallagher Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. (WGA), headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, which has annualized revenues of approximately $50 million. …
Farmers Insurance on Monday launched what is believed to be the state’s first rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ridesharing drivers in Utah. The coverage comes less than two months after Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a …
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has announced an agreement between state officials and Uber officially allowing the smartphone-powered private car service to operate in the state under new regulations. Over the last few months, representatives from the San Francisco …
