In less than an hour early on April 29, more than 7 inches of rain had accumulated at the water treatment plant in Palestine, Texas. The flash-flooding that occurred as a result is blamed for six fatalities. Palestine Mayor Bob …
Allison Warmuth, senior underwriter in healthcare at Lexington Insurance, was killed in a tragic accident Saturday after the scooter she was driving was struck by a duck boat in downtown Boston. Warmuth, 28, was also an associate board member of …
An employee of a suburban Chicago furniture warehouse is facing federal arson charges for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed the building. Ruben Ochoa Cruz is charged in the April 21 fire that destroyed The RoomPlace furniture warehouse in Woodridge. …
Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. announced first quarter 2016 net income of $3.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus net income of $24.7 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015. Net income from operations …
Pilgrim’s Pride, based in Waco, Texas, on April 26 ordered a massive recall of cooked chicken products after consumers and federal meat inspectors found contamination by such foreign material as wood, plastic, rubber and metal. The recent recall of almost …
A newspaper reports that early indications are that crashes have risen since Columbus, Ohio, turned off its traffic cameras amid continuing legal and legislative battles over their use. The Columbus Dispatch reports crash data from the state Department of Public …
Legislation that requires health insurers to cover the treatment of children with autism has received final legislative approval in the Oklahoma House. The House voted 65-26 for House Bill 2962 and sent it to Gov. Mary Fallin for her signature. …
The Texas-based agency partnership Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that it produced $96.3 million in total property and casualty revenue in 2015, compared to the $92.2 million in total revenue produced in 2014. The insurance agency aggregator grew …
The Hawaii Legislature has approved a bill that will enable Hawaii drivers to show proof of insurance with their cellphone in a traffic stop. House Bill 1705 will give consumers the choice to use a paper insurance card or use …
Signs of earthquakes are everywhere in the chaotically beautiful geology of southwest Utah and the region where the mile-high Colorado Plateau falls off into the corrugated Basin-and-Range landscape that dominates neighboring Nevada. The treeless desert lays bare the lines of …
