September 27, 2019
A 40-year-old man was charged Tuesday with burning down his South Carolina high school more than 23 years after authorities say he set books and other papers on fire in the hallways. Daniel Scott Harris, 40 left his fingerprints in …
September 27, 2019
Health officials in western North Carolina say one person has died from Legionnaires’ disease and several others have been sickened. Kim Horton is a spokeswoman for the Henderson County Department of Public Health. She tells the Citizen Times one person …
September 27, 2019
Coalition, an cyber insurance company focused on small- and midsize-businesses, has expanded its cyber and technology errors and omissions coverage — previously only available to companies with less than $250 million in revenue — to include middle market companies with …
September 27, 2019
McGriff, Seibels & Williams has made two hires to its Financial Services Division in Atlanta. Lisa Frist has been added as a claims account executive. Frist joins McGriff with more than eight years of legal experience. Prior to joining McGriff, …
September 27, 2019
The biggest city devastated by Hurricane Michael last fall has had a recent series of sewage leaks, and local officials say it will cost more than $200 million to repair its sewage and water systems. Television station WMBB reports that …
September 26, 2019
Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda triggered the release of about 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms) of toxic air pollutants from chemical plants and refineries in Southeast Texas, state environmental records show. Industrial facilities are vulnerable when struck by storms like …
September 26, 2019
The U.S. House advanced legislation designed to let banks do business with cannabis companies in states that permit marijuana sales, a step that some supporters see as helping to pave the way to nationwide legalization. The Secure and Fair Enforcement …
September 26, 2019
The number of those who died in California’s deadliest wildfire is back down to 85 after authorities determined that a bone fragment previously classified as unidentified belongs to a victim named in January. The Butte County Sheriff’s office said that …
September 26, 2019
The Idaho Department of Insurance has revoked the license of Desiree A. Jachetta for violations of the Idaho Insurance Code. Jachetta, a resident of Priest River, reported failed to appropriately handle clients’ premiums. In addition to revoking her license, originally …
September 26, 2019
Several families of inured patients on Thursday filed proposed initiative for the November 2020 ballot to raise California’s medical malpractice cap. The cap is set by the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, MICRA, passed in 1975. The Fairness for Injured …