Local officials said Friday there`s no immediate sign of health or safety risks from a northern New York solar farm battery fire that burned overnight and may persist for some time. The blaze near the tiny village of Chaumont prompted …
The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in apartments above the burning store. As …
The Catholic Diocese of Rochester and sexual abuse survivors have reached settlements with additional insurers on amounts available to cover abuse claims, bringing the total fund now available to survivor claimants to $126.35 million. The latest settlements are with insurers …
Connecticut`s public safety commissioner on Wednesday told state lawmakers to expect a federal investigation into a recent audit`s findings, which showed hundreds of state troopers submitted false information from 2014 to 2021 on at least 26,000 traffic stops — information …
Allen Joins BroGue Insurance & Financial Services BroGue Insurance & Financial Services, headquartered in Bangor, Maine, hired Elaine Allen as a personal lines account manager. Allen started her insurance career with Farmers Insurance as a retention specialist and most recently …
Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University`s policies on legacy admissions. Top colleges` preferential treatment of children of alumni, who are often white, …
Vermont state and federal officials are urging farmers to document and report damage from the catastrophic flooding that hit the state two weeks ago and inundated crops in the rural mountainous state known for its scenic farmland. They toured Paul …
A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby building and plummet to the street as people ran for their lives on …
A gas line exploded Tuesday near a highway in rural western Virginia, but no injuries were reported, according to local officials. TC Energy said it was notified of a fire after there was a pressure drop in its Columbia Gas …
The collapse of a New York City garage in April was caused by the negligence of the owners of the building, according to State Farm, which is suing them to recover $1.5 million in payments to the garage’s customers who …
