Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is asking for a presidential disaster declaration following a severe storm and flooding that hit the Baltimore area last month, devastating Ellicott City. The governor announced the request Monday in a news release, which also said …
The Massachusetts-based insurance agency partnership organization Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services (RAIS) said it has received $30 million investment from Long Arc Capital to accelerate its expansion outside the New England region. With this investment, the New York City-based private equity …
Two workers have been killed by 800-pound slabs of countertop material that fell on them while being unloaded from a trailer in New York. The Niagara County sheriff’s office in New York says it appears 11 slabs of Corian-brand material …
A chiropractor involved in a medical fraud ring that bilked nearly $4 million overall from several insurers is now headed to prison. John Langeraap received a three-year sentence Friday. The 39-year-old Sparta, N.J., man had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
A Vermont school district says $50,000 was stolen electronically from one of its bank accounts. Cindy Brownell, the board chair of the Pownal Elementary School District, says officials believe the theft occurred from outside the country, but they don’t know …
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company plans to cut its rates in Pennsylvania. The total state-wide expected impact of this rate change for State Farm Mutual in Pennsylvania is approximately $49.5 million, set to affect approximately 1.7 million policyholders. As …
The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed H-8013/S-2679, which aims to effectively ban the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles. The bill is now awaiting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s action. If signed, the legislation provides that …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EWP Renewable Corp., doing business as Springfield Power LLC, for 25 safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries when he was pulled into a conveyor at …
Officials say flooding and severe weather in Virginia have closed the state capital’s airport and trapped some motorists. Richmond International Airport tweeted that it was closing due to flooding for several hours Friday morning. Parts of Interstate 64 also shut …
Residents in a Newport, R.I., neighborhood say baseballs hit out of a field used by a collegiate summer league team are damaging their houses and cars. The Newport Daily News reports residents gathered at City Hall to discuss the errant …
