A judge ruled that results of a blood-alcohol test taken from former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III can be used as evidence in his DUI crash case. Authorities said the 23-year-old Ruggs allegedly was driving 156 mph …
The family of a man who was fatally shot near an Arkansas hospital while trying to drive away in a stolen truck filed a federal lawsuit last week against the officer who shot him and several others. Relatives of Tyrone …
Atlanta-based Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the largest regional agencies, has added The Assurance Center to its family. Assurance, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a risk consultancy and agency with an all-woman team, the companies said in a news release. …
Three workers were hospitalized in critical condition and two others in serious condition Tuesday after an aluminum gutter came into contact with a power line while working on a northern Illinois home, fire officials said. The five workers were erecting …
An explosion Wednesday morning destroyed a house in the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars and injured three people. The 6:30 a.m. explosion largely demolished one house and caused a fire and other damage to neighboring homes, according to the …
One million gallons of oil have been collected since April 2019 from the site of the nation’s longest oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. The spill …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Justice Department, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement with PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. (PCS Nitrogen), to remedy hazardous waste issues at its former fertilizer manufacturing facility in Geismar, Louisiana. …
A seafood processing company west of Aberdeen, Washington, will pay more than $92,000 in a settlement agreement over water quality violations, Washington state ecology officials said. Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC’s payment will settle an appeal of a larger penalty …
United Insurance Holdings Corp., parent company of one of Florida’s largest property insurers – and one that has seen heavy losses in the last two years – announced that its board of directors is now exploring a range of options …
Swiss Re’s economists predict “inflationary recessions” hitting major world economies over the next 12-18 months, and while recessions spell less insurance demand and inflation means higher claim costs, inflation will also drive a continued hard market, they say. The forecasts …
