September 6, 2018
Los Angeles has approved a pilot program for dockless electric scooters that could remove thousands of them from city streets. The City Council approved a one-year program limiting the number of e-scooters to 3,000 per company. David Estrada, a spokesman …
September 6, 2018
South Carolina’s highest court has ruled a woman’s driving under the influence charge shouldn’t be dismissed because her car crashed a few feet outside the city whose officer detained her. Jennifer Lynn Alexander was found inside her still running car …
September 6, 2018
New West Virginia health information shows drug overdose deaths have increased to more than 1,000 in a one-year period for the first time. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the West Virginia Health Statistics Center’s most recent data also shows 870 deaths …
September 6, 2018
Officials say a crane collapsed onto a house in a Florida neighborhood, tearing a large gash in its roof. The Orlando Fire Department says the crane fell over Tuesday in the upscale Baldwin Park neighborhood. No injuries were reported. Photos …
September 6, 2018
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for a 19.1 percent decrease for workers’ compensation voluntary market loss costs in Tennessee – the largest recommended decrease since reforms to the state’s workers’ compensation system were passed in 2013. …
September 5, 2018
The federal government is helping to put 2,000 smoke detectors in Saginaw, Michigan, homes. U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee says the Saginaw Fire Department is getting roughly $23,000 from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant comes a year after the …
September 5, 2018
Worker’s compensation rates in California have been going down a while, and that has had an impact on written premium, a report released on Wednesday shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s report looks at on insurer loss …
September 5, 2018
Tues., Sept 6, 1:16 am— Tropical Depression Gordon was expected on Thursday to dump more heavy rains that could cause flooding in central U.S. states as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 3 storm, churned toward Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center …
September 5, 2018
Lockton has named Tate McCoy CEO of its Mountain West operations. McCoy will lead more than 400 Lockton associates who serve clients from offices in Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Seattle. He is responsible for new business development and advises …
September 5, 2018
As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health workers were evaluating them as the airplane sat on the tarmac of JFK International Airport, authorities said. …