An eight-vehicle crash in Georgia has killed one person and injured 17 others. Gwinnett County Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge says in a news release that a vehicle trapped beneath a tractor-trailer was on fire when crews arrived Monday afternoon at …
XL Catlin has launched its new Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program in the US and Canada for small to mid-size construction firms. According to Cathy Cleary, XL Catlin’s executive environmental underwriter, the program is designed for construction firms with $50 …
An Atlanta doctor has pleaded guilty to falsifying medical examination records for commercial truck drivers. Court records show 72-year-old Dr. Anthony Lefteris pleaded guilty last week to counts of falsifying documents and entering false information into U.S. Department of Transportation …
California’s State Average Weekly Wage rose more than 3.6 percent to $1,206.92 in the year ending March 31, which the California Workers’ Compensation Institute said will boost temporary total disability and permanent total disability rates for 2018 work injury claims …
Traffic-signal upgrades intended to smooth traffic and improve safety in Sioux Falls appear to have slightly increased the number of vehicle accidents. The city has installed flashing yellow left turn arrows at 30 intersections since 2010. The blinking signal permits …
Residents in suburban Minneapolis hauled out their snow blowers after a quick-moving hail storm left the area looking like winter. Hail piled up in local roads and led to flooding Sunday in Coon Rapids, prompting public works crews to use …
Obtaining prescriptions for highly addictive opioid drugs in Louisiana will soon be more difficult under bills signed into law on June 12 by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is hoping to turn the state into a leader in battling the …
A suburban Oklahoma City school system and its insurer have agreed to pay about $14,000 to each of the families of seven children who died four years ago when their school was destroyed by a tornado. The deal, announced by …
Residents in a small western Nebraska town were clearing away tree and building debris Tuesday after a suspected tornado tore through the town but injured no one. The storm struck Bayard around 7:10 p.m. on June 12, tearing the roof …
Mark Bates has been elected as vice chairman of the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., board of directors. Bates will continue his role as chairman for the company’s governance committee. Bates, a 28-year insurance veteran, is the president of Pinnacle …
