Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches, burning eyes and sore throats they suffered after the work began. The companies insisted hydraulic fracturing — the technique they …
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on California’s coast is closing, after a 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced Friday. Southern California Edison, which operates the …
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is examining the billions of dollars being spent to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy a month after he forced one vendor to cut its price by more than $63,000. DiNapoli discovered the overcharge a month …
John Crowder stood on the gray concrete slab where his house once was in West, Texas, pointing out one spot after another. There was the garage where an overflow of guests would eat their Christmas dinner. There was the dining …
Oklahoma medical examiner’s office says eight of the 20 people killed during the tornadoes on May 31 and subsequent flooding either drowned or probably drowned. The agency said that one person died of asphyxiation and 10 died as a result …
Kane County authorities say 10 people were injured this week when a shotgun accidently discharged inside a gun club in Blackberry Township, Ill., sending buckshot ricocheting around the facility. Sheriff’s investigators say three people, including a 14-year-old boy, were treated …
Socius Insurance Services Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, has hired Michael Morman as assistant vice president – property/casualty producer. Morman will be based in Elgin, Ill, in the Chicago area. A graduate of Olivet College in Olivet, …
Oklahoma is stepping up its efforts to fight fraud in storm-devastated areas of the state with the assistance of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Five officers from the North Carolina Department …
Auto thefts in Michigan are in a five-year decline, but other forms of vehicle-related crime are on the rise, according to Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T.), a statewide insurance industry-funded theft prevention program and confidential tip line. Some of the …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi recently announced that the state’s insurance department recovered nearly $2.3 million for policyholders and taxpayers in the first three months of 2013. “Consumers do not have to tackle their insurance problems alone,” Commissioner Leonardi said. …
