Kentucky News

Tennessee Man Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Virginia

A Tennessee trucker faces 193 charges for workers’ compensation fraud in Virginia, according to Virginia authorities. Virginia State Police special agents detained William Douglas Pickel on May 21 as Big Sandy Federal Prison in Inez, Ky. released him after serving …

Union Wants Kentucky Plane Crash Investigation Reopened

The air traffic controllers’ union is urging a federal safety board to reopen its findings on a 2006 plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people and include understaffing at the airport tower as a contributing factor, a newspaper reported …

SafeAuto Adding New Contact Center in Central Kentucky

SafeAuto Insurance Co., is adding a new contact center and backup data center to service customers nationwide in central Kentucky, a move that will create 236 new full-time jobs. The facility represents an annual net payroll of $7.3 million, Gov. …

Salvage Operations Commence after Barge Accident in Kentucky

The Coast Guard says salvage operations are to start after two barges carrying iron ore sank in the Ohio River near downtown Louisville, Ky. Authorities shut traffic down on the river near where the two barges sank June 6. Coast …

Kentucky Governor Appoints Members to State Mining Board

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear reappointed Edgar F. Oldham Jr. and James M. Vicini to serve as a members of the Kentucky Mining Board. Oldham is an international representative for the United Mine Workers of America. He previously worked as a …

Hanover Extends School Insurance Program to 4 More States

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has extended the reach of its schools program, called Avenues Education Advantage, to its independent agents in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, and Virginia. The program offers specialized protection for private schools, colleges and small public schools. …

Kentucky Residents Worried about Dangerous AA Highway

A crackdown on speeding over a dangerous stretch of highway in northern Kentucky hasn’t been enough to please residents worried about their own safety. Police have beefed up patrol on the AA Highway southeast of Cincinnati over the last three …

Kentucky Man to Pay Restitution for Cashing Deceased Father’s Checks

John R. Webb died in 1996 but his workers’ compensation payments continued until early 2007, according to the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Webb’s son, John S. Webb, 44, of Nicholasville, Ky., pleaded guilty in Jessamine Circuit Court to five felony …

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It Figures

88 The number of fires that collectively burned across Florida on more than one day in May, according to the Florida Division of Forestry. As of May 19, fires burned nearly 44,000 acres. Authorities issued a dense smoke advisory May …