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Congress Directs Investigators to Analyze NASA Air Safety Data

The public may yet learn what thousands of pilots told NASA about air safety. Congress moved this week to analyze data from a project that the space agency cast aside and then withheld results in fear they could alarm the …

Tenn. Commissioner Offers Insurance Advise to Storm Victims

The recent tornadoes have had a devastating impact on many Tennesseans. Rebuilding after a devastating storm can be a difficult and complex process, said Leslie A. Newman, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. In an effort to …

Tenn. Begins to Assess Damage, Requests Federal Disaster Declaration

Recovery efforts are underway in the Tennessee counties where severe weather and deadly tornadoes struck Tuesday. Gov. Phil Bredesen toured some of the hardest hit counties in west and middle Tennessee on Wednesday and Thursday. Initial damage assessments show 483 …

Damage Could Reach $40 Million for Tennessee’s Union University

In Jackson, Tenn., Union University President David Dockery has estimated damages from Tuesday night’s tornado could reach $40 million. A severe storm that hit the school in 2002 caused $2.6 million in damages. Dockery says he had expected damages from …

Tenn. Cconsiders Requiring Scrap Metal Firms to Register with State

A proposal aimed at preventing theft of pricey metals like copper is moving through the Tennessee Legislature. The measure sponsored by Sen. Jim Kyle, D-Memphis, unanimously passed the Senate last Wednesday. Kyle says as the price of copper has increased …

Tenn. Gov. Responds to Deadly Tornadoes That Struck State

Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen received detailed briefings from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency officials in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck Tennessee on Tuesday. The storms have resulted in 31 fatalities, 150 injuries and widespread damage in seven counties across …

Tenn. Emergency Management Report Confirms 31 Storm Fatalities

Tennessee experienced at least two waves of severe weather Tuesday that ranged from high-winds and hail to deadly tornadoes. As of 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is reporting 31 confirmed fatalities related to the storm activity. Those …

Farmers Insurance Mobile Claims Team at Sites of Tenn. Tornadoes

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has mobilized additional claims personnel to the areas impacted by the recent tornadoes in Tennessee. As of Wednesday Farmers has received more than 100 claims in Tennessee. The Farmers Mobile Catastrophe Claims Center Bus is …

Super Tuesday Tornadoes Tear Through U.S. Mid-South

More than two dozen tornadoes tore through the mid-South late Tuesday night, destroying homes, barns, and industrial buildings from Texas to Ohio. The severe thunderstorm outbreak, which included tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and lightning, killed more than 50 people and …