Tropical storm Irene is still churning up the Atlantic, but doesn’t appear to pose any imminent threat to the U.S. The National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin notes that the erratic storm appears to be “becoming a little better organized at …
One year after Hurricane Charley made landfall as the first of four major hurricanes to strike Florida, federal and state disaster assistance totals more than $5.6 billion, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency reported recently, releasing …
While temperatures fell Friday and the humidity rose, that was about the only good news for folks and firefighters in southeastern Washington State, as a nearly 50,000-acre wildfire continued to blaze. More than 100 homes have been destroyed according to …
Airlines these days are struggling. Every day people hear news about airlines reporting poor profits due to factors such as high gasoline prices, high labor costs and renewed threats of terrorism. One after another, airlines are lining up in front …
California-based PAULA Financial has reported net income for the second quarter of 2005 of $273,000 or $0.04 per share compared to $215,000 or $0.03 per share for the 2004 period. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the company …
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey recently announced that a former state employee who attempted to hire an undercover state trooper as a “hitman” to kill her ex-husband has been charged via a State Grand Jury indictment with attempted murder …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has filed a lawsuit against a Montgomery County tour operator accused of organizing group trips to various religious sites or other destinations without refunding consumers’ payments if the trips were either cancelled or rescheduled. The …
The U.S. Senate recently passed liability legislation that would shield the firearms industry from liability claims resulting from injury due to criminal or unlawful use of firearms. The vote of 65-31 reflects the Senate’s opposition to “regulation through litigation,” according …
Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. has reported a net loss of $4.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Total revenues were $4.0 million, comprised of earned insurance premiums of $3.0 million and investment income of $1.0 million. The company …
Austin Fire Department (AFD) Arson Investigators have arrested Andrew Ryan Neely-Otts and have charged him with two counts of Arson, a 1st degree felony. The joint investigation between the AFD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) …