A Beaufort County bridge severely damaged less then two months ago is scheduled to completely reopen this week. Only one lane of the J.E. McTeer Bridge has been open for limited hours since the steel beams under the span were …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of St. Louis-based Safety National Group and its members, Safety National Casualty Corporation and Safety First Insurance Company of Chicago. The …
Some of the people whose lives are at stake during a hurricane are lying helpless in nursing homes and hospitals on the Alabama coast, where emergency computer and phone networks have been enhanced to help them when a storm threatens …
Fire officials have ruled a fire that damaged a Logan County, W. Va., church as arson. There are no suspects at this time in the fire at the Kistler Freewill Baptist Church, Kim O’Brien, spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal’s …
Northern Kentucky residents are being alerted that an Erlanger business owner is under investigation for selling bogus auto insurance policies, according to Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner. The Kentucky Office of Insurance said Michael Fleckinger of Amtrek Two Insurance Co. has marketed …
A former Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant this week in Massachusetts. A Berkshire Superior Court jury concluded …
A computer simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks supports a federal agency’s findings that the initial impact from the hijacked airplanes stripped away crucial fireproofing material and that the weakened towers collapsed under their own weight. The two-year …
A ban on using so-called belt air ventilation is among numerous provisions in sweeping coal mine safety legislation introduced in the U.S. House this week. Other provisions would speed the installation of better underground communication systems and airtight refuge chambers …
A Burlington, Vermont roofing company is facing $18,000 in fines for a series of alleged safety violations after an employee fell to his death last December. A-One Roofing has been cited by the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration with …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to “A” (Excellent) from “B++” (Good) and assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to Wisconsin-based Sheboygan Falls Mutual Insurance Company. Best also removed the FSR from under review …