The blast from an explosion that killed four workers at a Florida chemical plant last month was equal to a ton of TNT and blew debris as far as a mile away, a U.S. investigator said Thursday. “The blast at …
Investigators are trying to determine what started separate fires that gutted a church and two houses in rural Lee County, Ala. Authorities said a man was seriously injured in a house fire reported about 1 a.m. on Jan. 3, near …
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reached a settlement on 22 lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina damage. “Obviously, we are pleased to settle without costly and lengthy litigation,” said State Farm spokesman Fraser Engerman. He declined to comment further because …
A fire at a barn in western Kentucky killed six horses, though rescuers were able to save 19 from the blaze. The fire at the former Riverside Downs in Henderson was extinguished by Friday evening. State police are investigating the …
New York City school buses have been cited with more safety violations in the first four months of this school year than in all the previous year – before officials took steps to make sure surprise inspections are truly surprises. …
Florida officials arrested seven Floridians accused of posing a risk to Florida’s and the nation’s security by fraudulently obtaining Florida Commercial Driver Licenses. The investigation is ongoing and authorities believe hundreds of individuals are involved, with additional arrests anticipated in …
A Superior Court judge has overturned a jury ruling that Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese isn’t liable for a pedophile priest because a victim’s lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations had expired. The ruling by Judge Matthew Katz could …
CSX Transportation has paid nearly $350,000 for federal rail safety violations uncovered during a 23-state inspection last year, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. FRA Administrator Joseph Boardman said the Northeast’s largest railroad had made “significant strides” in short-term improvements …
A judge last Friday refused to strike down a proposal from the state that calls for three former lead paint manufacturers to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean up roughly a quarter-million homes in Rhode Island. The companies two …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on HMSC Corp., the intermediate holding company of Swett & Crawford Group Inc., to negative from stable, while also affirming its ‘B’ counterparty credit rating on HMSC. “The revised outlook reflects …