Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is encouraging residents to take a more proactive approach to curbing underage drinking. According to state statistics, • One in 20 sixth-graders will drink alcohol this month • One in six 8th graders. • One …
A Brockton, Mass. man was arraigned on charges he collected over $9,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while he worked at two different jobs, according to the attorney general’s office. Officials said John Stevens was charged with workers’ compensation fraud and …
Gov. Mike Easley reported that state and local law enforcement officers cited 763 motorists for driving while impaired during a St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, which ran March 14-17. A total of 20,281 traffic and criminal …
Federal legislators joined Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour last week to announce that $200 million in federal funds is set aside for major recovery projects in Hancock County – ground zero for the destructive force of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Senator Roger …
Efforts to improve highway safety in Alabama are working to change driving habits, and the number of traffic fatalities is down to their lowest levels in nine years as a result, said Gov. Bob Riley. Over the past year, the …
Consumer and health advocacy groups in New York are criticizing a yet-to-be-made public plan to create a medical malpractice indemnity pool which would cover medical expenses for injured patients. Although no plan to create the pool has been announced, the …
After fighting more than 100 arson fires last year alone, Pine Bluff’s fire department hopes ideas from a new committee may help stop the blazes. “If you burn your neighborhood down, where are you going to live?” asked Sandra Richards, …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon named former State Representative Shirley Bowler of Harahan to take over the vacant position of deputy commissioner of the Office of Management and Finance in the Department of Insurance. Bowler’s appointment is effective on …
The minimum amount of automobile liability insurance Texas drivers are required to carry for bodily injury/property damage will increase on April 1 from the current $20,000/$40,000/$15,000 (“20/40/15”) coverage to “25/50/25” coverage, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas law …
Consol Energy says zero mining accidents is a realistic goal, despite the inherent dangers of coal mining. Chief Operating Officer Bart Hyita told the Tug Valley Mining Institute that Kentucky’s example has shown that fatalities can be reduced to almost …