A southeastern Kentucky jury awarded $5.14 million to a man whose wife and daughter were killed in a wreck with a sheriff’s deputy. Jurors in McCreary County handed down the verdict last week in a lawsuit against former McCreary County …
An early morning fire on Sunday destroyed a building housing a museum and gift shop at Tweetsie Railroad. Blowing Rock firefighter Mark Lawrence said the building also housed a concession stand and a first aid area. Lawrence said the 1,300-square-foot …
Analysts at a mortgage watchdog firm say they have uncovered more than 42,000 mortgage applications, totaling nearly $11 billion, containing significant misrepresentations of the borrowers’ income. These applications were all originated and submitted for review in the last six months …
The Minnesota Senate has voted against lifting a state liability cap as they consider a compensation fund for victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. By a 53-9 vote, the Senate stuck with a $400,000 cap on settlements for those …
A Knoxville, Tenn. sports uniform factory has sustained heavy fire damage. Firefighters say no one was injured by the fire that broke out at the Sports Belle Inc., building on Sunday night. Authorities say it took almost five hours to …
Florida officials arrested a Polk County man who allegedly set fire to a manufacturing plant, destroying the building and causing more than $22 million in damages, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Damages caused by the fire left …
Lawyers for the state are asking Rhode Island’s Supreme Court to uphold a two-year-old jury verdict against three former lead paint manufacturers. The state was expected to file court papers this week in response to the companies’ appeal of the …
Many Atlanta streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city’s core. Commuters to downtown were encouraged to stay home. Broken glass still littered …
The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead. Meteorologist Frank Taylor says the tornado touched down at 12:25 p.m. on March 15, at the Polk-Floyd county line and …
Bermuda’s Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the promotion of Julian Cusack to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He assumes responsibility for Aspen’ s Actuarial, Risk Management, Compliance and Legal departments. He will also continue as Chairman and CEO of …