A man was arrested Tuesday in Florida at Orlando International Airport carrying materials in his luggage that could have been used for an explosive device, FBI officials said. Federal behavioral specialists spotted Kevin Brown acting suspicious around noon in the …
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Southwestern Washington will get up to $50 million to match anticipated federal grants for protecting flood-prone areas, now that Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed the plan into law. The money will help pay for construction of a yet-to-be-determined final plan …
The pitch to co-workers or bar patrons, police say, went like this: “Hey, anybody interested in buying a trailer?” Somebody was. Big-screen TVs, riding mowers, motorcycles, frozen food and more exchanged hands in what authorities charge was a sophisticated theft-to-order …
Hurricanes pose the greatest act of nature risk to the U.S. insurance industry for 2008, according to EMB, an actuarial consulting firm. With the hurricane season on the horizon, insurers must prepare for this heightened risk, EMB urges. “We’ve seen …
California’s Legislature will hear testimony today regarding operations of the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer. Senate Bill 1145 will be heard by the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee, and Assembly Bill 1874 will be heard in the Assembly Insurance …
A Connecticut bill that restricts auto insurers from directing clients to certain car repair shops – legislation opposed by insurers and agents alike – is headed for a floor vote in the state’s General Assembly. The bill, part of a …
North Carolina state inspectors looking into the death of a Waynesville man impaled by a plastic stake after falling from a billboard found the company he worked for failed to give employees safety equipment. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Monday that …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that an Arp, Texas, business owner pled guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud-related case. A Travis County district court ordered Jerry Don Calicutt, owner of ZIPCO Services Inc., to serve 18 months’ probation and perform …
Floodwaters still need to recede before officials can determine how damaging two weeks’ worth of flooding was to Arkansas, but leaders said it’s shaping up to be a costly affair. “All indications are that this is a major catastrophe for …