The Seattle Fire Department said a three-alarm fire that destroyed a duplex-style building under construction in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood was arson. A $10,000 reward is being offered. The fire was caused by flammable materials ignited just outside the structure. …
The plaintiffs who won a nearly $400 million verdict against DuPont say West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and that state’s Medical Association should butt out of the appeal. DuPont lost a lawsuit over its handling of pollution and health threats …
Insurance companies say a major hurricane could lead them to pass billions of dollars in charges to homeowners across North Carolina because a state-created coastal insurance plan is underfunded. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that North Carolina’s Beach …
The discovery of mold in federally provided mobile homes sheltering Indiana and Iowa flood victims has prompted new anger and frustrations for those who have lost their houses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has notified those residing in FEMA-provided …
Friends said South Carolina resident, Kimberly Wooten, was the kind of person who would watch the church nursery on a moment’s notice and beam with pride as she described her sons’ accomplishments. But they never saw the suburban mother’s demons …
A thoroughbred trainer claims in a lawsuit that an incorrectly installed vending machine caused a barn fire that killed six horses in western Kentucky. John Hancock claims in his suit against Royal Crown Bottling Corp. that the faulty installation caused …
The application deadline for federal disaster loans is approaching for businesses and people hurt by severe weather in a dozen West Virginia counties last month. The U.S. Small Business Administration says applications are due Aug. 19 for damage caused by …
After a rejection in June, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has again asked for the president to declare Caddo, Bossier and six other parishes federal disaster areas because of storms in May. Wind and rain caused more than $4 million in …
Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly, stocking up on plywood, generators and flashlights as forecasters predicted the storm would strengthen into a hurricane by later today. Hurricane warnings were issued late Monday July …
A Democratic state senator from Iowa who represents an area hit hard by record flooding is suggesting the state grant a one-year hiatus in property tax collections to regions most affected by the disaster. “Some of the places that were …