More than $24 million has been approved to help people, businesses and infrastructure affected by Hurricane Dolly after the storm hit the Rio Grande Valley last month, several governmental agencies said on Friday, Aug. 22. The Texas Governor’s Division of …
Georgia authorities say tornadoes apparently caused storm damage in Hall and Jackson counties. The severe weather on Aug. 26 caused no deaths. In Hall County, a funnel cloud was spotted at about 4:30 p.m. According to Hall County Fire Marshal …
Tennessee State Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis faces charges of driving on a suspended license and driving without proof of insurance in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Hardaway, 54, was arrested Aug. 24. He was released on $1,000 bond with a court …
Premiums for workers’ compensation insurance in New York will drop 5 percent in 2009, said Gov. David Paterson, marking the second straight annual decline since landmark reform legislation was passed in 2007. The drop in rates follows a 20.5 percent …
The latest workers’ compensation filing in Florida calls for an overall average rate decrease of 14.1 percent statewide, which would produce a savings of more than $465 million for Florida employers, according to state officials. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty …
Tropical Storm Gustav shifted course slightly on Thursday morning and moved toward the Jamaica, and forecasters predicted it would be a powerful hurricane by the time it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. “The re-formation of the center has caused a …
Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. Not since Katrina and Hurricane Rita, which followed in its wake, have residents faced …
The Delaware Department of Transportation says it will add eight live traffic cameras to the statewide traffic monitoring system by the end of September. The cameras provide real-time video information to the public at www.deldot.gov. The contractor, Byers Electric Construction …
Property owners in Danvers, Mass., have approved a $6.6 million settlement offer by the co-owners of a paint factory that exploded in 2006 and caused major damage to their neighborhood. The deal, overwhelmingly approved at a meeting of members of …
Oil companies ramped up preparations to evacuate some facilities as Hurricane Gustav made its way toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, becoming a potential threat to the region’s extensive oil and natural gas production. Oil prices spiked briefly Tuesday and …