The Lone Star Energy (LSE) workers’ compensation purchasing group has qualified for an $83,503 dividend, Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported. The dividend was based largely on the group’s premium volume and loss ratio. LSE has earned more than $168,000 in …
With hurricane season halfway over for 2008, Louisiana has so far dodged the bullet but Texas has taken on two warning shots with Hurricane Dolly and Tropical Storm Edouard. As hurricanes and tropical storms go, neither packed a lot of …
Contractors working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have nearly demolished all the buildings that made up the former U.S. Forgecraft plant next to the Fort Smith National Historic Site. The metal fitting and safety device manufacturing site opened nearly …
A state rapid response team is in Hilo to try to contain a bee mite parasite. The parasite is posing a threat to the island’s $4 million commercial honeybee industry and the island’s agriculture, officials said. The parasite is a …
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is placing special emphasis on catching intoxicated drivers through the coming Labor Day weekend. About 11,700 people were ticketed for drunken or drugged driving last year in the state. “The goal of the increased effort …
A former Boston firefighter, fired after participating in a bodybuilding contest while claiming a back injury made it impossible for him to work, said in a radio interview that the pain he experiences is “extreme.” Albert Arroyo, in his first …
Physicians in Ohio and across the country say that insurance companies are increasingly strong-arming doctors to provide the treatment that is best for the bottom line, not for the patient, a newspaper reported. A nationwide survey of doctors by the …
Fire guts 10 sport utility vehicles at an auto dealership targeted by the Kansas and Missouri attorney generals’ offices for alleged deceptive advertising. Arson investigators say six gasoline cans and a lighter were found near the burned vehicles in a …
Preliminary estimates from the Farm Service Administration put the crop damage from a hail storm that hit the San Luis Valley this month at more than $40 million. The storm hit 28,000 acres of crop land in southern Saguache and …
Niles, Illinois’ long-time mayor, Nicholas Blase, is stepping down after 47 years. In a statement on the village Web site, Blase, 80, said his retirement would be effective Monday, Sept. 1. The Village Board will meet Tuesday to appoint an …