An anti-war protester who claims he was shot with a police projectile at close range during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul announced on September 26 that he is planning to sue the city of St. Paul and surrounding …
Erie Insurance says vehicles are more likely to hit deer in Calhoun, Pleasants, Pocahontas and Wirt counties than in any other West Virginia county. The Erie, Pa.-based insurer says there were more than 50 deer claims per 1,000 insured vehicles …
An early morning fire engulfed an apartment building in a Birmingham, Ala. suburb. Authorities said several people suffered minor injuries after jumping out of second-floor windows. The fire was reported at about 5 a.m. on Sept. 26 at the Vestavia …
People in a two-block area of Raceland, Ky. were advised to take shelter because a tank car was leaking chlorine fumes. Fire Department spokesman John Rowe told the Daily Independent that a four-hour advisory was issued Sept. 26 after CSX …
President George W. Bush approved federal disaster aid in Alabama to supplement state and local recovery efforts from Hurricane Ike in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The White House announced Sept. 26 that the action makes federal funds available on a …
Residents in three Mississippi counties — Hancock, Harrison and Washington — are approved for individual disaster assistance as a result of damages from Hurricane Gustav which struck the state on Labor Day. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that Gov. …
The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union are united in urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Assembly Bill AB 2825, designed to protect motorists from auto body repair fraud. The legislation was passed by a strong …
Damage caused by the wind storm that ripped across Ohio Sept. 14 could hit $500 million or higher, making it one of the state’s costliest natural disasters. The Ohio Insurance Institute says $500 million is a preliminary figure and it …
In Mississippi, Donnell Landtroop’s state-supplied cottage has mold on the walls and dried mud on the floor — the foul remnants of Hurricane Gustav, the second hurricane in three years to leave her family homeless. The Labor Day storm ruined …
Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to help transform the Golden State’s workers’ compensation insurer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Assembly Bill 1874 and Senate Bill 1145 are an important step toward increased transparency and strengthened corporate governance for …