The Grand Strand again ranks first in the Southeast in vehicles stolen per capita, with the Myrtle Beach area among seven of South Carolina’s metro areas posting higher rankings, according to a report. The Myrtle Beach area ranked 15th nationally …
General Motors Corp. is recalling 1.5 million vehicles because of potential engine fires. GM says there have been no reports of any fires or injuries. Some of the recalled vehicles are no longer in production. The recall includes the 1998-1999 …
A Connecticut legislative committee has endorsed a proposal banning the sale of plastic baby bottles, food containers and cups containing a controversial chemical. The substance, known as bisphenol A or BPA, is commonly used to make plastic shatterproof. Some scientists …
Up to 465 students in Mena, Ark., will have to attend classes elsewhere after a tornado on April 9 damaged the Mena Middle School so severely that the building will have to be condemned. Officials say that as many as …
Investigators believe a fire that destroyed five businesses in southeast Kansas was intentionally set. A police officer spotted the flames around 2 a.m. on April 12 at a Pittsburg strip mall. No one was injured, but the blaze left the …
Oklahoma’s largest insurer expects to see more than $10 million in home and automobile damage claims from recent wildfires. State Farm Insurance spokesman John Wiscaver said the company is working on more than 1,000 claims from the fires. State officials …
Taxpayers in Franklin County, Illinois, won’t have to pay to repair the county’s courthouse, which was hit by a sport utility vehicle. The SUV’s driver has been accused of driving under the influence. Franklin County Board member David Rea says …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford issued a reminder in the wake of recent violent weather that public adjusters are not permitted in the state. Only adjusters whose salary is paid by the insurance company he or she represents are allowed. …
North Dakota officials are compiling numbers on the cost of the blizzards and flooding this year in the state. Disaster officials told legislators it could add up to about $166 million. The figure includes $50 million in emergency measures, $100,000 …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that Roger Paul Rajcic of San Diego pled guilty to one felony violation of contracting without a license during the October 2007 Witch Creek Wildfires. Darrien Carl Webster also of San Diego, also pled …