Snow shovel? Check. Tornado shelter? Check. Insurance agent phone number? Bucket for bailing water? Check and check. Weather-savvy Oklahomans have grown weary of the worst nature can throw at them. Since Christmas, the state has endured at least two snow …
A ban on insurance companies dropping coverage of homeowners who have found corrosive Chinese drywall in their homes is headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal after getting final legislative passage. The bill by Rep. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie, would prohibit insurers from …
A group scrambling to upgrade Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois before new floodplain maps potentially raise insurance costs says it can make the fixes for $160 million to $170 million – and pay for it with sales taxes and …
An investigation into a salmonella outbreak in May has expanded to 26 Illinois counties. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that 80 people got sick after eating in Subway restaurants. Officials say the people who got sick range in …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered the Iowa Interstate Railroad, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, to make amends for censuring a train conductor who was disciplined in reprisal for reporting a workplace injury. OSHA said …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $293,000 in fines against Loup Valley Alfalfa Inc. of Burwell, Neb., for alleged violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act at the company’s grain handling facility. A December …
There have been 109 reports of health complaints believed to be related to exposure to pollutants from the BP oil spill, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. That number is up from 71 complaints reported as of …
A man working on the roof of “American Choppers” co-star Paul Teutul Jr.’s new motorcycle business has died after falling through a hole. Police in Orange County, New York say the Middletown roofing company employee stepped backward into a hole …
Authorities say a worker injured when a Naugatuck bridge collapsed had just warned colleagues to get off the span because he was worried about its stability. The man, who works for Southington-based Brunalli Construction, was hospitalized after the incident early …
The State of Rhode Island has won a $5 million insurance settlement to help resolve claims of waste and wrongdoing at the state landfill that auditors say cost taxpayers $75 million. RSUI Indemnity Co. has agreed to pay $5 million …