As of 10 a.m. CDT on June 29, Tropical Storm Alex was nearing hurricane strength in the western Gulf of Mexico and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects it to reach hurricane status later in the day. The storm is …
The first time Louisiana shrimp boat captain Louis Buteaux filed a claim with BP Plc to recoup oil spill losses, he was told he didn’t have enough paperwork to prove he actually was the skipper. So he only got $2,500 …
Susan Spicer, one of New Orleans’ most prominent and highly regarded chefs, has sued BP Plc for damages to restaurants that have lost normal seafood supplies because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Spicer, who runs the restaurant Bayona …
Paul Davis Restoration, a national franchise company providing fire, water and mold damage restoration services services for residential and commercial properties, has opened its new national training center in Jacksonville, Fla. The company’s former training facility was also located in …
Annette J. Porter of Raleigh has been arrested and charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Insurance department investigators allege that Porter defrauded Nationwide Insurance in the amount of …
Baltimore has become the largest American city to require automatic sprinklers in new single family homes and duplexes, after a law change signed earlier this month. The law change goes into effect July 1. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. that the …
California’s violent crime rate has declined 6.6 percent in the past year, according to the California Department of Justice’s annual crime report for 2009, recently released by Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. “Crime in California 2009 – Advance Release” …
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched the first-in-the-nation Disaster Corps to professionalize, standardize and coordinate trained disaster volunteers statewide. Disaster Corps volunteers will be registered by their local government organization under the Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Program and will meet …
The number of suspicious auto accidents that were staged or deliberately caused by criminals in Florida has increased dramatically in the past year. A study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) of questionable claims (QCs) submitted by its insurance …
When Michigan’s ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, July 1, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails. Some in law enforcement say …