Swindlers, scammers and even a few strippers are flocking to the Gulf Coast in search of a piece of the $20 billion BP Plc has set aside to compensate residents for spill-related losses. Adjusters passing out emergency funds in Louisiana …
Commercial roofing, already complicated, is getting more so as new types and materials are being introduced, according to a leading engineer who specializes in assessing roof losses for insurers. Kenneth R. Gilvary, a senior engineer with Dallas-based Haag Engineering, says …
Federal investigators say a witness told them he saw a medical helicopter “descending in an abnormal fashion” before it hit the ground and burst into flames on July 22, killing two of three people on board. National Transportation Safety Board …
Like much of the Midwest, Nebraska has suffered severe weather, including flooding, since June 1 and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Emergency Management Agency are warning Nebraskans that mold may be a danger in recently flooded buildings. Water-damaged …
Las Vegas police have agreed to pay a $120,000 settlement to a man originally charged with drunken driving in a crash that killed a police officer driving more than 100 mph on his way to a possible crime scene. Officer …
The Lake Delhi dam in eastern Iowa failed July 24 as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a 30-foot-wide hole in the earthen dam, causing water to drop 45 feet to the river below and threatening the small town …
Authorities now have arrested six teen-agers in connection with a fire that destroyed a small church in rural southern Indiana. Brown County Prosecutor Jim Oliver says state fire marshals arrested 18-year-old Stephen Moore of Columbus and 17-year-old male youth July …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced July 23 that he has appointed Richard Robertson, of Northville, Mich., as the new president of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Robertson has a broad-based property and casualty background including experience in claims, underwriting, …
An oil storage tank at a natural gas well exploded Friday morning, killing two workers, leaving a third man remarkably uninjured and sparking a smoky well fire that smoldered for hours. A team of oil- and gas-well firefighting experts flew …
The most popular ride at a landmark Ocean City amusement park was closed Friday as state safety investigators looked into a roller coaster accident that sent three children to local hospitals. Police and firefighters were called to Trimper’s Rides around …