The rains deluging Tennessee abated on Thursday but forecasters are predicting that the same storm system will bring more rain to the region over weekend. Officials in Nashville are making plans for evacuations and sandbagging in case those measures should …
Gov. Phil Bredesen says Tennessee will receive a higher percentage of federal matching funds to cover costs due to severe flooding in early May. Bredesen recently announced that the state’s federal match will be 90 percent of the total eligible …
More than $12 million in federal disaster aid has been approved to help recovery efforts in four counties in West Virginia hit by severe storms in June. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday that the assistance includes home repair …
Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Thomas Sepp (42, German citizen) to the position of Chief Claims Officer, effective September 1, 2010. He succeeds Christian Orator who was appointed Chief Administrative Officer and member of the Group Executive …
A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states has been expanded and now covers 380 million eggs. The eggs all came from a farm in Iowa linked …
A federal judge refused to dismiss an investor lawsuit against Fairfield Greenwich Group, a hedge fund firm accused of funneling money to the now-imprisoned Bernard Madoff for his massive Ponzi scheme. In a 201-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero …
A cement truck operator suffered fatal crushing injuries while cleaning his vehicle at a Kenosha County company. Sheriff’s deputies say 36-year-old Christopher J. Mortensen of McHenry, Ill. was in the yard at Super Mix of Wisconsin Monday, washing out the …
Wisconsin has paid $25,000 in attorneys fees to settle litigation with a blind businesswoman who lost the contract running food service at Fort McCoy. Under the settlement with Janet Dickey, the state will give her additional business opportunities under a …
A pair of fires that happened within minutes of each other may be arson and a southern Kentucky fire chief believes they may also be connected. Russellville Police Department Chief Barry Dill told the Bowling Green Daily News that detectives …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Swiss-based Infrassure Ltd. and its affiliate, Infrassure Ltd., Vaduz, which is based in Liechtenstein. The outlook for all of the …