Federal regulators late Friday warned 13 mining operations in seven states, including two owned by troubled Massey Energy Co., to show improvement on safety or face stricter enforcement. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says a 14th mining operation, Massey’s …
Wyoming’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee has endorsed a draft fraud bill that would provide insurers from civil liability for furnishing information relating to insurance fraud and unfair trade practices to law enforcement agencies. According to the …
A former North Providence councilman already accused of corruption was indicted Thursday along with three others, including an on-air radio personality, of trying to rip off an insurance company by intentionally damaging a home and filing a bogus claim. A …
A student at the University of Arkansas who says he almost died after an alleged hazing incident has filed a claim with the state Claims Commission. In the claim filed earlier this month, Nicholas Brown says university administrators knew the …
A series of earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 3.9, has rattled parts of Central Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a number of temblors near Guy on Saturday, with magnitudes ranging from 1.7 to 3.9. The strongest quake …
The National Weather Service says the storm that uprooted trees in northeastern Pennsylvania earlier this week was a tornado. Meteorologist David Nocosia tells The Times-Tribune of Scranton the storm packed 95 mph winds as it passed through Jessup, Lackawanna County …
Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed the main research building at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapreague. The institute says on its website that the fire at Seaside Hall occurred early Thursday. No one …
A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to provide protective equipment to …
Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say a driver had to be flown to the hospital after his car crashed into a steamroller on Interstate 80. Authorities say the driver was headed westbound around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when he crashed into the …
Insurance company adjusters now have access to street level weather information to gauge potential storm losses through a new online service from the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB). The interactive PLRB Map, available from PLRB Catastrophe Services, supplies data on …