Monthly Archives: <span>April 2011</span>

Air Traffic Controllers to Get More Rest Between Shifts

The government said air traffic controllers would have more time to rest between shifts under new work rules announced Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made clear he won’t tolerate sleeping on duty despite studies and expert recommendations that suggest …

Axis ClaimsPro Targets Global Growth with Cash in Transit

Axis ClaimsPro, a provider of home and foreign loss adjusting services to UK and International clients and the European division of Canada’s SCM Insurance Services, is targeting expansion of its specialist Cash In Transit (CIT) dedicated claims support service on …

Florida Announces Volunteer Firefighter Training Grant

The Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend Council will receive more than $580,000 in a four year grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant will provide funding to promote training and retention of volunteer firefighters in the state. There …

Pronto Insurance Agency Opens Claims Center in San Antonio, Texas

Pronto Insurance Agency, a provider of auto and homeowners insurance, has opened a new claims center in San Antonio. Pronto has hired nearly 50 employees to service claims statewide and for those claimants who travel beyond Texas. Bill Taylor will …

Top Aide to Maine Governor Resigns

Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s communications director resigned Saturday, a day after a newspaper reported he was facing possible foreclosure on five buildings, including an apartment house destroyed by arson. Dan Demeritt announced his resignation in a statement from the governor’s …

Indiana Tornado Siren Spooks Horses, Spurs Lawsuit

A tornado siren placed near an Indiana horse farm has prompted a lawsuit by the owners, who say the device spooks their animals every time it sounds and that local officials have refused to relocate it as promised. Jody and …

1 Missing After Collapse at North Idaho Silver Mine

A rescue team worked to find a missing miner at a northern Idaho silver mine Saturday by clearing debris from a collapsed tunnel more than a mile underground, officials said. Hecla Mining Co. President Phil Baker said the collapse at …

Belly Dancing Sinks New York Woman’s Disability Claim

A New York City woman who was getting $850 a month in alimony because she was supposedly disabled and unable to work had her payments slashed after her ex-husband spotted online photos of her belly dancing. Brian McGurk went to …

Illinois Priest Named in Abuse Lawsuit

A suburban Chicago priest who also serves as an Indy race car chaplain has been accused in a federal lawsuit of child sex abuse. The alleged victim, who is now in his 40s and living in Maryland, contends the Rev. …

Authorities: Arsonist Burned Down California Church

Authorities say arson was behind a fire that destroyed a Catholic church in Southern California. Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Michael Parker said investigators are working to identify a suspect in the Saturday blaze at St. John Vianney Catholic Church …