April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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 …
April 18, 2011
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. …
April 18, 2011
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 …