Fire officials say lightning sparked a fire in a commercial building in Bradford, Vermont. The fire was contained to the attic of the Richardson Building, which houses about a half dozen businesses. Bradford Fire Chief R. Todd Terrill says witnesses …
The March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami are likely to have caused up to $34 billion in losses for the global insurance industry, catastrophe modeling company RMS said Tuesday. RMS said the magnitude 9.0 quake and subsequent flooding probably caused …
A Boise woman who says she had a sexual encounter with an on-duty Ada County Sheriff’s sergeant while she was intoxicated has filed a $1.5 million tort claim against the county. The tort claim filed March 15 says the encounter …
The New York Court of Appeals has added an amendment, 22 NYCRR Part 522, allowing special registration of attorneys in good standing located in other U.S. jurisdictions to act as in-house counsel for New York-based organizations. The amendment, effective April …
Fire officials in Manchester, N.H. are investigating fires that damaged two playgrounds. Officials say the first fire was report at about 9 p.m. The fire at the playground near Union and Auburn streets damaged a slide. WMUR-TV says the second …
Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a provider of commercial property and casualty loss adjusting and claims administrative services, announced that its existing management team has partnered with Forsyth Capital Investors, LLC to recapitalize the company and better position itself for …
State police are launching a fifth installment of “Operation Hang Up,” a four-day enforcement effort on the New York State Thruway aimed at motorists who violate the state’s ban on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. Troop T, …
Johnson & Johnson will pay $78 million to settle U.S. and UK charges that it paid bribes and kickbacks to win business overseas, the first big drug company to settle since the Obama administration began its scrutiny of the industry …
Boaters beware. It’s flying fish season. Wildlife officials are reminding boaters that Gulf sturgeon as long as 8 feet and weighing 200 pounds are migrating into the Suwannee River this month. Sturgeon, with hard cartilaginous backbone and scales on the …
Oil giant BP has agreed to pay $30 million to seven Florida Panhandle counties for tourism promotion over the next three years. Gov. Rick Scott joined BP executive Luke Keller on Monday to announce the grant. It’s designed to help …