Officials say rescue workers had a difficult time reaching the body of a man killed in a central Pennsylvania trench collapse because the hole was unstable. Manheim Township Fire Chief Rick Kane says the walls of the trench were not …
Insurance executive Sharon L. Wilson has been appointed managing director of Global Technical Services for the U.S. Property & Casualty south central region of Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions. In her new position, Wilson will …
Stormy, windy weather slammed more Allstate insured homes in Hardin County than any other part of Texas over the past five years. Allstate tallied the top 20 stormiest counties in the state by looking at the areas with the highest …
Authorities say the AtlantaFresh Artisan Creamery in Norcross is voluntarily recalling 688 pounds of fresh mozzarella sold recently at several farmers’ markets in metro Atlanta. Georgia Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement Tuesday that the product was inadequately …
A 28-year-old suspected serial arsonist glanced back at pursuing police and then jumped about 70 feet to his death from a highway ramp after fire investigators followed him from an apartment complex in southwest Houston where he had burned eight …
W. R. Berkley Corporation reported estimated pre-tax losses of approximately $65 million from the severe storms that occurred in April and May 2011. The Company’s loss estimate is net of reinsurance and includes reinstatement premiums. The preliminary estimate of pre-tax …
Staples Canada Inchas breached the country’s privacy law after repeatedly failing to wipe sensitive personal information from computers returned by customers and put back on shelves for resale. In an annual report released Tuesday, Canada’s privacy watchdog released the results …
Tokyo Electric Power estimates it will have to pay 88 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in compensation for mental distress caused to people who were forced to leave their homes after the March quake and tsunami sparked a crisis at a …
A bicyclist who rear-ended a government-owned vehicle parked in the roadway has received a $50,000 settlement. The settlement was paid after 26-year-old Greg Kopecky sued the city and Ronny Burr, a temporary city employee working in the Streets Division, over …
A motorist driving the wrong-way on a California desert interstate is dead after slamming head-on into a big-rig. The trucker wasn’t hurt, but his tractor-trailer rig carrying paper and electronic equipment caught fire. The California Highway Patrol says the crash …