Fire officials say a lightning strike sparked a fire at the Mt. Abram Ski Resort in Greenwood as a fast-moving storm rolled through the area. WGME-TV reports General Manager Kevin Rosenberg says lightning hit the lodge at about 6:30 p.m. …
Authorities say a scrap metal yard near Wilmington has caught fire for the second time in three weeks. The fire began about 3 p.m. Wednesday at the American Scrap Company on New Castle Avenue, and spread to a nearby building …
Insurance and liability concerns are delaying the cleanup of two collapsed buildings in a small Arkansas town. The building collapse on May 16 killed 2-year-old girl Alissa Jones and injured her mother. More than seven weeks later, the rubble remains. …
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have given facilities for the elderly and disabled more time to comply with a sprinkler system mandate enacted after a fatal 2006 fire at a southwest Missouri group home for the mentally …
A trucking firm that employed a driver who hit the side of an Amtrak train in a fatal crash in the Nevada desert was sued Wednesday on behalf of two victims. William Knox, 71, of Seward, Neb., sued for a …
Five fires this week in the drought-stricken Texas Panhandle have been declared arson as investigators try to determine whether the blazes are linked. The Amarillo Fire Marshal’s Office says two structure fires, a grass fire and a fence fire were …
The Federal Court of Canada awarded the largest judgment ever in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright case, with $1.4 million to Louis Vuitton and $1.1 million to its co-plaintiffs Burberry Limited and Burberry Canada Inc., for a total judgment of …
The latest Monthly Cat Recap report, released by Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, revealed heavy flooding in China last month directly impacted at least 37 million people, displacing around 1.6 million residents and …
The latest analysis by DriveCam looked at aggressive driving in the trucking industry. The findings show aggressive drivers on the road are nearly 3 times more likely to be in one or more collisions than those who drive while drowsy. …
IAS Claim Services, based in San Antonio, Texas, announced the appointment of two new employees in their Third Party Administration (TPA) and Claims divisions. Tony Scow will serve as vice president of IAS TPA Services. With more than 25 years …