Nearly $32 million in grants will be given to district attorneys across California to investigate and prosecute workers’ compensation insurance fraud, announced insurance commissioner Dave Jones. The grant funding is the result of assessments on California employers that are determined …
A CSX freight train has leaked about 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel along the tracks and into a river through downtown Columbus. Fire Department officials in Columbus say the spill was discovered at about 3 p.m. Monday as the train, …
An overnight fire and explosion destroyed a Hispanic grocery store in a central Indiana city. Anderson firefighters needed more than three hours early Tuesday to put out the blaze that destroyed the Esmeralda grocery near the city’s downtown. Assistant Fire …
A nighttime collision involving a motor boat and three kayaks on a North Texas lake has left one person missing and another hurt. Rescue crews Tuesday resumed the search for the kayaker missing on Eagle Mountain Lake. Azle Fire Department …
Dozens of rental cars have been damaged or destroyed in a weekend fire at a parking lot in South San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle says as many as 45 cars were damaged in the Sunday afternoon blaze at the …
Fire officials say they are investigating the cause of a fire that started at Fort Collins environmental laboratory over the holiday weekend. Poudre Fire Authority officials say in a release that the fire broke out early Monday and sent a …
The Georgia Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling and found a convenience store can be held liable for a fatal highway accident that took place after a driver purchased a 12-pack of beer. The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday that …
A Macedonian court has convicted an insurance representative and the skipper of a boat that sank, killing 15 Bulgarian tourists, of negligence and sentenced them to 12 months each in jail. The court in Ohrid, in southwestern Macedonia, said Tuesday …
A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s North Island on Tuesday but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3 and occurred …
Lori Dickerson Fouché is the newly appointed president and chief executive officer of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. She succeeds Michael LaRocco, who left the company to pursue other professional opportunities. Fouché joined Fireman’s Fund in February 2006 and most recently …