A tug operator consumed by a family emergency pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter for a fatal crash with a duck boat filled with tourists, an accident he acknowledged was caused largely by his continuous use of a cellphone and …
Gov. Scott Walker says the state of Wisconsin has repaid a medical malpractice fund $233 million after a raid in 2007 done to help balance the budget. Walker announced the payment Tuesday in Green Bay. The state reached an agreement …
Douglass Alsop has joined SUNZ Insurance, a provider of workers’ compensation headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., as national claims manager. Alsop has 32 years experience in insurance and marketing, having worked at ADVANTEC as the director of risk management and …
Two Honda models top the list of U.S. thieves’ favorite vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau examined vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determined the vehicle make, model, and model year …
A Warren County woman must repay more than $13,000 following an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) that revealed she was working while collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Pamela Meyers pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ …
The ACLU of Florida says it’s reached a settlement with the city of Miami Beach over the wrongful arrest of a man who called 911 to report two police officers beating and kicking a handcuffed gay man. Under the settlement …
Officials say a Volusia County lifeguard who ran over a sunbather while driving a Beach Patrol pickup truck did not take the driving course required of patrol officers. Volusia County spokesman Dave Byron says 21-year-old Thomas Moderie was given a …
A fish containing radioactive material turned up in the Connecticut River near Entergy Corp’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, state health regulators said Tuesday, another potential setback to Entergy’s effort to keep it running. The state said it needs to …
The Michigan Supreme Court says the state has no obligation to maintain a northern Michigan trail, dismissing a lawsuit by a woman who sued after suffering serious back injuries when her off-road vehicle hit a partially buried board. In a …
Red-light crashes fell 25 percent at hundreds of Texas intersections after traffic cameras were installed, researchers said Monday in what was called the first statewide study of its kind. The Texas Transportation Institute suggested its findings again showed the effectiveness …