Yingzi “Sharon” Wang remembers the crushing weight of a backhoe landing on top of her minivan as her family drove along Interstate 495. The construction vehicle had fallen off a National Grid truck, forcing Wang off the highway and down …
Christchurch’s QEII Park, which was built to host the 1974 Commonwealth Games, has been ordered demolished more than a year after being severely damaged by a deadly earthquake. The Christchurch City Council confirmed Wednesday it had received a demolition order …
Owners and managers of swimming pools at hotels, city recreation centers and public parks are scrambling to install mechanical chair lifts to comply with new federal requirements that all public pools be accessible to disabled swimmers. Some hotels fear the …
Mississippi senators are considering making more changes to a workers’ compensation bill that sparked controversy in the Legislature this year. Supporters said the bill removes an existing bias toward workers, while opponents say changes would make it harder for workers …
Three people have been sent to a hospital for treatment and other employees were evacuated because of a carbon monoxide leak at a Fayetteville, Ark., plant. Fire Department Battalion Chief Mauro Campos says three people were transported from Elkhart Products …
Progressive Insurance announced it has doubled the available liability limits of its commercial auto policies, offering options for $1.5 or $2 million. “We’ve seen business owners struggle at times with liability requirements on larger projects,” said Cory Fischer, commercial auto …
Warwick, RI, 04/19/2012 – Astonish, a full-service digital marketing company that serves local insurance agencies, financial firms, and MGAs, welcomes its newest Board member, Dennis Chookaszian. Chookaszian joins Astonish’s Board of Directors after an impressive 27-year career at CNA Financial …
A Dallas firefighter has been fired a week after he was arrested for allegedly robbing a bank. A statement Tuesday from Dallas-Fire Rescue says 37-year-old Jesus Ventura of Irving has been terminated following an internal investigation. The agency had no …
Raquel Nelson faced a dilemma after she was convicted of vehicular homicide in the jaywalking-related death of her 4-year-old son: She could serve a year of probation for the conviction or risk a new trial and lengthier penalty for a …
A mother and daughter from northeastern Pennsylvania are on trial for allegedly taking part in a decade-long $1 million insurance scam. Sixty-one-year-old Bianca Bucano and her 23-year-old daughter, Melissa, were allegedly part of a scam ring that sent invoices to …