Based on the analysis of historical residential building permit data, two-thirds of Florida roofs have been updated since 2002, according to BuildFax’ Florida Roof Age Report released today. Over the past decade, substantial legislative efforts – such as a new, …
Jewelry losses were the big ticket items in value and volume for property insurance claims made in 2011, according to Enservio’s annual Contents Claims Index (CCI). Claims for jewelry items increased four percent, taking the top spot as the most …
The head of the National Weather Service has suddenly retired and the agency is seeking an emergency $35.6 million from Congress because of allegations of financial mismanagement and money shifting within the agency. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane …
A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth – just as scientists expected. The 16-foot (4.88-meter)-long space rock, discovered Monday, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles (14,403 kilometers) from the Earth’s surface. NASA’s …
Officials say severe weather that tore through Lawton, Okla., on Memorial Day caused up to $400,000 in damages to a high school. Superintendent Barry Beauchamp says the storms seriously damaged the gymnasium at MacArthur High School. The superintendent tells Lawton …
State officials say 115 structures, including homes and a motel, have been destroyed by a wildfire in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday the wildfires in Luce County’s Duck Lake area is 55 percent contained. …
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall is being sold over the Internet. The FDA says the product purports to be 30-milligram Adderall tablets, but it does …
Olympus Corp. has reached a settlement with whistleblower Michael Woodford who had been suing over his dismissal as chief executive of the Japanese camera maker. Woodford, a Briton, was fired in October after he blew the whistle on dubious accounting …
Police say an overcrowded car has veered off a mountain road in western Nepal, killing nine people and injuring 11. Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle Wednesday near Sirama village, which is located some 400 kilometers (250 …
A massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is now the largest fire in state history. Fire officials said Wednesday the erratic fire has grown to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last year that burned 156,593 …