Montana man faces a felony charge of driving under the influence after authorities say a state trooper clocked him driving 134 mph in a 50 mph zone. The Billings Gazette reports 32-year-old Shaun Kachina Bell of Billings made an initial …
Alabama’s governor visited the Gulf coast Wednesday to promote new laws designed to make homeowner’s insurance more affordable after hurricanes drove up prices. Gov. Robert Bentley told Foley residents that he worked with legislators from Mobile and Baldwin counties to …
No one has been injured after flames gushed from a ruptured natural gas line near downtown Columbus, Ind. Columbus Fire Department spokesman Matt Noblitt tells that homeowner Harold Lockhart and another man were using a motorized auger to dig holes …
Government safety regulators have expanded an investigation into gas tank fires in older-model Jeep Grand Cherokees. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it has added Cherokee and Liberty models to the probe, which began nearly two years …
Crawford & Company, an independent claims management provider, announced the promotion of Mauricio Alonso to the position of chief executive officer of the company’s Latin American and Caribbean operations. Alonso was appointed senior vice president and regional managing director of …
New York regulators have ordered insurers to offer new premiums to homeowners forced by their banks to buy back-up policies, following hearings last month indicating the rates are high while insurer loss ratios are low. New rate proposals are due …
Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors found 44 serious violations at the Zotos International plant in …
Emergency managers in a northeast Georgia county hope to be able to send storm alerts to residents to their phones or mobile devices. The Hall County Emergency Management Agency is seeking funding for the new emergency notification system. The Times …
After six years of study Florida is now fast tracking an e-discovery amendment to its rules of civil procedure. Though technology is meant to streamline tasks, the way in which the resulting electronically stored information, also known as e-discovery in …
A new study by a climate group says Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the fastest-warming states in the country since 1970. Climate Central says Minnesota ranks third for the period from 1970 to 2011, warming by an average of 0.62 …