New Mexico’s two U.S. senators are pushing legislation that would make it easier for residents affected by wildfires on federal lands to take advantage of flood insurance administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Sen. Jeff Bingaman introduced the measure …
Burning tires are still smoldering Monday morning at a wrecking yard in Belfair, Wash., that caught fire overnight. KING-TV says the fire was started at Belfair Truck and Auto Wrecking by someone firing a gun. It hit a storage bin …
Authorities say six people have been taken to Austin, Texas., hospitals for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning from a running car in a closed garage. Austin Fire Department and police officials on Monday did not immediately provide names or further …
A recent bout of straight-line winds is being blamed for downing about 400 trees in a state park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. MLive.com reports a storm packing winds of up to 100 mph swept through J.W. Wells State Park in …
The ACE Group announced the appointment of Andrew McBride as executive vice president, Claims, for its international businesses. In this role, McBride will be responsible for the company’s claims operations supporting its property and casualty and accident and health insurance …
Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has introduced a new cyber liability insurance product – information & Professional Risk Playbooks (iPRP) – designed to address the exposures businesses face from their increasing reliance on information technology. …
Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy. A Howard County, Indiana, inmate files a lawsuit claiming the …
Police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers across Georgia are launching a statewide crackdown on drunken driving through upcoming the Fourth of July holiday. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says its summer campaign called Operation Zero Tolerance began Friday …
Rimkus Consulting Group, a forensic engineering consulting firm, announced the opening of two new offices in Kansas City, Kan., and Louisville, Ky. The Kansas City office will be led by Rimkus Regional Manager Robert Anderson, while the Louisville office will …
A Livingston County, Mich., jail inmate who authorities say tried to get a fellow prisoner to burn down his home has been sentenced to up to five years behind bars. WHMI-FM and the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of …