Gov. Rick Scott says Florida has “been very fortunate” to avoid major damage from Hurricane Isaac and hopes tourists understand that. Scott visited two Florida Keys icons Wednesday to showcase that Florida’s tourism businesses are ready to welcome visitors. He …
California Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill that would raise the fine for illegally using a cellphone while driving in California from $20 to $30. But the real cost for a first offense under the bill approved Tuesday by …
A former Bowling Green redshirt player has sued the Ohio university, head football coach Dave Clawson and team trainers over head injuries he says he received during practice that could have been prevented and were not treated properly. In a …
The Maryland State Highway Administration says crashes, fatalities and injuries in highway work zones are at a 10-year low. Based on data from the last three years, the state says fatalities in work-zone crashes decreased by more than half. There …
Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in insured losses onshore in Louisiana and neighboring states, disaster modeler Eqecat said on Wednesday. While the estimates are early …
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility has reported that, while some of its members were impacted by tropical storm Isaac, most of the damage was minimal. “Dominica, Haiti and the Bahamas were the CCRIF countries affected by Isaac,” said the …
The California Department of Insurance has issued California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ annual report for 2011 that details CDI’s progress on its “ambitious consumer and business protection agenda.” The report, released each year around August, details the work of the …
An apparent disgruntled worker has been blamed for driving a bulldozer into a Houston auction house and causing $1.5 million in damage. Officials with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers are not sure why 52-year-old Lynn Benson of Houston was upset. The lot …
Weekly housing assistance checks for residents evacuated because of a large sinkhole in Assumption Parish, La., will not be distributed Thursday as previously scheduled. Hurricane Isaac hit land Tuesday night in Plaquemines Parish and the uncertainty of its aftermath led …
Hurricane Isaac has dumped more than five inches of rain on the Alabama coast and knocked out power to some residents, but it hasn’t interrupted the everyday life of others. Restaurants and convenience stores opened in Orange Beach and Gulf …