A southwest Missouri county that has seen a lot of cattle rustling activity has been struck again. KSPR-TV reports the Lawrence County sheriff is investigating the theft of 27 yearlings late last week from a ranch near Marionville. Fifth-generation rancher …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance helped policyholders recover an additional $6.4 million in disputes with insurers in 2012. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon tells The Advocate insurers made the additional payments after consumers complained to the Insurance Department about the original …
The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a woman convicted of fatally poisoning her estranged husband to collect on an insurance policy. Bartholomew County Prosecutor Bill Nash tells The Republic the court’s refusal last week her …
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is planning a $30 million expansion at its Ruckersville campus. The project will enable IIHS to undertake more rigorous scientific evaluations of crash avoidance systems than the current facility allows. The project includes enlarging …
An Internet-based app under development may help a Web app may help document the disappearing culture of south Louisiana communities are they are displaced by coastal erosion. Called “Vanishing Points,” the app is being developed by Florida International University student …
A 72-year-old woman was killed in a Southeast Texas car wash after an unsecured vehicle that was being cleaned ran her over. The Houston Chronicle reports that Juana Gonzalez and her family were waiting for their truck at the car …
Resident of household exclusions in homeowners policies have been upheld as valid and enforceable and not violative of public policy. For the household exclusion to apply, the claimant must qualify as a resident of the same household of a named …
A new federal policy should protect “good Samaritan” groups from liability if they try to stanch dangerous chemicals leaking from abandoned mining sites in the Colorado mountains and beyond, environmental officials say. The Denver Post reported Sunday that the Environmental …
The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped last year to a 26-year low, with the state fire marshal attributing part of the decline to the unusually mild winter. It was the second year running that Ohio saw double digit …
A Rhode Island lawmaker wants the state to deploy work-release inmates to help respond to hurricanes and other emergencies. State Rep. Samuel Azzinaro has introduced legislation that would make inmates eligible for work release to perform clean-up work when a …