The state fire marshal’s office is investigating a blaze that gutted a church sanctuary in south Macon, Ga. The Telegraph reports that flames tore through the roof of the Reaching Souls Cathedral of Praise Apostolic Church early Monday morning. Macon-Bibb …
As states across the country debate whether to implement or update a fee schedule, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released a new study that provides a tool to identify and better understand the implications of different types of …
Chevron Corp has paid $10 million in claims stemming from the Aug. 6 crude unit fire at its 245,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Richmond, Calif., the company said. So far, 23,900 claims have been made due to the blaze that sent a …
A Maine man sickened by a tainted ground beef sold at Hannaford stores is suing the supermarket chain. Kenneth Koehler, who filed his lawsuit Thursday, bought a 3-pound package of ground beef on Nov. 20, 2011, and suffered from “months …
Bangladesh’s government is investigating allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven women. The fire Saturday at the Smart Export Garment Ltd. factory occurred just two months after a blaze killed …
Police say two thieves have been arrested in New York City for stealing relief supplies intended for victims of Superstorm Sandy. The Staten Island Advance reports that the two men were arrested Friday at the Christian Pentecostal Church on Staten …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Chindra Michael on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Michael was sentenced to four years’ deferred adjudication. She was also ordered to pay $3,010 in restitution to Texas Mutual and …
The chairman of the Louisiana Senate Natural Resources Committee says he favors holding a joint legislative hearing in mid-February in Assumption Parish concerning issues raised by the Napoleonville Dome sinkhole. State Sen. Gerald Long tells The Advocate parish officials had …
The past and current owners of a south Lincoln, Neb., home are being sued by a man who was hurt when he crashed his bike on a trail near the house in 2011. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Christopher …
Torrential rain over the weekend flooded several towns in eastern Australia, and three deaths were reported Monday. Downtown businesses in the Queensland state capital Brisbane were inundated while 1,200 properties were flooded by record-high waters in the city of Bundaberg …