Officials are trying to determine what caused the floor of a northern New Jersey warehouse to open up, swallowing a forklift and the man who was running it. Authorities say Danny Rodriguez of Bronx, N.Y., managed to escape serious injury …
Authorities accuse a Lincoln County, N.C., of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. The Charlotte Observer reports that 38-year-old William Minford Chatham III of Vale is charged with felony …
Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or …
An explosives recycling company that authorities said improperly stored millions of pounds of a military propellant, causing the evacuation of a Louisiana town last year, was stripped of its state explosives licenses on Monday. Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis …
The Kohler Co. has been ordered in federal court to pay $9.6 million to a Massachusetts manufacturer for infringing on two of its patents for components that reduce exhaust emissions in marine generators. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Boston …
A stoned driving bill awaiting the Colorado governor’s signature is being challenged by a northern Colorado man who wants to block the measure. Brandon Baker of Nunn says he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at …
Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor, Colo. The May 22, 2008 tornado killed one man, destroyed 78 homes and damaged as many as 3,000 along its 39-mile path. The …
Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery …
Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined. Most injuries among nearly 2,000 players on more than 100 teams in six states were minor, with the youngsters returning …
Difficult to access and usually within confined spaces yacht fires can grow into big losses quickly, posing challenges to both firefighters and insurers. Severity, a concern for high end watercraft insurers like AIG Private Client Group, led to the creation …