The NYPD is taking a closer look at traffic deaths involving vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians. The New York Times reports that the Collision Investigation Squad has been bolstered with more detectives, high-tech mapping tools and a new mandate to investigate …
Marine scientists say a strange rise and fall in the water of Narragansett Bay earlier this month was a small tsunami. Chris Kincaid, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography, tells the Providence Journal the …
Parents of an Arkansas State University student who was slain at his campus apartment three years ago have file a $1 million claim but part of the action has been dismissed. Elijah and Jerlene Gilmore of Helena-West Helena filed with …
Firefighters say a boat fire on Washington’s Puget Sound that injured two people spread from one fiberglass hull to another until 12 vessels were destroyed or damaged. South King Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Gordie Olson says a 28-year-old woman …
State Sen. Dan “Blade” Morrish has dropped his bid to become the next CEO of the state-run insurer of last resort, the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The Louisiana Board of Ethics had advised that Morrish would have a conflict …
In a move to curb increased thefts of copper and other metals, Wichita city officials and local police are considering revising the Kansas city’s scrap metal ordinance. Expected to be brought to the city council by early fall, the revision …
A Port Authority police officer has been charged with insurance fraud for claiming he was disabled while moonlighting in a rock band. Authorities say Christopher Inserra defrauded the AFLAC insurance company and the Port Authority of New York and New …
State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says a storm that hit Georgia June 13 caused an estimated $50 million in insured losses. Hudgens said Monday that the figure could rise once all the claims associated with the storm are settled. The …
State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund), California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has selected Dr. Dinesh Govindarao as its new chief medical officer for the organization effective July 8, 2013. Govindarao will represent State Fund as an advocate for …
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual Hot Spots vehicle theft report and California dominates once again. Not surprisingly, eight of the top 10 areas are in California with the remaining two from the state of Washington. Hot …