Three individuals were arrested in unrelated but similar PIP fraud investigations in Miami, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Chiropractor David Louis Hirschenson, 55, was arrested for illegally soliciting accident victims and obtaining vehicle crash reports. Nester Sanchez, …
Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm as it went ashore near La Pesca, Mexico, still threating to drop flooding rains across the eastern portion of the county. The remnants of Pacific storm Manuel, along with Ingrid, are expected to leave …
A new, more durable mobile home is being manufactured in Vermont after about 560 mobile homes were destroyed or damaged in the state by Tropical Storm Irene. The Aug. 28, 2011 flood prompted housing advocates, energy specialists and others to …
A temporary hospital building is slated to open this year in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore after a deadly tornado struck the community’s hospital in May. Health officials promised to rebuild a permanent hospital after demolition crews began tearing …
Suzuki is recalling 193,936 cars and SUVs because of a defective air bag sensor in the front passenger seat. Grand Vitara SUVs from the 2006 through 2011 model years and SX4 small cars from the 2007 through 2011 model years …
Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases – nixing big-dollar judgments in some lead poisoning and traffic accident cases, and shielding volunteer health care workers from all but the most …
A Clovis, Calif., hospital and doctor are defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who bled to death after a common surgery. The family of 40-year-old Nicole Caruso filed the medical malpractice suit after she …
Starting Tuesday, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department will no longer respond to most traffic accidents on private property, including parking lots. Lt. Lewis Blanchard said the change is to better utilize limited law enforcement personnel. He said most large law …
The Tanana Chiefs Conference wants to find new temporary housing by the end of this month for Galena flood evacuees staying at a former hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska. The tribal consortium says no one will be asked to leave Willow …
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pledged $15 million in state aid Saturday for businesses damaged by a massive boardwalk fire in a shore community just getting back on its feet after Superstorm Sandy. Christie met privately with 30 of the …