Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed two tough new measures intended to keep dangerous drivers off the road by taking their licenses. In his State of the State address, the Cuomo said he wants a one-year license suspension for anyone under …
A water main break has forced the closure of the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Knoxville. Water is needed to heat the chambers and offices of the high court and appeals courts located within the building. The building has been …
Federal officials are investigating an industrial accident that claimed the lives of two workers who fell about 90 feet from a highway overpass in the Montgomery area. Joseph Roesler, area director for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Mobile, …
The former workers’ compensation claims chief for the Texas Association of School Boards admits to stealing more than $500,000 from the group’s insurance fund. Federal prosecutors say Herman G. Wilks pleaded guilty Wednesday in Austin to 10 mail fraud counts. …
The New Mexico Department of Transportation is receiving a $1.6 million federal grant to repair and reconstruct highways damaged by flooding last September. The announcement by members of the state’s congressional delegation says the Federal Highway Administration authorized the grant …
Police have arrested four people on suspicion of accepting bribes in the awarding of contracts to rebuild the central Italian city of L’Aquila following its devastating 2009 earthquake. L’Aquila’s police squad director, Maurilio Grasso, told a news conference Wednesday that …
A record 39 GAB Robins UK employees have been awarded Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) qualifications in 2013, the highest number ever achieved in a single year by the Chartered Loss Adjuster. The qualifications awarded include three of the …
Legislation in the Illinois General Assembly could clarify whether employers must pay injury claims if employees are hurt on the way to work. Lee Enterprises Newspapers in Illinois reports the measure is sponsored by Lebanon Republican state Sen. Kyle McCarter. …
The U.S. Forest Service wants to collect $6.3 million from a 77-year-old man accused of accidentally starting a wildfire that threatened the town of Jackson, Wyo. The Forest Service sent James G. Anderson a bill for firefighting costs in November. …
Former North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman is scheduled for surgery Friday after being injured in a traffic crash in Mandan. Wife Nancy Poolman tells The Bismarck Tribune that her 43-year-old husband suffered a broken pelvis and a concussion in …