The Costa Concordia cruise liner made its final voyage Wednesday, slowly being towed away from the tiny Italian island where it capsized more than two years ago, killing 32 people. Boat sirens wailed and bells tolled on the island just …
The California Highway Patrol has taken down safety guidelines for a sometimes criticized but legal driving maneuver in which motorcyclists pass stalled traffic by driving between lanes. State officials were worried the guidelines for so-called lane splitting could be misconstrued …
Severe thunderstorms that moved through the Spokane, Wash., area last week knocked out power to more than 60,000 customers and damaged dozens of homes. One driver suffered life-threatening injuries in Chattaroy when a tree slammed onto his car, impaling him. …
San Francisco city officials are considering a $15.1 million payout to the family of a woman who was struck and killed by a city gardener while with her dog and baby at a park. The city’s Recreation and Parks Commission …
Gibbon officials say damage from the fire that destroyed several vehicles and a city shop building wasn’t as bad as feared but still will slow routine maintenance and various projects this summer. The south-central Nebraska city lost four pickups and …
A divided federal appeals court on Thursday threw out claims potentially worth billions of dollars against produce giant Chiquita Brands International made by relatives of thousands of Colombians killed during years of bloody civil war. A panel of the 11th …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has reached an agreement in principle to settle the San Allen case, a class action lawsuit filed in 2007 against the BWC over the pricing of workers’ comp policies that were in place between …
The North Carolina House has rejected a Senate version of a bill creating new regulations for mopeds. The House voted 51-54 Thursday against concurring on a bill that would have required insurance and registration with the state for mopeds. The …
Texas Homebuilder Workers’ Compensation Group (THB) announced that 2014 dividend payments to policyholders will total more than $500,000. The program is available only to homebuilders in Texas. Founded in 2004 by members of Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC, THB is headquartered …
The former police chief of Perryville, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a false report and will serve 10 days in jail The Southeast Missourian reports that as part of a plea agreement, Keith Tarrillion on …