RMS estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding. The expected loss covers damages to: Residential, commercial, industrial properties. Automobile and watercraft lines of business. Business interruption resulting from power outages …
An adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is providing details of the alleged sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his father. Matt Sandusky, who was initially a foster child of the Sanduskys, tells Oprah Winfrey in …
Holes in a tank’s floor and roof likely helped cause a January chemical spill that contaminated West Virginia’s biggest drinking water supply for days, federal investigators said. In a report released Wednesday, the Chemical Safety Board also found that the …
A Florida city has paid a $25,000 settlement to a woman ordered to shake out her bra during a traffic stop. The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida, reports a check dated July 7 was paid to 29-year-old Zoe Brugger. Authorities say …
Federal data show New York ranked seventh among states with 1,168 highway deaths in 2012. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration reports 33,561 road deaths that year nationally, up 3 percent from 2011. New York showed no percentage increase. …
Prince George’s County officials have laid out a $15 million plan to shore up the ground in a Fort Washington neighborhood and allow most of the 28 property owners affected by a landslide earlier this year to return home. Unfortunately …
Four people have been hurt after an apparent lightning strike in Houston, Texas, as they worked on the foundation of a house. The Houston Fire Department says Wednesday afternoon’s accident left one worker critical and three in stable condition. All …
State insurance regulators say St. Charles Parish homeowners can expect significant rate reductions in their fire insurance premiums, effective Aug. 11. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says the new rates will affect those in Fire District 8 – the Destrehan …
A fire at the Big Stone Hutterite Colony near Sand Coulee, Mont., destroyed nearly $80,000 worth of hay and the steel barn where it was stored. Colony secretary/treasurer Andy Wurz tells the Great Falls Tribune the fire was spotted in …
A New Cumberland, W.Va., metal recycling plant lacked a safety system to collect combustible dust during a 2010 explosion that killed three people and injured another, according to federal investigators. In Charleston on Wednesday, the Chemical Safety Board released findings …