The Chester fire chief says more than 3 inches of rain fell on his community creating the worst flooding since Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont almost three years ago. Chief Matthew Wilson says the Monday flooding was “bad like Irene,” …
New York University’s Langone Medical Center is getting over $1 billion to repair damage from Sandy and protect against future storms. Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday that the “lump sum” has been authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Schumer …
Ohio’s amusement ride inspectors won’t be conducting an official investigation into an accident at Cedar Point that injured at least two people, but will have to give the OK for the swing ride to reopen. The state only investigates accidents …
An interesting issue came before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently. In Travelers Property Cas. Co. of America v. Mixt Greens, Inc., 2014 WL 1246686 (March 25, 2014), litigation was brought because the ventilation system …
The National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA) elected new leadership during its June 18-21, 2014 annual meeting at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington, Penn. Elected as president was Karl L. Denison, CPPA, executive vice president and principal …
Firefighters believe an electric clothes dryer was the source of a fire that damaged part of an apartment building in St. Albans, Vermont. Clothes Dryer Fires Cause $35M in Property Losses None of the seven occupants was hurt in the …
The National Transportation Safety Board is faulting a train operator for decisions leading up to a derailment that leaked hazardous gas into a New Jersey community as well as local officials for their response to the accident. Tanker cars derailed …
The Mini Cooper Countryman is the only small car to earn a good rating among the latest group of 12 cars subjected to the insurance industry’s small overlap front crash test. Two electric models and a hybrid also are in …
Police in North Texas say they’ve arrested a man who became upset with his wife and drove his car into their home, trapping the woman in the rubble. Firefighters in the Dallas suburb of Cedar Hill worked early Tuesday to …
A Lynnwood woman must repay Washington state more than $200,000 for workers’ comp benefits she received fraudulently. Sharon Jean Weaver, 64, had claimed she was too disabled to work while operating an adult family home at the same time. She …