September 23, 2014
Milwaukee County officials say the final cost of a July 2013 electrical fire at the county courthouse is $19.1 million. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the county’s director of administrative services said there has been a final settlement of insurance …
September 23, 2014
Tangipahoa Parish officials have launched a crackdown on traffic sign thieves. Parish President Gordon Burgess told The Daily Star Tangipahoa is stepping up investigation of the theft of stop signs and other signs and will pursue charges against individuals found …
September 23, 2014
A New Hampshire State Police report says maintenance on a tractor trailer on Interstate 93 wasn’t up to date when a tire came off and bounced across the lanes, causing a crash that killed a driver. WMUR-TV reports police said …
September 23, 2014
Officials say nearly three-dozen structures have been destroyed in an expanding wildfire in Northern California. Capt. Tom Piriano, a state fire spokesman, says 10 residences and 22 outbuildings have been destroyed in the King Fire, according to preliminary figures released …
September 22, 2014
Risk services provider Cunningham Lindsey announced a global restructure to enhance its U.S. business. Under the new global structure current Regional CEO of the America’s, Harry Patel, will take over the day to day operations of the U.S. loss adjusting …
September 22, 2014
Maria Lennon said she felt some relief when she heard the news Friday afternoon: A judge had finalized a $190 million settlement between Johns Hopkins Hospital and more than 8,000 patients of a gynecologist who used tiny cameras to secretly …
September 22, 2014
An advisory describing the current and emerging challenges faced by underground storage tank business owners and operators was released by ACE Group last week. The new report examines specific changes in state and federal regulations, increased financial responsibility requirements and …
September 22, 2014
A new federal report says 144 people died in work-related accidents in Louisiana in 2013. The Advocate reports the data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows the total was down two …
September 22, 2014
Juanita Jackson died in July 2003, five weeks after she was removed from a Florida nursing home where her family said continual neglect led to multiple bedsores, malnutrition and a fall that injured her head. Trying to collect a $110 …
September 22, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday revised sweeping food safety rules proposed last year after farmers complained that the regulations could hurt business. The new proposals would relax water quality standards and allow farmers to harvest crops sooner after …