State transportation officials are investigating where faulty guardrails have been installed along Mississippi roadways. Trinity Industries Inc. stopped shipments of its ET-Plus guardrails after a Texas jury ordered it to pay at least $175 million for misleading regulators. A whistleblower …
A sleep-deprived engineer nodded off at the controls of a commuter train just before taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, causing a derailment last year that killed four people and injured more than 70, federal regulators said Tuesday. …
A federal judge has reduced a jury’s award in a civil lawsuit by a Pittsburgh, Pa., man who alleged that police used excessive force against him during a 2010 traffic stop. The jury last summer awarded $105,000 in damages to …
Kauai County officials are reviewing security measures and community lending policies after the thefts of equipment worth $86,000. A pickup truck, office equipment, tools and an emergency generator were stolen in a two-week period starting July 7. The $40,000 Ford …
Customer service in property claims suffers when the contractor is left out of the settlement process and policy renewals may be in jeopardy because of it. That’s the word from the top executive of one of the world’s largest disaster …
The first phase of repairs to a $60 million high school football stadium in North Texas is complete. KXAS-TV reports an Allen Independent School District administrator told the school board Monday night that the stadium is on track to reopen …
The BP oil spill left an oily “bathub ring” on the sea floor that’s about the size of Rhode Island, new research shows. The study by David Valentine, the chief scientist on the federal damage assessment research ships, estimates that …
Officials say two people were injured and several guests were evacuated after a hot water line ruptured at Universal Orlando’s Cabana Bay Resort. A water line between the first and second floors ruptured just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, flooding the …
City officials in Mobile, Ala., say its email system is functioning after a shutdown they blame on a cyber attack. Al.com reports that the six-day shutdown started on Tuesday afternoon. City officials say anyone who sent an email to city …
Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall near the Nicaragua-Honduras border Monday, bringing heavy rains to an already waterlogged area. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was forecast to dump as much as 10 to 12 inches (25-30 centimeters) of …