Authorities say the historic mansion on Long Island, N.Y., built by five-and-dime store founder F.W. Woolworth has sustained extensive damage in a fire. The blaze erupted Wednesday in a first-floor bedroom of the 16-acre Glen Cove estate. Fire officials say …
New rules would direct how New Jersey distributes disaster aid. The Assembly on Thursday is scheduled to consider a bill that would require the governor to deliver federal aid to disaster victims in proportion to the damage suffered in each …
Some of the areas hardest hit by the blizzard that tore through the state were on the coastline, where oceanfront homes took the brunt of raging seas. In Marshfield, officials were still assessing the damage but said at least four …
Erratic shifts and sleep deprivation may have contributed to the 2013 collision of two freight trains in southeast Missouri, according to a report from federal officials. The accident happened in May 2013 when a 60-car Union Pacific train hit a …
The U.S. Drought Monitor says more than 1.8 million Oklahomans are being affected by an ongoing, deepening drought. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board says that in the past month, the percentage of Oklahoma classified as being in exceptional drought has …
A consultant says fifteen additional fire stations are needed in unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish to protect citizens and keep insurance costs down. Tom Cassisa, a fire rating consultant hired by Lafayette Consolidated Government, presented the findings Tuesday of the …
The owners of a southwest Ohio mansion that burned to the ground last year are suing their insurance company for almost $60 million for allegedly not honoring their claims. Court documents show homeowners Jeffrey and Maria Decker filed the lawsuit …
The City Council in western Iowa’s Shelby has suspended the town’s volunteer firefighters in a dispute over fundraising money. The council decided Monday to suspend all but one member of the 12-person department. The town of about 640 people will …
The size of federal class action lawsuits accusing companies of securities fraud has dropped significantly, new studies show, as the bull market in stocks approaches its sixth birthday. Losses claimed by shareholders, measured by how much stock prices fell when …
An Ohio insurance industry trade association says homeowner and auto insurance costs for most Ohioans are expected to increase this year. The Columbus Dispatch reports a trend report from the Ohio Insurance Institute says the average cost of insuring a …