In the wild world of winter weather, location is everything. So small last minute changes in the air morphed what was supposed to be crippling feet of snow into a handful of inches. Fearful forecasts turned into apologies. The not-so-great …
A water main break caused a sinkhole in a suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood, swallowing up a family’s car just after they escaped. Television news footage showed the back right end of the car barely visible from the sinkhole in Bladensburg …
Data Privacy Day, recognized each year on January 28, is an international effort focused on protecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. Data Privacy Day encourages everyone to weigh the benefits and risks of sharing information, understand what their information …
Florida’s chief financial officer says creating a “stress test” will help instill public confidence in the smaller insurers that have come to dominate Florida’s homeowners’ insurance market. Jeff Atwater said Tuesday that creating a stress test whose results are made …
Mopeds could be regulated further in North Carolina by requiring drivers to get insurance and a permit or identification card. Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Kelly Thomas presented recommendations Tuesday to a legislative committee. He says they are based on …
Since a tornado devastated Joplin in 2011, more than $100 million has been spent by school districts in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas to provide safe rooms for students, staff and patrons during severe weather, according to a newspaper analysis. …
A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) identified new predictors of worker outcomes that can help public officials, payors, and health care providers in Arkansas improve the treatment and communication an injured worker receives after an injury …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is proposing to reduce overall premium rate levels for private employers beginning July 1, 2015. The 10.8 percent reduction would result in a decrease in projected annual premium of $153 million, the BWC. If …
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that destroyed more than a dozen boats at a Sacramento County marina. The flames were reported early Monday near the community of Walnut Grove, Calif., in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Officials say nobody …
The founder of a popular yogurt company is in prison after admitting he set the business ablaze in a fit of anger over investors’ handling of the company. The Dallas Morning News reports a judge has sentenced 56-year-old Edgar Diaz …