Monthly Archives: <span>January 2019</span>

Mexico Beach Town Still Recovering After Hurricane Michael

Saralyn Harder’s short commute to a temporary job in a barbecue food truck at the edge of a Florida town winds through a paradise violently deconstructed. The palm trees, blanched by salt water, have turned brown and yellow. Dirty sand …

Prosecutors Say Fires Could Mean PG&E Violated Criminal Sentence

A California utility’s role in igniting wildfires last year could allow a judge to find that it violated terms of its criminal sentence in a 2010 gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people, federal prosecutors said Monday. In a court …

Seed Fund Bumps Weather Hail Data Firm’s Expansion

Understory, a Madison, Wisc., startup whose ultra-local weather sensors can tell if a hailstorm that pelted your roof or a downpour that flooded your street left damage in its wake, is heading into a year of explosive growth. Understory generates …

Ex-Company Owner Plans Appeal of Camp Minden Explosives Sentence

The former owner of a company that left thousands of tons of potentially explosive artillery propellant at a Louisiana National Guard facility says he will appeal his sentence. David Alan Smith, 63, of Winchester, Kentucky, filed a notice of appeal …

Lawsuit Says Florida Theme Park Should Put Warning Signs in Spanish

Should a theme park post warning signs about a ride’s potential dangers in a language other than English? A lawsuit brought by a Guatemalan family against Universal Orlando Resort says yes. The family’s 38-year-old father suffered a fatal heart attack …

N.D. County Working to Improve Warnings After Deadly Tornado

The impact of a deadly summer tornado that struck western North Dakota is still being felt as work continues to improve the area’s weather warning system. The EF2 tornado slammed into the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City around …

The Impact of the Keodalah Decision on Insurers, Adjusters

A Washington Court of Appeals decision earlier this year that ruled adjusters can be named individually in bad faith lawsuits has raised concerns among adjusters and insurers across the country, according to Kevin Quinley, founder and principal of Quinley Risk …