Road Damaged by Tropical Storm Hilary Reopens to Vegas-Area Mountain Hamlets Almost 2 Months Later October 30, 2023 LAS VEGAS (AP) — After nearly two months of repairs, authorities have reopened the first of three state storm-damaged highways...
Member of Crew Tied to 490 Catalytic Converter Thefts Pleads Guilty October 30, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Springfield, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston last week to his role in a regional organized...
Poultry Companies Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling that they Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed October 30, 2023 By Ken Miller A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they...
Driver in Malibu Crash that Killed 4 College Students Pleads not Guilty to Murder, Held on $4M Bail October 30, 2023 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu,...
Louisiana Courts Still Tidying Up After Storm of McClenny Moseley Lawsuits October 30, 2023 By Jim Sams In December 2022, before much was known about how McClenny Moseley & Associates in Houston was able to set up...
Viewpoint: Disaster Reduction Requires Advance Plan and Discussion about Lessons Learned October 30, 2023 By Steven Andersen, John Dulude, and Bill Zoeller The need for comprehensive disaster risk management has never been more evident. In recent years, major storms, earthquakes, wildfires, tornados,...
Hurricane Disaster in Mexico Spurs Criticism of AMLO Response October 27, 2023 By Max de Haldevang and Maya Averbuch As an iconic Mexican resort lay devastated by a surprise hurricane, the country’s president was, quite literally, stuck in the...
Captain or Boat Owner: Lawyers Trade Blame for 2019 Fire that Killed 34 People October 27, 2023 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that the captain of a scuba dive boat should be held responsible...
Averted Disaster on Horizon Air Flight Renews Scrutiny on Mental Health of Those in the Cockpit October 27, 2023 By Claire Rush and Gene Johnson PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot`s attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon...
Kansas Court System Down Nearly 2 Weeks in ‘Security Incident’ that Has Hallmarks of Ransomware October 27, 2023 By Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline...