Tennessee officials say one man was injured by a falling tree, thousands were without power, dozens of homes were damaged and numerous vehicle crashes were reported when strong storms hit Memphis. The Friday evening storms also left more than 131,000 …
A UPS driver is recuperating after being injured by a lightning strike in western Kentucky. The Messenger of Madisonville reports that it is the second time Jeff Ewing has survived a weather-related scare while making deliveries. Nearly four years ago, …
Five tornadoes struck Colorado on Sunday, two touching down in Denver, according to the National Weather Service. Several areas also were hit by hail. As residents begin to sort through the wreckage and pick up the pieces, the Rocky Mountain …
The southwest Kansas town of Greensburg, destroyed two years ago by a massive tornado, will receive $4.4 million in federal grants to help repair streets and build a new business park. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Division says …
The city of Clinton, Ark., filed suit against Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. for $28.5 million in federal court on May 31, accusing the poultry processor of potentially turning the city into a ghost town by idling its plant there. The north …
The National Weather Service has made it official that it was a tornado that roared through the northern Maine town of Eagle Lake last weekend, shearing off and uprooting hundreds of trees in its path. Following a survey of the …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Calif.-based GeoVera Insurance Group and its P/C members. “The ratings and …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bbb-” from “bb” of Arizona-based Republic Western Insurance Group and its members, which include Republic Western Insurance Company and …
The work to repair damage from last month’s tornado in Mena, Ark., has brought a building boom to the western Arkansas city at a time when most construction crews are feeling the effects of the recession. Three people were killed …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb+” from “a-” of Georgia Farm Bureau Group and its members, Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and Georgia Farm …