Southeast News
May 9, 2008
- Mississippi Emergency Agency Reports Damage in Latest Round of Tornadoes
- Mississippi Governor Matches Funds for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- Coal Mining Company Cited for Violations in West Virginia Mine Death
- River Traffic Halted as Kentucky Firefighters Battle Blaze on Abandoned Bridge
- 4 Workers Hurt in Explosion at Mill in Southern Alabama
- New Mississippi Supreme Court Building Floods
May 8, 2008
- Former Kentucky Adjuster Gets Jail Time, Ordered to Pay Restitution
- Judge in West Virginia Approves Settlements of 3 King Lawsuits
- South Carolina Bill Banning Booze Inhaler Moves to the House Floor
- Update: Tennessee Drivers Could Face Reckless Driving Charge for Ignoring Flood Signs
- Update: Charleston Mayor to Release Report on Fatal South Carolina Blaze
May 7, 2008
- Florida Authorities Work to Contain Wildfire at Lake Okeechobee
- Alabama Officials Removing Roadside Memorials as Hazard to Drivers
- South Carolina: Firefighters Union Criticizes Delay of Charleston Report
May 6, 2008
- Tornadoes Hit Tennessee, Demolish Mobile Homes, Injure 4
- Kentucky Officials May Install Crash Prevention Cables on Interstate
- 5 Mississippi Counties under State of Emergency after Severe Weather
- Kentucky Company Enters Reinsurance Agreement with California Underwriter
May 5, 2008
- Mississippi Mill Blast Kills 1, Injures 17
- Update: Central Florida Commuter Rail Stopped Dead in its Tracks
- Parents File Lawsuit over Fatal School Bus Crash in Kentucky
- Alabama Coastal Insurance Bill Opposed by Alfa Passes in Senate
- Report on Fire that Killed 9 South Carolina Firefighters Delayed
- West Virginia Officials: Source of Fires May Never be Known
- Insurers not Impressed with Florida's Revamped Insurance Package
- Mississippi Officials Revise Jackson Damage Estimate
May 2, 2008
- State Officials Praise Florida Public Adjuster Legislation
- North Carolina to Start Enforcing Sandbag Ban
- South Carolina Teens Can Text and Talk while Driving
- Class-action Suit Filed in Florida against Insurance Deadline
- Seat Belt Usage Rate Nets $5 million for West Virginia
- Revamped Insurance Package Passed by Florida House
- Hurricane Season Looming, Mississippi Commissioner Says Be Prepared
- Alfa Insurance Hires Senior Vice President of North Alabama Marketing
- 2 Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in West Virginia
May 1, 2008
- Update: West Virginia Cancels Mine Seal Meeting
- Tennessee Open Container Bill OK'd Despite Enforcement Concerns
- Excessive Speed, Stunts, Could Mean Prison Time for Florida Motorcyclists
- Safety Investigation Follows Equestrian Fall at Kentucky Event
- Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lockheed Suit in Mississippi
- South Carolina House Approves Bill Calling for Fire-Safe Cigarettes
- Recycling Plant Fire in South Carolina Creates Environmental Hazard
April 30, 2008
- Kentucky Public Safety Officials Concerned with Scrap Metal Thefts
- West Virginia City Votes to Ban All-Terrain Vehicles
- Mississippi Lawmakers Expand Public Safety 'One Call' Law
- West Virginia to Revisit Mine Seal Rules
- Georgia Court to Consider Carbon Monoxide Case
- Florida Fire Prompted Partial Jail Evacuation
April 29, 2008
- Florida Regulator Holds Public Hearing on New Reinsurance Rules
- Alfa Insurance Offers Rewards in String of Alabama Copper Theft
- Industrial Accident in Tennessee Claims Life at Construction Site
- Kentucky Residents Recovering from Tornadoes Unhappy with Feds
- West Virginia Lawmaker Says State Should Pay Firefighters' Workers' Comp
- Florida-based Old Dominion Insurance Earns Top Spot in Agent Survey
April 28, 2008
- Building Explodes in Florida, Impacts Nearby Businesses, Damages Home
- Florida CFO to Politicians: Look at State's Liability in Commuter Rail Deal
- Bill to Limit Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Tennessee Heads to Governor
- Shooting Prompts Safety Measures at Mississippi College
- State Farm Settles Katrina Case in Mississippi
April 25, 2008
- West Virginia Mining Co. Blames Losses on Structural Issues, Labor Shortage
- 9 West Virginia Airports Get Federal Funds for Improvements, Safety
- Fewer Tennessee Wildfires as Season Winds Down
- Court Upholds Florida Lobby Law
- Mississippi Attorney Wants Hurricane Katrina Litigator Sanctioned
- 12 Hurt in North Carolina Greyhound Bus Wreck after Driver Falls Asleep
- South Carolina Gov. Names Public Safety Director