Federal officials have approved individual aid to residents of Northwood, N. D. to help them recover from an Aug. 26 tornado that killed one person, injured 18 and left much of the town in ruins, Gov. John Hoeven and the …
The widow of a 50-year-old mechanic who killed himself after being terminated from his job is entitled to receive death benefits under workers compensation, a Massachusetts Appeals Court in Suffolk County has ruled. The ruling affirms a decision by the …
Sioux Falls. S.D. insurance agent Paul Wentzlaff is accused of stealing from two elderly clients and has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and fraud. He could face up to 20 years in prison. Don Srstka, a special assistant attorney general, said …
Three former makers of lead paint that lost a landmark Rhode Island lawsuit, including Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co., would have to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean up hundreds of thousands of homes contaminated with lead under a state proposal …
A passenger plane crashed while attempting to land at southern Thailand’s Phuket airport Sunday afternoon, possibly leaving some people dead and about 20 hurt, an official said. An unconfirmed television report said 60 were dead. [IJ Ed. Note: Later reports …
S.A. Meacock and Co. is the most recent Managing General Agent to join Lloyd’s rapidly-growing China platform, bringing the total to 11. Ian Faragher, Managing Director of Lloyd’s China Re, observed that the platform’s success would encourage more participants to …
Only a couple of years ago the headline “Northwest Passage Found,” would have been relegated to April Fool’s Day or the August silly season. Now, according to new satellite photos released by the European Space Agency, it’s set to become …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of an Archdale man charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense. Department investigators arrested Billy George Flynt, 47, on Sept. 13 at the Guilford County magistrate’s office. Officials …
A statewide crackdown on people driving while intoxicated resulted in at least 2,270 arrests, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety reported. More than 400 agencies across the state participated in the department’s “Safe and Sober” campaign from Aug. 17 to …
A project in Monongalia County is the first to receive a stormwater infrastructure loan from the state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund since the fund was created by the Legislature in 2001, the state Department of Environmental Protection said. The …
