Texas police say they’ve smashed an international shoplifting ring that pilfered such goods as laundry detergent, batteries and cosmetics for sale at flea markets or smuggling into Mexico. Austin police Officer Dustin Smart says stolen goods with an estimated worth …
About 35 current and former City of Ruston, La., firefighters are resting a little easier after the Board of Aldermen finally approved the transfer of funds for a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2001. The Ruston Daily Leader reports …
The tornado hurtled toward the North Texas nursing home. Physical therapist Patti Gilroy said she saw the swirling mass barreling down through the back door, after she herded patients into the hallway in the order trained: walkers, wheelchairs, then beds. …
Arkansas’ revenues in March were ahead of last year and beat official projections, as the state saw increases in nearly all major tax collections, the state’s finance office said on April 3. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said …
Officials with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission say collisions at rail crossings in Louisiana fell in 2011from 106 in 2010 to 96 last year. The Louisiana Operation Lifesaver program also reported that deaths from such incidents fell from 13 to …
Months after their state-certified vehicle inspection station was cited by federal authorities for failing to notice defects in a bus that crashed in North Texas, killing 17 passengers, brothers Alam and Cesar Hernandez shuttered their firm. But that didn’t mean …
Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office. Jennie Reed has been promoted to senior broker, regional vice president and will be …
A severe line of thunderstorms and isolated super cells moved into the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area in the early afternoon on April 3 producing numerous tornadoes and large hail that was responsible for extensive damage throughout the region. Preliminary storm …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. announced that Karen Mondshine has been appointed to the position of personal insurance territory sales director. She will be based in Texas. Mondshine has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry with the …
New federal flood insurance rate maps are going into effect and affecting thousands of Livingston Parish, La., homeowners. The Advocate reports many people whose homes have never flooded will be required by their mortgage companies to buy insurance that could …
