An Oklahoma woman who said the cost of insurance and fees might force her to give up her pet kangaroo may get to keep the pet after all. City councilors in a Tulsa suburb are in favor of an exotic …
Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka. Two people were killed and 43 others were injured when the tornado …
A Tennessee woman told a federal judge in Baton Rouge, La., that she embezzled over $491,000 in benefits intended for employees of union contractors in five states. Theresa Waters, 45, of Murfreesboro, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from …
An Oklahoma woman who asked her local city council for permission to keep her pet kangaroo says proposed changes to the law meant to help her keep the animal may be too costly. The Broken Arrow City Council tabled Christie …
A state panel in Texas has recommended more education and training for fire investigators following its review of a case involving a Texas inmate executed after a fire labeled arson killed his three daughters. The Texas Forensic Science Commission also …
Houston, Texas-based regional insurance carrier, Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co., has named Milby D. Dunn II as chairman of the board of Underwriters and appointed Jeffrey Mann as president and CEO. Each has extensive insurance industry experience for a combined 34 …
Irving, Texas-based JW Wrobel & Associates LLC has hired Kate Innocent as senior underwriter. Innocent will specialize in marketing, underwriting and placing small to medium surplus lines accounts for retail agencies in Texas. In addition, she will develop and manage …
A wildfire in Austin, Texas, believed to have been sparked by a homeless man’s campfire, has burned 100 acres and damaged at least 18 homes. Austin Fire Department spokesman Chayer Smith said he expected the damage estimates to move “substantially …
Tornadoes, violent thunderstorms, high wind and hail struck large swaths of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas last week and now those states are beginning the process of assessing the damage. In Arkansas, storms killed seven people, left a trail of …
A Baton Rouge, La., state lawmaker’s law firm has been fined for violating state ethics law, by doing legal work for the state-run property insurer of last resort. Jackson Bell Attorneys LLC – the law firm of Rep. Michael Jackson …
