Oklahoma Schools Destroyed by Tornado Lacked ‘Safe Rooms’ May 22, 2013 By Margaret Newkirk, Mike Lee and Henry Goldman of Bloomberg In Moore, Oklahoma, an area residents call Tornado Alley because it’s struck by more ferocious twisters than anywhere in the...
Oklahoma Tornado Damage Likely to Exceed Joplin – Commissioner May 21, 2013 The damage from Monday’s tornado in a suburb of Oklahoma City is likely to exceed that caused by the 2011...
Gene Eisenmann, Excess and Surplus Lines Industry Leader, Passes May 21, 2013 Gene Eisenmann, a leader in the excess and surplus lines industry in Texas and nationally, has passed away after a...
Update: Oklahoma Tornado Was EF5 May 21, 2013 A new assessment by the National Weather Service indicates peak winds in the tornado that hit the Newcastle/Moore Okla., area...
‘Major Disaster’ Declared in Wake of Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes May 21, 2013 An estimated EF4 tornado with a wind range of up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of...
Lafourche Parish Plans $6M in Flood Projects May 21, 2013 Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish is preparing to begin more than $6 million in flood protection projects for the Raceland and Des...
Texas Joins Flood of States Suing BP over 2010 Gulf Spill May 21, 2013 By P.J. Huffstutter Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others...
Texas, Oklahoma Battle Opioids With Legislation May 20, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read:...
Tornadoes Prompt State of Emergency Declaration in Oklahoma May 20, 2013 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding wrought devastation...
Former Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets 5 Years in Fraud Case May 20, 2013 A 35-year-old Denham Springs, La., man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison...