Monthly Archives: <span>April 2013</span>

FEMA Gives Joplin Deal on 2 Fire Engines

The federal government is giving the city of Joplin, Mo., a deal on two fire engines it loaned the city after the 2011 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency bought the trucks as loaners and allowed the city to use …

Texas Chiropractic Clinic Owner Convicted of $3M Auto Insurance Fraud

The owner of a now defunct chiropractic clinic in Bryan, Texas, has pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. …

Claims Journal 2013 Job & Salary Survey

Do you want to know how your salary and benefits stack up against your peers? Are you interested in where your peers work: in an office, at home or a hybrid of the two? Wondering how others view their talent …

Dodgers Pospect Yasiel Puig Arrested in Tennessee

Jail records show that Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Yasiel Puig was arrested in Tennessee on charges of reckless driving, speeding and driving without proof of insurance. Hamilton County jail records posted online show Puig was arrested Sunday by Chattanooga police. …

OSHA Launches Initiative to Protect Temporary Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative to further protect temporary employees from workplace hazards. An OSHA memorandum directs field inspectors to assess whether employers who use temporary workers are complying with their …

Records Sought of Texas City’s Use of Ike Funds

A Houston-area city has been trying to produce records showing how $2 million in federal recovery money was spent after 2008’s Hurricane Ike. The Galveston County Daily News reported Monday that poor record keeping in La Marque has administrators scrambling …

Rising Seas Clearly Evident Along South Carolina Coast

Living in a coastal town or city with seawalls and docks on the waterfront, it can be difficult to notice the sea level rise by increments each year. But effects of higher sea level are very clear down a winding …

Georgia Storms Drop Quarter-Sized Hail, Topple Trees

Residents were cleaning up after Sunday thunderstorms dropped large hail and toppled trees, damaging cars and homes in several Georgia counties. Reports to the National Weather Service indicated that a tree fell on a car in Oglethorpe. Authorities say trees …

Man Arrested for Letting Son Drive Ferrari in India

Police on Monday arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Mohammed Nisham was arrested on charges of endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to …

Lawsuits Filed in Louisiana Road Deaths

Four lawsuits have been filed against Louisiana and Ascension Parish government over the fatal February 2012 crash in which two young girls died. The driver’s two children, 9-year-old Faith Castilaw and 7-year-old Patience Lobell, did not escape a submerged car …