Wind Insurer Settles Lawsuit with South Texas School District October 17, 2014 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has agreed to pay nearly $8 million to settle an unpaid claims lawsuit filed by...
Illinois Vacant Building Increasing County Insurance Bill October 17, 2014 Officials in Vermillion County in eastern Illinois say concerns about a vacant skyscraper makes it more expensive to insure an...
American Owner of Wildlife Park in Mexico Killed by Camel October 17, 2014 By MARK STEVENSON The American owner of a wildlife park in the Mexican resort of Tulum has died after being kicked, bit and...
Preliminary Report on Oklahoma Softball Bus Crash Released October 17, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on a crash in Oklahoma that killed four members of...
Maryland County Considers Doubling Fines for Passing School Buses October 17, 2014 Police have issued tickets to 730 drivers for passing stopped school buses in Montgomery County in the past nine months....
Kansas City Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Claims for $9.95M October 17, 2014 The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph says it has agreed a $9.95 million agreement to settle all outstanding claims alleging...
Judge Rules in Favor of Florida County in Boy’s Beach Death October 17, 2014 A judge has ruled in favor of Volusia County in a family’s lawsuit over the death of their 4-year-old son...
Avalanches, Blizzard Kill 12 in Nepal’s Mountains October 16, 2014 By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA An avalanche and blizzard in Nepal’s mountainous north have killed at least 12 people, including eight foreign trekkers, officials said...
Great Shakeout to Prepare Millions of People for Earthquakes October 16, 2014 By Kara Mason, SHF Wire More than 25 million people across the world are expected to “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday at 10:16 a.m....
Dover Police Cite 316 Distracted Drivers on Phones October 16, 2014 Dover, Delaware, police have doled out more than 300 tickets to distracted drivers for texting and talking on their cell...