NTSB Reports Systemic Flaws in Gas Pipeline Safety Oversight January 29, 2015 By JOAN LOWY Three powerful accidents in recent years show systemic weaknesses in how natural gas providers maintain the largest pipelines in their...
Insurance Costs and Lack of Sponsors Ends Wyoming Hot Air Balloon Fest January 29, 2015 Organizers of an annual hot air balloon festival in Wyoming have reluctantly decided to end the event after 19 years....
Reforms Demanded on 2nd Anniversary of Brazil Nightclub Fire January 29, 2015 By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Relatives and friends of the more than 200 people killed in a nightclub fire marched through a southern Brazilian town...
$17M Flood Aid Package Heads to Minnesota Lawmakers for Signature January 29, 2015 Minnesota lawmakers have given final approval to a $17 million package of disaster assistance that will help local governments pay...
Kansas Geologists Request More Funding Amid Earthquake Spike January 29, 2015 Kansas geologists say they need more funding to investigate an unprecedented spike in earthquakes in the state. Kansas Geological Survey...
Ex-Kentucky County Official Gets 7 Years in Prison for Tornado Repair Kickbacks January 29, 2015 By BRUCE SCHREINER The former top official of a tornado-ravaged Kentucky county was sentenced to seven-plus years in prison Tuesday for raking in...
Texas Bill Would Modify ‘Claimant’ Definition in Medical Liability Cases January 29, 2015 Texas state Rep. Chris Turner, House District 101- Grand Prairie, has filed a measure that would clarify the definition of...
Allstate Releases New Digital Claims Payment Method January 28, 2015 With just an email address or mobile phone number, consumers can now get an Allstate claim payment made directly to...
Worst Insurance Fraud Scams of 2014 January 28, 2015 A driver rockets his $1-million Bugatti into a salty lagoon … Two kids perish in a home insurance arson their...
Costa Concordia Captain Could Get up to 26 Year Prison Term January 28, 2015 By NICOLE WINFIELD Prosecutors asked a court to convict the captain of the Costa Concordia and sentence him to 26 years in prison...