Oklahoma Schools Settle With Families of 7 Children Killed in 2013 Tornado June 14, 2017 A suburban Oklahoma City public school system has reached an agreement with the families of seven children killed in a...
Chicago Joins International Program to Reduce Car Crashes by 2026 June 14, 2017 Chicago officials are launching a new program to help reduce roadway crashes and eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by...
IoT Implementation Challenges Insurers June 14, 2017 By Denise Johnson Insurers have several concerns when it comes to selecting an Internet of Things provider, according to Dawn Mortimer, assistant vice...
Surging Western U.S. Rivers Raise Drowning Fears June 14, 2017 By SCOTT SMITH and HALLIE GOLDEN Massive waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and rivers raging in mountains throughout the western United States are thundering with greater...
West Virginia High Court Excludes Workers’ Comp for Work-Release Inmates June 14, 2017 Inmates participating in work-release programs do not quality for workers’ compensation benefits, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled has ruled....
Investigators Say EPA Had No Rules for Working at Risky Mines June 14, 2017 By DAN ELLIOTT The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had no rules for working around old mines when the agency inadvertently triggered a massive...
Researchers’ Discovery of Power Grid-Wrecking Malware Worrisome June 14, 2017 By RAPHAEL SATTER Researchers have discovered a troubling breed of power grid-wrecking software, saying in a report published Monday that the program was...
Idaho Woman Wants Insurer to Pay for Leveled Home June 14, 2017 An Idaho woman rented her home to a man she thought had plans to buy it. He instead demolished it....
WCRI: Illinois Still Seeing Impact of 2011 Workers’ Compensation Reform Law June 13, 2017 The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois decreased 6.4 percent since 2010, but remained higher than most...
Insurer Off the Hook in $500K Settlement to Spa Guest Who Had Stroke During Massage June 13, 2017 By Denise Johnson A federal appeals court ruled that Evanston Insurance Co. doesn’t owe a $500,000 settlement that a Florida spa owner agreed...