Huge Blaze Engulfs Railroad Tie Recycling Plant in Alabama August 4, 2021 SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A fire that apparently started with a lightning strike and grew so large it showed up...
Record Wildfire Burns Amid Drought on Hawaii’s Big Island August 4, 2021 By Caleb Jones HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters gained more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over...
Colorado Governor Plans Disaster Declaration After Mudslides August 4, 2021 By Thomas Peipert DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it...
Hundreds of Lightning Bolts Hit Dry Oregon, Start New Fires August 4, 2021 By Andrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ Lightning bolts struck the parched forests of southern Oregon hundreds of times in 24 hours, igniting...
Turkey’s Erdogan Faces Mounting Criticism Over Wildfires August 4, 2021 By Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) — As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests...
NTSB: Green Line Train That Hit 2nd Train Was Going 30 mph August 4, 2021 BOSTON (AP) — The Green Line train that struck a second train on Friday was traveling at 30 miles per...
Material, Labor Price Hikes Driving Increases in Claim Costs August 4, 2021 By Jim Sams The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property...
COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Seafarers a Threat to Marine Insurers August 4, 2021 By Tom Johansmeyer and Ted Gregory COVID-19 once again poses an intensifying threat to supply chain resilience. Marine reinsurers and insurers, in particular, should stay vigilant...
Drunk-Driver Detectors for Cars Mandated in Infrastructure Bill August 3, 2021 By Keith Laing and Lillianna Byington New cars will be required to have technology to detect drunk drivers and a system to keep children from being...
Alabama Utilities Blame ‘Flushable Wipes’ for Clogged Pipes August 3, 2021 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama utility operators are trying to discourage the state’s residents from believing the claims of “flushable...