East News Study: Tornadoes Shifting Path Towards East Coast October 18, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting – decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more... Read More
Business News: NICB/Shift Technology, Pie Insurance, Willis Towers Watson October 18, 2018 Shift Technology and NICB Partner to Offer Insurers an Edge in Detecting, Combating Fraud Shift Technology, a solution provider with... Read More
Texas / South Central News Louisiana Bridge Hit by Barge-Mounted Crane Closed for Months October 18, 2018 A barge-mounted crane has slammed into a Louisiana bridge, shuttering a travel artery for what Louisiana officials say will be... Read More
West News Firefighters Sue California Gas Firm Over Massive Leak October 18, 2018 Firefighters who worked in and around the site of a massive natural gas leak sued the Southern California Gas Co.... Read More
Southeast News Devastating Hurricanes Spur Attention on Disaster Preparation October 18, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Hurricane Michael’s devastation could spur policymakers to better prepare vulnerable communities for the effects of climate change. The images of... Read More
Midwest News Missouri Duck Boat Firm Cites Old Maritime Law, Seeks Mediation October 18, 2018 By JOHN HANNA Two companies facing multiple lawsuits over a summer tourist boat accident in Missouri that killed 17 people have invoked an... Read More
As More States Legalize Pot, Impaired Driving Warnings Issued October 17, 2018 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin U.S. transportation safety officials are sounding the alarm on drug-impaired driving, calling for state and federal regulators to do more... Read More
West News Controlled Burns Seen as the Lesser of Two Evils October 17, 2018 By KATE WILIAMS, The Oregonian/OregonLive About 30 members of the crew stood in the morning still of the Oregon forest as Katie Sauerbrey laid out... Read More
Texas / South Central News Report: Oklahoma School Bus Traveling too Fast for Conditions October 17, 2018 An Oklahoma school bus that hydroplaned on a wet road and crashed in Central Texas last month, injuring nearly everyone... Read More
Southeast News Michael Highlights Florida Panhandle’s Weak Building Codes October 17, 2018 By GARY FINEOUT Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago;... Read More