West News Alaska City Looks to Improve Pedestrian Safety Amid Growth January 6, 2014 On Dec. 5, a 6-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle on Ptarmigan Road, near the school. The vehicle was... Read More
Midwest News Ohio Targets Scrap Metal Thefts by Tracking Sales January 6, 2014 Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts. The Dayton Daily... Read More
Southeast News Tennessee Recorded 36 Tornadoes in 2013 January 6, 2014 Tennessee had 36 tornadoes in 2013 with no fatalities. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Bobby Boyd, in the Nashville... Read More
International News China Says it Saw a Drop in Mining Deaths in 2013 January 6, 2014 Safety at China’s coal mines improved in 2013, with the numbers of accidents and deaths decreasing from the previous year,... Read More
East News New Jersey Senator Pushes Delay to Flood Insurance Hikes January 6, 2014 Peggy Molloy is not a millionaire. In fact, she’s afraid she may soon have to stop paying the mortgage on... Read More
Midwest News Court Sides With Southern Indiana City in Man’s Injury Lawsuit January 6, 2014 The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the Ohio River city of Madison is not... Read More
Texas / South Central News Sorrento Police Department Still Lacks Liability Insurance January 6, 2014 As the new year begins, the law enforcement situation in Sorrento, La.,which lost its police department insurance coverage in November,... Read More
Texas / South Central News Three Largest Home Insurers in Texas Plan to Raise Rates January 6, 2014 Texas’ three largest home insurers are kicking off 2014 with steep increases in policyholder premiums, according to a report published... Read More
Southeast News North Carolina Insurers Seek to Raise Homeowner Rates January 6, 2014 The group representing companies that provide homeowners insurance in North Carolina is seeking an average increase of more than 25... Read More
Texas / South Central News Few Hurricane Katrina Lawsuits Linger 8 Years Later January 6, 2014 A team of plaintiffs’ attorneys has spent roughly $16 million to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches... Read More