Southeast News 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... Read More
West News Record Wildfire Burns Amid Drought on Hawaii’s Big Island August 4, 2021 HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters gained more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over... Read More
West News Colorado Governor Plans Disaster Declaration After Mudslides August 4, 2021 DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it... Read More
West News Hundreds of Lightning Bolts Hit Dry Oregon, Start New Fires August 4, 2021 SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ Lightning bolts struck the parched forests of southern Oregon hundreds of times in 24 hours, igniting... Read More
International News Turkey’s Erdogan Faces Mounting Criticism Over Wildfires August 4, 2021 BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) — As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests... Read More
East News 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... Read More
Material, Labor Price Hikes Driving Increases in Claim Costs August 4, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property... Read More
International News COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Seafarers a Threat to Marine Insurers August 4, 2021 COVID-19 once again poses an intensifying threat to supply chain resilience. Marine reinsurers and insurers, in particular, should stay vigilant... Read More
Drunk-Driver Detectors for Cars Mandated in Infrastructure Bill August 3, 2021 New cars will be required to have technology to detect drunk drivers and a system to keep children from being... Read More
Southeast News 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... Read More