New Hurricane Center Head Turned Fear Into Career When the National Hurricane Center’s new director was growing up on the Florida and Texas coasts, tropical storms frightened him.... Read More
Mural Removed to Save Mississippi Insurance Building A mural that has been a downtown West Point, Miss., attraction for nearly 15 years is being removed to save... Read More
Mississippi High Court Orders New Trial in Asbestos Case The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County... Read More
Crisis Counseling for 2011 Alabama Tornado Victims to End A crisis counseling service launched to help Alabama residents cope with the deadly 2011 tornado outbreak is set to close... Read More
Georgia Police Seek Thief Who Stole Toothpicks Police in Athens, Ga., are trying to figure out who stole nearly $3,000-worth of toothpicks from the manufacturer. Police tell... Read More
9 Months After Irene, People in North Carolina Still Suffer The 2012 hurricane season has begun even as residents of eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the damage inflicted... Read More
Study: Florida Ranks High When it Comes to Best Building Codes Florida and Virginia have received good marks in a survey that looks at building codes in hurricane-prone states. The Tampa-based... Read More
West Virginia Distracted Driving Ban Among Week’s New Laws The days of legally driving while texting in West Virginia are numbered. A new ban on texting that also targets... Read More
Sentence Handed Down in Mississippi Mail Fraud Case A former Mississippi insurance agent will serve four years in prison for mail fraud and false pretense. Attorney General Jim... Read More
Georgia Mom Pretended to be Dead Son for Insurance Money Fulton County prosecutors say a woman has admitted to collecting more than $151,000 on a fraudulent insurance policy she took... Read More