Officials say an insurance company is not renewing Shelby County’s policy protecting against financial crimes, a move that stems from an alleged embezzlement scheme at Chancery Court that led to $1 million in losses. Travelers Insurance told the county in …
One county in Florida has decided not to wait on state lawmakers’ promise to address the insurance fraud and fix the state’s automobile no-fault law. It has passed its own ordinance to crack down on fraudulent medical clinics. The Hillsborough …
Contra Costa County will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a knife-waving man who was shot by sheriff’s deputies in an emergency room. The Contra Costa Times says the settlement was approved by county …
Furnas County has been ordered to pay more than $407,000 to a man injured in a car accident. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp awarded nearly $679,000 to Juston Pohl. But the judge reduced …
A Washington state couple has settled a lawsuit against Josephine County for $1.2 million after they were injured in a fall from a suspension bridge at a bed and breakfast made up of tree houses. The Grants Pass Daily Courier …
Louisa County has been shaken by five aftershocks from last week’s earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says on its website that the aftershocks began Sunday afternoon. They ranged in magnitude from 2.0 to 2.7. There have been no reports of …
Baldwin County commissioners have voted to proceed with an $11.95 million damages claim involving last year’s big oil spill. Attorneys from law firms representing the county in the claim as well as others from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and …
Ellis County officials were surprised to learn that the county didn’t have event insurance for the county’s fair last month. The Hays Daily News says Commissioner Dean Haselhorst reported Monday night that Fair Board members had “jumped down his throat” …
New storm surge sensors in Mobile County will produce real-time information about water levels that experts say will play a key role in evacuating residents as a hurricane approaches. It’s the first time the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has …
Dodge County officials have issued a disaster declaration for a storm that hit Fremont last week. Region 5/6 emergency manager Bill Pook told the Fremont Tribune that preliminary assessments put damage to public property from the June 20 storm at …