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Man Faces Arson Charges After $1M in Damage to Oregon Storage Units
A man faces arson and criminal mischief charges after a fire at a storage facility near the Salem Municipal Airport in Oregon on Monday resulted in over $1 million in damages. Firefighters responded to a report of a large fire …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 9:25 PM |
Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Insurance Payments
Formerly licensed insurance agent Danny Raymond Armenta, 48, of Clovis, Calif. was arraigned on Monday in Fresno Superior Court on multiple felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft and diversion of fiduciary funds after allegedly using his position as an insurance …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 9:23 PM |
North Carolina Insurance Dept. Warns of Door-to-Door Insurance Scams
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is warning people to be on alert for insurance scams after the North Carolina Department of Insurance received a report of scam artists going door-to-door claiming to be from department. In a statement, NCDOI …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:52 PM |
Oakbridge Insurance Agency Partners with The Greer Agency of Georgia
Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC, an independent insurance and risk management advisor, has formed a partnership with The Greer Agency, Inc of Georgia. Oakbridge and Greer closed the transaction on May 3, 2021, and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:47 PM |
Union Leaders Say Indiana’s Rate of Worker Fatalities Too High
Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher than the national average. Federal data shows Indiana had 146 worker deaths during 2019, the most recent year …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:24 PM |
Indiana Jury Awards Girl $96K for YMCA Bounce House Injuries
A jury has awarded nearly $96,000 in damages to a northwest Indiana girl who was injured in 2018 while playing in a bounce house at a local YMCA. After a four-day trial in the civil case against Valparaiso Family YMCA, …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:23 PM |
Drought Throughout Dakotas Shows No Signs of Easing Up
Extreme drought shows no signs of releasing its grip on North Dakota, despite recent cooler weather and widespread rainfall. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released on May 6, shows 85% percent of North Dakota in extreme drought, the second-worst …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:23 PM |
Oklahoma Bill Creating Framework for Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Signed by Governor
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill that sets up a regulatory framework for peer-to-peer car sharing. Senate Bill 355, authored by Sen. Paul Rosino R-Oklahoma City, Rep. Lonnie Sims, R-Jenks, and House Majority Floor Leader Jon …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 4:22 PM |
Flooding from Fire-Charred Area Threatens Arizona City
It’s nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in neighborhoods along a wash. That’s because heavy storm runoff flowing …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 2:49 PM |
M4.7 Quake Confirmed in California-Nevada Border Area
A series of earthquakes – the largest with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 – struck the California-Nevada border area Thursday night but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The largest temblor struck …
POSTED MAY 10, 2021 2:47 PM |
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