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November 27, 2013
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National

Turkey, Tinsel and Tinder: Erie Insurance Lists Holiday Hazards and Tips to Avoid Them

The song says "It's the most wonderful time of the year," but it can also be the most dangerous. The period between Thanksgiving and New ...

Weak 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Draws to Close

The 2013 Atlantic season has delivered the fewest hurricanes since 1982, U.S. forecasters said Monday, despite their predictions in May ...

Could You Be Serving Up A Lawsuit With That Turkey Dinner?

As millions of Americans host and attend Thanksgiving dinners across the street or across the country, many may be unaware of the risks. ...

Direct Auto Insurance Introduces Mobile App and Text Message Payment

Nashville-based Direct Auto Insurance unveiled two new mobile device capabilities that can help customers monitor their driving habits, ...

Hellman & Friedman to Acquire Applied Systems

Applied Systems, Inc., a provider of software that powers the business of insurance, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to ...
East

Jury Rejects Lawsuit in Stabbing at New Jersey McDonald's

Jurors have found the owner of a McDonald's restaurant in northern New Jersey not liable for a stabbing that left a man partially ...

Contractor Charged With Murder in Philly Collapse

A cut-rate building contractor will face murder charges for a botched demolition in downtown Philadelphia that killed six people inside an ...

New Jersey Bill Would Fine all Kinds of Distracted Drivers

Drivers in New Jersey could possibly be pulled over for snacking, smoking or putting on make-up behind the wheel under a bill that has been ...

Rutgers Report: University Handled Sandy Well

A Rutgers University task force has found the university handled Superstorm Sandy well but offers some areas for improvement. The document ...
Midwest

Insurance Chief Asks FEMA to Waive Rule for University of Iowa

Iowa's insurance commissioner is backing the University of Iowa in a dispute with the federal government over how much insurance the campus ...

Illinois Attorney General's Investigators Work in Tornado-Damaged Towns

Investigators from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office are working in central and southern Illinois communities severely ...

Illinois Roofing Company Fined $158K for Safety Hazards

Affordable Roofing and Exteriors Inc. in Trenton, Ill., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health ...

Indiana Seeks Damage Reports From Tornado Outbreak

State homeland security officials are urging Indiana residents to report storm damage from last week's tornado outbreak as soon as they're ...

Gaffner Appointed York Risk Services Midwest Regional President

York Risk Services Group. Inc., a national provider of claims management, managed care and risk management services, announced that Scott ...
Southeast

Alabama Crash Data Shows Holidays are a Dangerous Time on the Roads

The days just before Christmas, as people rush to buy presents and travel to holiday destinations, can be more dangerous on roadways than ...

Family Evacuates When Floor Shifts in Tampa House

A family evacuated their house in Tampa after the floor in one room shifted. Tampa police officers arrived at the scene late Monday but ...

Wayne County Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Raquel Pineda, 31, of 271 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive; she ...
South Central

Louisiana Parish DA to File Charges Against Cleanup Contractor

The Livingston Parish district attorney says he will file charges against a former parish contractor after a grand jury fell one vote short ...

Oklahoma Court Sets Arguments in Workers' Comp Case

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of Oklahoma's new workers' ...

Dallas Employers Face $97K in Penalties Following Forklift Deaths

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC and Nationwide ...

Grant Will Fund Patrols in Bogalusa

Police in Bogalusa, La., say they will use a newly awarded grant to beef-up traffic enforcement. The Daily News reports the Louisiana ...
West

Portland Tire-Slashing Toll: 500 Vehicles, $250K

For about six months, somebody armed with what resembles a small ice pick has been puncturing tires in Portland, Ore., neighborhoods and ...

Governor Appoints Workers' Compensation Director

Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico's workers' ...

5 San Francisco Firefighters Await Suspensions Over Crash

Five members of the San Francisco Fire Department face possible suspensions stemming from an incident in which a firefighter suspected of ...
International

Pacquiao Says he is Borrowing to Give Typhoon Aid

Despite returning like a hero from beating Brandon Rios over the weekend, Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday he has no money to keep his promise ...

15 People Killed in Crash on Highway in Brazil

Officials say 15 people were killed and seven injured when a cargo truck smashed into a minibus carrying patients to a hospital in Brazil's ...

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