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Southerners Rekindling ‘Fire Culture’ to Boost Longleaf Pine Range
WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf blowers. Wimberley, 65, …
Alex Jones Offers Sandy Hook Families $55 Million Over 10 Years
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones` latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded to the relatives in lawsuits against Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown …
People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Connell Agency President
Crest Insurance Group promoted Tom Connell to agency president. Connell, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., joined the agency in 2012. He previously served as the agency’s senior vice president. He will also continue his role as a broker. Former president JB …
Explosion at Hotel in Pennsylvania’s Amish Community Kills 1 Person
One person was found dead after an early morning explosion and fire at a hotel in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish-related tourism area, authorities said Monday. State police in Lancaster County said the blast was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. …
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Revive Billionaire’s Defamation Suit Against Beto O’Rourke
The Texas Supreme Court said Friday it would not consider Republican megadonor Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit against former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke after a state appeals court dismissed it earlier this year. The all-GOP court denied Warren’s petition for …
People Moves: Tate Appointed Aspen’s Inland Marine – Head of Product & Underwriting
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed Michael Tate to the newly created role of inland marine – head of product & underwriting. Tate will be based in Chicago, Ill. Before Aspen, Tate served as chief underwriting officer …
Louisiana Police Say a Drunken Driver Smashed Into a Building, Then Left a Debris Trail Leading to a Bar
SLIDELL, La. (AP) – A drunken driver who fled after smashing into a Louisiana building left a debris trail that officers followed to find him at a bar, according to police. Police officers in Slidell were dispatched Saturday night to …
Biden Administration Launches Formal Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Risks After Ohio Train Derailment
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern …
Comcast’s Xfinity Reveals Data Breach Potentially Affecting Nearly 36 Million People
Comcast’s Xfinity has started notifying customers of a data breach that may have revealed information of nearly 36 million people, . Xfinity, Comcast’s brand for broadband, video and phone services, said in a notice that a routine cybersecurity exercise on …
Flooding Drives Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge
Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans …
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Robert Alan Agency
National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Robert Alan Agency, a New York-based retail insurance agency. Established in 1980 by Bob Carlucci, the Robert Alan Agency is headquartered in New City, with additional locations in Montgomery, Liberty, …
Man Pleads Guilty to One of New York’s Biggest No-Fault Insurance Frauds Ever
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $60-$70 million fraud targeting no-fault automobile insurance companies in New York. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams reported that Bradley Pierre of Closter, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery …