August 6, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational The Use of Accelerant Detection Dogs in Fire Scene InvestigationsAn accelerant detection dog should be considered for all large loss residential and commercial structure fires, vehicle fires, incendiary ... Risks Increase When Serving on a BoardIncreased regulatory, shareholder and media scrutiny combined with volatility in the global economy means that serving on the board of a ... New Study Links Current Events to Climate ChangeThe relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so ... HCA Says U.S. Probes Billing, Heart ProceduresU.S. authorities are looking into billing practices and the medical necessity of heart procedures performed at hospitals operated by HCA ...  East Vermont Disaster Relief Fund Allocates $1.5M for IreneMore than 100 Vermont families are getting more than $1.5 million in assistance to help their ongoing recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. ... Cars Keep Driving Into Virginia HomeA Fredericksburg, Va., homeowner says he's trying to figure out ways to keep cars from crashing onto his property. One that smashed through ... Only 2 of 9 Tornado Sirens in Virginia WorkCity officials in Virginia will decide whether it's time to replace an aging warning siren system after seven of the nine units failed to ... New Jersey Utility Worker’s Death Ruled an AccidentThe death of a utility worker who was electrocuted while on the job in central New Jersey has been ruled an accident. Monmouth County ...  Midwest Ohio High Court Weighs Woman’s Horse Barn InjuryAn Ohio woman severely injured when she went to the aid of a horse owner in danger of being trampled is challenging the state's definition ... Indiana City’s Storm Damage Nearly $2MA severe thunderstorm that toppled thousands of trees in Fort Wayne, Ind., has cost the city nearly $2 million for cleanup work that ... FEMA Declares Disaster in Northwest Wisconsin Due to FloodingThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in ... Water Leak Closes University of Kansas Art MuseumOfficials at the University of Kansas say thousands of books have been damaged by a water leak at the Spencer Museum of Art. The Lawrence ... Southeast Alabama City Considers $4 Hike to Seatbelt FinesTuscaloosa, Ala., court clerks are having trouble making change for $26 fines assessed for seatbelt violations, so the City Council is ... North Carolina City Closes Firing Range to Ensure Park SafetyThe renovation of one of Gastonia, N.C.'s oldest parks will put visitors closer to a nearby shooting range, which is being closed to the ... Florida Regulators Question Auto Insurance SavingsFlorida regulators are warning that a preliminary report estimating a new law will cut no-fault auto insurance premiums by 12 percent to 20 ... South Central Patients Peek at Hidden World of Hospital CostsTexas resident Walter Simonds went to the emergency room on a Saturday night in February with a stabbing pain in his right side. After two ... Oklahoma Fires Burn Dozens of HomesSeveral wildfires raging around the parched Oklahoma landscape prompted more evacuations on Sunday as emergency workers sought to shelter ... West New Mexico Court of Appeals Rules Death by Pigeon Covered Under Workers' CompThe exclusive remedy for a worker injured in the course of his employment is the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) regardless of whether ... Los Angeles Bar Investigated After Deadly CrashState alcohol regulators say they're investigating a Los Angeles, Calif., bar to learn if a woman was over-served before she allegedly ... Dozens of Utah Homes Evacuated as Wildfire GrowsAbout 30 homes have been evacuated as a brush fire broke out in the foothills south of Ogden, Utah. Authorities say the wildfire, known as ... International More Than 100 Sickened in Peru Mining SpillMore than 100 Peruvian farmers have been sickened by the spill of a copper concentrate containing arsenic and lead produced at one of the ... 6 Workers Found Dead Inside Mexico Coal MineEmergency crews located the bodies of six workers who were trapped underground Friday in a coal mine collapse in northern Mexico. One miner ... Connect with Claims Journal
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