Wednesday 19 September 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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September 19, 2012
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National

State by State Look at Driving Rules for Older Drivers

A 50-state look at the varying rules across the nation governing drivers' licenses for older adults. ALABAMA: Licenses are renewed every ...

Court Orders Rehabilitation for Home Value Insurance Co.

Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, 2012, and has been prohibited from selling insurance ...

How Low Interest Rates Challenge Insurer CFOs, Affect Pricing

Property/casualty insurers say that principal preservation and total return are the most important objectives of their companies' portfolio ...
East

Judge Grants $33M Default Against New York Company in Recall

A federal judge on Monday granted a $33 million default judgment against a New York-based spice company involved in a nationwide salami ...

Flooded Pennsylvania Residents Can Get Retroactive Permits

A northeastern Pennsylvania community hit hard by flooding a year ago is allowing residents to apply for retroactive home renovation ...

Rhode Island Library Looks to Replace Stolen Railings

Officials at the William H. Hall Free library in Cranston, R.I., say they likely will have to replace stolen metal railings with wood. The ...

Transformer Fire Leaves 16 Homeless at Pennsylvania Site

Investigators say a transformer fire caused by a sagging power line has left 16 people homeless at a Pittsburgh-area apartment complex. ...
Midwest

Iowa Schools to Track Bullying on Database

Iowa public schools have a new database to report and track bullying incidents in detail as they happen throughout the year. The Des Moines ...

Squirrel Blamed for Rural North Dakota Barn Fire

A squirrel is being blamed for a weekend fire that destroyed a barn and tool shed near Bismarck. Homeowner Sue Alexander tells The Bismarck ...

Family of Joplin Tornado Victim Sues Wal-Mart

The wife and daughter of man killed inside a Walmart store when a massive tornado hit Joplin are suing. The Joplin Globe reported that the ...
Southeast

West Virginia Contractor Cited for Safety Violations

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing a West Virginia company for safety violations at a Tridelphia work ...

Filmmakers Work on Documentary of Kentucky Town's Tornado Recovery

Three men from eastern Kentucky are putting together a documentary about a town's recovery from a devastating spring tornado. WYMT-TV ...

NTSB: Pilot Not Licensed in South Carolina Flying Boat Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a flying boat that crashed near Dewees Island last year killing two people was ...
South Central

Isaac Plays Havoc With Louisiana Parish's Cemeteries

Blue tarpaulins cover loose caskets that floated out of tombs during Hurricane Isaac and were scattered around large sections of eastern ...

Oklahoma City Wants $2M Judgment Reversed

The city of Muskogee wants a nearly $2 million judgment to be reversed in a lawsuit that alleges private property was taken unlawfully. A ...

2 Killed When Car Crashes Into Texas House

Authorities say the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a Texas home and a person inside the home were found dead in the charred rubble ...

Arkansas Cemetery Hit Again by Vandalism

Authorities say a historic cemetery in Texarkana, Ark., has been hit by vandals three times in the past three months. The State Line ...
West

Caltrans Seeks Nearly $75K in Highway Safety Suit

California's Department of Transportation is seeking nearly $75,000 from a family of a woman killed in a crash three years ago who sued the ...

No Increase in Washington Workers' Comp Rate for 2013

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced it is proposing no increase in the average rate for workers' compensation insurance. ...

Hawaii Kayak Company Permit Revoked After Teen Swept Out to Sea

Hawaii officials have revoked a permit for a kayak tour company that led a group of teens when one from New York was swept out to sea on ...

Caliber Collision Doubles Capacity With Move to New California Facility

Caliber Collision announced today it will double the capacity of its Redlands operations with its move on September 17th to a new, ...
International

Villages Slowly Vanish as Lakes in the Dominican Republic Grow

No one thought much about it when the largest lake in the Caribbean began rising in a year of heavy rains. But then it never stopped. Lake ...

Bermuda Insurance Institute Announces New Chief Executive Officer

The Bermuda Insurance Institute ("BII") appointed Dawnnelle Walker as its first ever chief executive officer. Walker is currently senior ...

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