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January 31, 2013
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National

NOAA Warns On Storm Surge

In case Superstorm Sandy did not convince risk experts that hurricane categories are not useful predictors of potential storm surge levels, ...

2013 Spring Forecast: Six More Weeks of Winter for Northeast

AccuWeather issues a spring outlook for the U.S. every year, focusing on the major highlights of the season. AccuWeather's Long-Range ...

More Than $13.6M in Fake NFL Merchandise Seized

Reporting from the National Football League conference, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton and NFL Vice ...

Anthony Canale Joins PPVAR Board of Directors

The new PPVAR (Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response) is pleased to announce that Anthony Canale, vice president of Verisk Crime ...
East

Family of New York City Ad Exec Files Suit in Elevator Death

The family of a New York City advertising executive who was crushed to death in an elevator accident in 2011 has sued the repair company. ...

Historic West Paris Building Razed by Fire

A West Paris building that burned down this week was once home to the last manufacturer of wooden clothes pins in the U.S. The Penley Mill ...

After Sandy, New York City Council Plan Disaster Crime Bill

New York City lawmakers are looking to crack down on criminals who exploit disasters to enrich themselves through frauds, burglary or other ...

Sandy Aid From FEMA in New Jersey Reaches Nearly $800M

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $800 million in disaster assistance for Superstorm Sandy survivors in New ...

3 Months After Sandy, Victims Waiting for Relief

Three months after Superstorm Sandy, thousands of victims in New York and New Jersey are stuck in limbo. Some are waiting for the heat to ...
Midwest

Judge Drops Michigan City From Lawsuit Over Marina Death

A Michigan judge has dropped Traverse City's government from a lawsuit filed by the family of a young man who died after getting an ...

Winds Blamed for Indiana Storm Damage

The National Weather Service is blaming straight-line winds and not a tornado for damaging several homes and other buildings in ...

Michigan Fire Marshal Urges People to Find Back Exits

Michigan's fire marshal has some safety tips for people to remember if they're caught in the sort of fire that killed hundreds of people at ...

Ohio Company Gets Safety Citations After Worker Dies

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing a southwest Ohio roofing company for two violations after a worker died ...
Southeast

Trees Down, Outages as Storms Rake U.S. Midsection

A large storm system packing high winds, rain and some possible tornadoes tore across several states in the South and central U.S. on ...

Atlanta Buildings Getting Carbon Monoxide Detectors

The Atlanta Public Safety Committee has voted to install carbon monoxide detectors in all public buildings and schools. WSB-TV reports the ...

Coast Guard: Barge Leaked 7,000 Gallons of Oil

With more than 50 vessels idled on the water for a fourth day Wednesday, authorities said they still do not know when they will be able to ...
South Central

Curve Warning Signs Erected at Site of Fatal Crash

State highway workers installed 22 new signs warning drivers about dangerous curves on a stretch in La. Highway 44 in southern Ascension ...

Next in BP Spill Saga: Civil Trial Worth Billions

Now that a $4 billion plea deal has resolved BP's criminal liability for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill nearly three years ago, the ...

Oklahoma Insurance Department Creates Anti-Fraud Advisory Board

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced the creation of an advisory board to increase the effectiveness of the Oklahoma ...
West

Sand Bags Going Out to Limit Colorado Fire Flooding

Hundreds of homeowners living near the Waldo Canyon burn area in Colorado Springs are getting more sandbags to limit flooding this spring. ...

Magnitude 5.3 Quake off Oregon Coast

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded about 170 miles off the southern Oregon coast. The National Weather Service's West Coast and ...

Crum & Forster Names George Burr New California Workers' Comp Claims VP

Crum & Forster (C&F) named George Burr vice president, California Workers' Compensation Claims.  Burr will manage C&F's West Coast ...

Patriot National Appoints McFadden California Regional Vice President

Patriot National Insurance Group, a workers' compensation insurance provider appointed Michael McFadden as regional vice president for ...
International

Brazil Nightclub Owner Blames Inspectors for Fire

A lawyer representing the owner of the nightclub in southern Brazil where 235 people died in a fire last weekend says his client "regrets ...

Australians Clean up From Floods as Supplies Dwindle

Military personnel headed to flood-ravaged northeast Australia on Wednesday to help clean up the sludgy aftermath of floods that damaged ...

Captain of Wrecked Costa Ship Contests Firing

The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia has returned to court to contest his firing, and says he'll "certainly" take command of a ...

Boeing Insurer Says Too Early to Comment on Potential 787 Claims

Boeing Co has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner ...

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