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California Commissioner, Cal Poly Humboldt Working on Public Wildfire Model
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt plan to form a strategy group to undertake what Lara says will be the nation’s first public wildfire catastrophe model. The plan is for the group to draw from California’s research …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 6:05 PM |
Registration for Next Round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program to Open Wednesday
The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program grants will open at 8 a.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 18, and close at 5 p.m. CT, on Friday, Sept. 20. Registration for this …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:30 PM |
An 8-Year-Old Girl in Ohio Drove an SUV to a Target: Authorities
BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — An 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store where she was later found unharmed, authorities said. The girl, whose name was not released, and the vehicle — …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:22 PM |
Multi-Vehicle Crash on Dallas Interstate Kills 4
DALLAS (AP) — A vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on a Dallas interstate and collided with two other vehicles in a crash that left four people dead, police said. The multi-vehicle accident happened about 1 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 45 …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:19 PM |
Nebraska Certifies Ballot Measures to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures, which could keep them from becoming law. Attorney General Mike Hilgers …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:15 PM |
Iowa and Iowa State Athletes Join Civil Lawsuit Over State Gambling Sting
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ten more Iowa and Iowa State athletes and an Iowa basketball equipment manager ensnared in a 2023 state gambling sting joined a civil lawsuit Tuesday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:12 PM |
Pipe Fire Near Houston Forces Residents to Evacuate
Firefighters in the Houston suburb of La Porte were working to extinguish a pipeline fire that forced residents to evacuate some areas. The blast occurred at a valve station on a 20-inch (51-centimeter) pipeline operated by Energy Transfer LP, the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 4:05 PM |
Beware of Hidden Email Addresses: TN School Transferred $3M to Fake Account
A school district in Tennessee temporarily lost more than $3 million after a district employee was duped into sending funds to a fake vendor. The finance director for the Johnson County Board of Education, in northeast Tennessee, in March wired …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 3:24 PM |
Cigna Sues Federal Trade Commission Over ‘Defamatory’ Report
Cigna Group’s Express Scripts sued the US Federal Trade Commission over a recent report that the company said demonizes pharmacy benefit managers and asked the court to order the agency to retract it. The lawsuit escalates the conflict between drug …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 2:26 PM |
PCF Acquires Insurance Business of Top Insurance Associates in Washington
PCF Insurance Services acquired the insurance business of Top Insurance Associates in Snohomish, Washington. The Top Insurance Associates team will join PCF Insurance’s Fortiphi Insurance. Top Insurance Associates offers personal and commercial insurance services to individual and business clients in …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 1:59 PM |
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