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Navy Issues Written Reprimands for Fuel Spill that Sickened 6,000 People
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy on Thursday issued written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021 but did not fire, suspend, dock the pay or … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMany US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers
Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As high winds whipped burning trees and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew York Begins Drying Out After Being Stunned and Soaked by Record-Breaking Rainfall
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBaltimore Archdiocese Says it Will File for Bankruptcy Before New Law Takes Effect
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInvestigation Continues into Deadly Central Illinois Truck Crash that Caused Toxic Chemical Leak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities resumed their investigation Sunday of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five others and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a toxic chemical leak. The tanker truck, which was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUtah Supreme Ct. Rejects Employer’s Bid to Recoup WC Benefits from Settlement with Debt Collectors
Special education teacher Robyn Young had to fight the Granite School District for benefits after she suffered a concussion and mental injuries at the hands of her students. Then she was hounded by debt collectors who demanded that she pay … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFla. Claims Adjuster Arrested, Accused of $11M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Additional arrests are expected after a 41-year-old south Florida claims adjuster was charged this week in an elaborate scheme that allegedly rang up more than $11 million in fraudulent insurance payments to hundreds of co-conspirators. Florida’s Department of Financial Services … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTraffic Deaths Declined 3.3% in the First Half of the Year, but Fed Officials See More Work Ahead
Traffic fatalities dropped 3.3% in the first half of the year compared with the prior-year period, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency said Thursday that an estimated 19,515 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExxonMobil Loses Bid to Truck Millions of Gallons of Crude Oil Through Central California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — ExxonMobil lost a court bid Wednesday to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California — a crucial part of its efforts to restart offshore oil wells that were shut in 2015 after … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfires Can Make Your California Red Taste Like an Ashtray. These Scientists Want to Stop that
ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America`s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling … Source: Claims Journal
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