Archive for August 2018

Jessica Tilton wanted to see lava flowing into the ocean off Hawaii’s Big Island but thought her sightseeing boat got too close to the explosive phenomenon. “It was too close for comfort,” the 20-year-old from Washington, Illinois, told reporters Tuesday … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening of fuel standards. Transportation experts dispute the arguments, contained in a … Source: Claims Journal

A Dallas-area bar that served a man before he fatally shot eight people at a nearby home will give up its liquor license in a settlement with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The Local Public House in Plano will cancel … Source: Claims Journal

It’s not Super Bowl Sunday or even New Year’s Eve that makes for the most lethal day on U.S. highways. It’s Aug. 2. Thursday is when, on average, car wrecks are likely to kill more Americans than any other day … Source: Claims Journal

In the Hawaiian religion, Tūtū Pele is the goddess of fire and volcanoes and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaiians believe Kilauea to be inhabited by a “family of fire gods”, one of the sisters being Pele, who is … Source: Claims Journal

A jury properly determined that the operators of an Eau Claire mud buggy race weren’t negligent in a wild crash that cost a spectator part of his leg, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday. The case revolves around Shawn Wallace, … Source: Claims Journal

The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for four months the program that provides flood insurance for nearly 5 million homeowners and business owners. The bill’s passage by an 86-12 vote averts a scenario in which people living in coastal communities … Source: Claims Journal

California’s workers’ compensation system has undergone numerous changes since the implementation of the sweeping reforms that started in 2013 with Senate Bill 863. In the last few years medical provider fraud has been addressed by subsequent new laws, a plague … Source: Claims Journal

Twin wildfires tearing through vineyards and brushy hills threatened some 10,000 homes in Northern California Tuesday – yet another front in the seemingly endless summer of wildfires that have ravaged some of the most scenic areas of the state. The … Source: Claims Journal

A company working on road reconstruction on an Alaska highway south of Anchorage has said its gravel trucks were not responsible for the rock that hit a car and killed an 8-year-old boy inside. Noah Schwebach, of Eagle River, was … Source: Claims Journal