Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming has added security measures and is informing people whose personal information was exposed due to a data breach earlier this year, hospital officials said. The breach was discovered in April but is being publicly …
Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the densely forested Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco. Their goal: To protect communities such as Redwood Estates, …
A group of California congressional members have proposed tighter safety standards for small boats after a diving charter vessel burned and sank in September, killing 34 people. Only five people – the captain and four crew members – managed to …
Officials announced that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief Information Officer Kim LaGrue, speaking at …
USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired the Omaha, Nebraska-based benefits, retirement and risk management advisory firm, Marcotte Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1927, Marcotte is a premier, multi-line insurance agency that has been …
Agriculture producers in some Louisiana parishes now may be eligible for assistance from the federal government due to losses from Hurricane Barry, the state’s agriculture commissioner reported. Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the U.S. Department of …
A federal judge has restricted Arkansas from enforcing a law that bans using terms such as “burger” or “sausage” to sell vegetarian and vegan products. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the …
Drivers younger than 18 would be prohibited from using cellphones except for emergencies under legislation approved by the Michigan House. Michigan now bars drivers with a learner’s or intermediate permit – those as young as 14 years, 9 months to …
During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Japan, Harumi Suzuki stood where his motorcade passed by holding a sign that read: “I am a survivor.” Katsumi Takenaka stood at another spot, on another day, holding up his banner that read, “Catholic …
Concord Specialty Risk has hired Matthew Edgette as vice president of Tax Insurance Underwriting, where he will take on a leading role in Concord’s Tax Insurance practice. Edgette will be based in New York, N.Y. For the last two years, …