More than 100 firefighters worked overnight to put out a fire onto a home on Allston St. in Dorchester. Officials said a call came in around 10:00 Saturday night, and firefighters remained on scene most of Sunday morning putting out hot spots and making the scene safe.
Flooding from a water main break forced the temporary suspension of some flights at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, adding to the misery of travelers after a winter storm canceled or delayed hundreds of flights in recent days.
State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday called on the state Legislature to change California law to prevent more homeowners from losing their coverage because of wildfire risk, an issue that has been exacerbated by last year’s North Bay fires.
Some Florida homeowners are finding that their insurance companies are employing an interesting strategy to avoid future claims. Settlement checks sent by at least three companies include language saying that accepting the check releases the companies from further obligations connected to the claim.
A Northwest Side furniture store left their sprinklers on overnight, causing iced-over roads and at least four crashes, police said. Police officers on scene did not know whether it is a violation of city ordinances for businesses to leave sprinklers on overnight in freezing weather.
The ‘bombogenesis’ storm just hit the eastern U.S., dumping snow and bringing in frigid cold temps. Not only are massive storms dangerous, they are costly.
Federal regulators are investigating whether Ford Motor Co. should widen a recall of automatic transmissions to include 1.4 million additional vehicles after continuing to receive complaints from owners, including some who say the recall repair didn’t work.
Insurers will have to pay claims of around $135 billion for 2017, the most ever, following a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires in North America, according to a report published on Thursday.
A southwest Miami-Dade County family is offering a hefty reward for anyone who comes forward with information leading to an arrest after three cars were set on fire outside their home.
Ice on the road caused dozens of accidents across our area Wednesday morning. A thick sheet of ice covered the intersection near Weslayan and Westheimer. Drivers say the ice was impossible to see as they drove through the area.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook up the San Francisco Bay Area early Thursday.It was felt throughout the region, and could be felt for perhaps five to 10 seconds. Near the San Francisco International Airport, several jolts could be felt.
Hundreds of cars were reduced to burned-out shells in a dramatic multi-story blaze in a parking garage on the waterfront of the northwestern English city of Liverpool on New Year’s Eve, emergency services said on Monday.
At least one person was killed and another seriously injured in a multi-car pileup involving more than two dozen vehicles on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo, authorities said.
