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Alabama Warns of Fake Drivers License Renewal Sites

Nov 13 2020 // Alabama law enforcement officials on Tuesday cautioned people to beware of third-party websites when they renew their driver license online.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a news release that some third-party...

Alabama Auto Part Maker Pleads Guilty in Worker Death, Will Pay $1.5M Fine

Nov 12 2020 // A judge on Monday ordered an auto parts manufacturer to pay $1.5 million after admitting violating federal safety standards before a worker was crushed to death by a robotic machine.The Department of Justice announced the...

Alabama Settles Terminix Suit Over Trade Practice Violations for $60M

Nov 9 2020 // Alabama has reached a $60 million settlement with Terminix International for systematically overcharging customers for termite services and failing to honor service contracts, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced...

Power Outages from Zeta Impact Parts of the Southeast

Nov 3 2020 // Gusty winds buffeted western North Carolina on Sunday on the heels of Tropical Storm Zeta, leaving more than 11,000 utility customers without power, officials said.The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for...

Zeta Leaves Its Mark on Southeast States

Nov 2 2020 // Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane Zeta slammed into Louisiana and made a beeline across the South, leaving shattered buildings, thousands of downed trees and fresh...

Zeta Leaves Southeast Louisiana Reeling Before Heading Northeast

Oct 30 2020 // A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast on Oct. 29 after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials...

Drunk Driving Arrests in Alabama County Spike During Pandemic

Oct 21 2020 // A spike in drunk driving cases in an Alabama county has led to speculation that the stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the increase.Morgan County sheriff’s spokesman Mike Swafford said...

Alabama Coast Struggles to Recover from Hurricane Sally

Oct 6 2020 // Alabama’s beaches have reopened, but the state’s coast has hardly recovered fully from the effects of Hurricane Sally last month.Visitors still have limited options for getting to the sand because so many...

Alabama Insurance Dept. Makes COVID-Related Producer Licensing Modifications

Oct 5 2020 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing information and directives regarding current deadlines/requirements in the Producer Licensing Division related to the COVID-19 emergency.The Oct. 1, 2020...

Alabama City Officials Drop Chemical Contamination Lawsuit

Sep 25 2020 // Officials in the northwest Alabama city of Guin have dropped a lawsuit against chemical giant 3M that alleged chemicals from its manufacturing plant had entered a creek that supplies drinking water to the community.The...

Insurer Impact from Sally Expected to be Moderate; Losses Estimated at $1B to $3B

Sep 23 2020 // Insured losses from Hurricane Sally could reach as much as $3 billion, according to catastrophe modelers, but ratings agency Moody’s expects a moderate impact on property & casualty insurers and...

‘Limited Fire Safety Practices’ Worsened Deadly Alabama Marina Fire

Sep 22 2020 // A fire that killed eight people and did more than $500,000 damage at an Alabama marina started accidentally but was worsened by the marina’s “limited fire safety practices,” according to a federal...

3 Alabama Counties Receive Federal Disaster Declaration for Sally Damage

Sep 22 2020 // President Donald Trump on Sunday declared a major disaster in three Alabama counties battered by Hurricane Sally. Storm surge and torrential rains swamped Mobile and Baldwin counties on either side of Mobile Bay when...

Hurricane Sally Adds to Mounting Losses in Historic Gulf Coast Storm Season

Sep 21 2020 // Hundreds of thousands of people were without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken...

NFIP’s Flood Losses Expected to Be ‘Significant’ from Hurricane Sally: AM Best

Sep 18 2020 // Hurricane Sally is not expected to cause a major insurance loss – compared to events such as the ongoing wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington, or Hurricane Laura, according to AM Best. As the storm was more of...

After Hurricane Sally, Assessment of Extensive Flood Damage Begins

Sep 18 2020 // GULF SHORES, Ala./HOUSTON – As an Alabama resident, Toby Wallace has seen his fair share of hurricane damage working for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he handles flood insurance claims.But that did...

Update: Rains from Remnants of Hurricane Sally Wreak Havoc on Southeast States

Sep 17 2020 // GULF SHORES, Ala., Sept 17 – 06:00 PM – The remnants of Hurricane Sally dumped more than a foot of rain over the U.S. Southeast on Thursday, killed at least one person, washed out bridges and roads and left...

Slowness, Not Speed, of Hurricanes Like Sally Becoming Major Concern

Sep 17 2020 // For Grant Saltz, who runs a barbecue restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, what struck him about Hurricane Sally was its steady, deliberate pace, after the storm rumbled into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a powerful...

Update: Weakened Hurricane Sally Leaves Gulf Coast With Flooding

Sep 17 2020 // Update: 11:37 am, GULF SHORES, Ala., Sept 17 (Reuters) – The remnants of Hurricane Sally on Thursday brought more than a foot of rain to Florida and Georgia, killing at least one person, washing out bridges and roads...

U.S. Gulf Inundated by Massive Floods from Hurricane Sally

Sep 16 2020 // Hurricane Sally slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, turning coastal towns into lakes in the latest in a busy season of dangerous storms in the United States.The storm landed as a...