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Why EV Chargers Are Booming Despite Slumping New Car Sales
Despite the plunge in US electric vehicle sales, it appears there’s a critical enough mass to sustain the companies building public charging infrastructure. ChargePoint Holdings Inc. posted a 7% increase in sales in the last quarter of 2025, even as …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 5:48 PM |
Texas Engineering Firm Honored for Commitment to Workplace Safety
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recognized Pond & Company with a Lone Star Safety Award renewal for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to workplace safety and health at its Baytown facility. Pond & Company, an …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 5:14 PM |
Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives
Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday to bolster accusations that the social media conglomerate failed to disclose what it knows about harmful effects to children on its platforms, including …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:58 PM |
Severe Storms in Kansas Lead to $879 Million in Insurance Claims in 2025
Severe storms in Kansas caused $879 million in insurance claims in 2025, the state insurance department said. More than 82,000 total storm claims reported in 2025. The claim amounts was a 99% increase from 2023, which totaled 147,710 claims and …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:50 PM |
People Moves: Macumber Joins Highstreet Insurance Partners as Chief Growth Officer
Highstreet Insurance Partners announced that Todd Macumber has joined the organization as chief growth officer. In this role, Macumber will lead business development and industry solutions, while also overseeing loss control and claims management. He will report to James Hutchinson, …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:35 PM |
Texas Camp Can’t Alter Its Property While Civil Suit Proceeds, Judge Rules
Camp Mystic cannot alter its property by the Guadalupe River where 27 girls and the camp’s executive director died last summer, so that evidence can be preserved while a lawsuit proceeds, a judge in Austin ruled Wednesday. The camp cannot …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:30 PM |
Fla. Senate Approves New Clearinghouse Bill Despite Sponsor’s Evasive Answers
It’s now up to the Florida House of Representatives to adopt last-minute changes to a controversial bill that would set up not one but two clearinghouses for Citizens Property Insurance commercial policies. The state Senate Wednesday night approved Senate Bill …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:22 PM |
Report Lays Out Decades of Child Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rhode Island Diocese
Rhode Island officials have released a report blasting the Catholic Diocese of Providence for what it calls a “well-worn pattern” of failing to remove dozens of priests accused of child sexual abuse and keeping the abuse secret over decades. “They …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 3:15 PM |
Father Who Gave Gun to Georgia School Shooter Found Guilty
A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Jurors took less than two hours …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 3:06 PM |
‘Deadliest Catch’ Crewman Todd Meadows Dies After Falling Overboard
A deckhand on the reality television show “Deadliest Catch,” which documents the lives of crab fishermen working in one of the world’s harshest environments, died after he was reported to have fallen overboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 2:42 PM |
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Meta Trial in New Mexico Highlights Video Depositions by Top Executives
Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday to bolster accusations that the social media conglomerate failed to disclose what it knows about harmful effects to children on its platforms, including …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 4:58 PM |
‘Deadliest Catch’ Crewman Todd Meadows Dies After Falling Overboard
A deckhand on the reality television show “Deadliest Catch,” which documents the lives of crab fishermen working in one of the world’s harshest environments, died after he was reported to have fallen overboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 2:42 PM |
Cal/OSHA Fines Fabricator $212K Over Employee Finger Amputation
California safety regulators levied a heavy fine against a metal fabricator over an incident that cost a worker a finger. Cal/OSHA fined All FAB Precision Sheetmetal $212,850 after a June 2025 press brake incident in San Jose amputated a worker’s …
POSTED MARCH 05, 2026 6:00 AM |
SullivanCurtisMonroe Acquries Stepco Insurance Agency
SullivanCurtisMonroe has acquired Stepco Insurance Agency. The Stepco group will join SCM’s Pasadena team. Stepco was founded in 1962 as George Joseph & Associates, dba Mercury Insurance Agency. In 1983, CEO Steve Stepanian took over the agency from his brother-in-law, …
POSTED MARCH 04, 2026 6:00 AM |
Little Ceasars Franchise in California Settles for $409K Over Worker Pay
The operator of a pizza parlor in California must pay back wages following an investigation that showed the business did not pay the required minimum wage and overtime. The U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement agreement with the operator …
POSTED MARCH 04, 2026 6:00 AM |
Family Members Arraigned in California Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
A California family is charged with insurance fraud in what authorities describe as a staged staging accident involving a Porsche. Pasadena residents Sarkis Dishchyan, 47, Ani Suzie Labbad, 47, and Violett Lara Labbad, 44, were arraigned on multiple counts of …
POSTED MARCH 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Insurance Agent Fraud Found After Student Athlete Death
A licensed insurance agent in California has been charged with insurance fraud and premium theft, which was discovered during an investigation following the death of a student athlete. Gonzalo Lorona, 58, of Oxnard, was charged with 37 felony counts, including …
POSTED MARCH 03, 2026 6:00 AM |
California Is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban
Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals. New state legislation introduced last month …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2026 2:31 PM |
Federal Judge Allows Suit Against California AG Over ExxonMobil Remarks
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments about the company’s plastic recycling efforts. U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale in the Eastern District of Texas said in …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
Aspire Acquiring PolicyOne in California
Aspire today announced it has acquired California-based PolicyOne from One Inc. As part of the transaction, 21 PolicyOne employees are joining Aspire. Aspire plans to continue its long-standing relationship with One Inc. through the use of their PremiumPay and ClaimsPay …
POSTED MARCH 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
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