This is the second year in a row that the state's auto insurers have not sought a rate increase. The claims data just didn't support an increase, said Ray Evans, general manager of the N.C. Rate Bureau, which represents 142 insurance companies that...

Columbia always has some tough kids in the mix, as do Weiser, Ontario, McCall and Fruitland,” New Plymouth coach Craig Fournier said. “These quality programs make this tournament a great experience for all whom attend.” New Plymouth had there top...

Installing anti-pollution equipment on small, old power plants was not economically feasible, FirstEnergy concluded. Lasky declined to say how much it would have cost FirstEnergy to equip the plants with bag houses, activated carbon filters and lime or...

The EPA's draft rules on the temperature of water discharges by power plants are expected by the end of the summer, with final rules on fly ash and cinders by the end of the year, said Ray Evans, director of FirstEnergy's environmental department. ...

Installing anti-pollution equipment on small, old power plants was not economically feasible, FirstEnergy concluded. Lasky declined to say how much it would have cost FirstEnergy to equip the plants with bag houses, activated carbon filters and lime or...

To make up the difference, the facility issues a surcharge on liability policies statewide that's currently $17 a year on average, bureau general manager Ray Evans said. Goodwin, a Democrat seeking re-election in 2012, pointed to a 2006 department...