March 5, 2026Why 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 …

March 5, 2026Texas 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 …

March 5, 2026Meta 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 it …

March 5, 2026Severe 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 …

March 5, 2026People 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 …

March 5, 2026Texas 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 …

March 5, 2026Fla. 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 S …

March 5, 2026Report 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 … …

March 5, 2026Father 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 …

March 5, 2026‘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 … …