Ramona, Calif., resident Patty Reedy is still waiting for someone at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to send her the mobile home she was promised before Christmas. In December, agency inspectors said she wouldn’t get a government house because it …
An explosion rocked an oil refinery in Big Spring, Texas, Monday morning in a violent blast that shook buildings miles away. According to various press reports, four plant employees were injured and three contract workers were treated for injuries but …
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake shook southern Oklahoma at 9:41 a.m. on Feb. 15, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey at Leonard. The OGS said the quake’s epicenter was three miles northwest of Caddo in Bryan County and seven miles southwest …
What appeared to be a metal staple was found in a lollipop at a Florida elementary school, a day after a woman reported a blade-like piece of metal in another bag of the same product, made in China. It has …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $328,500 in fines for Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Gilco Contracting Inc. The company allegedly exposed workers to serious and repeated safety hazards at two job sites in Lakeview and another in Northport, federal labor …
U.S. Senate and House committees are planning hearings on worker safety in the poultry industry following a report by The Charlotte Observer on House of Raeford, congressional leaders and aides said. “All Americans should be horrified at the conditions reported …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, the subject of an animal-abuse investigation, that provided meat to school lunch programs. Officials said it was the largest beef recall …
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has launched a Web site that allows auto insurance customers to compare sample auto premiums – a move that the state says will help consumer find the best deals as managed competition shifts into high gear. …
Three Florida business owners have been convicted in Jacksonville in a workers compensation scheme. Authorities say all three face life in prison and fines totaling $17 million. They’ve been identified as 54-year-old Donald Touchet of El Cajon, Calif.; 59-year-old Robert …
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling against the Sioux Falls man who held an insurance executive hostage in 1991. Eric Castaneira, who served 10 years for kidnapping, filed a lawsuit against the executive director and members of …