Officials in New York City are reviewing more than two dozen construction projects approved by a structural engineer accused of lying about inspecting a Bronx building that later collapsed and killed two firefighters. Engineer Jose Vargas pleaded not guilty to …
The boom of debris landing in metal trash bins echoed down the street, startling pedestrians in a neighborhood still scarred by the crane accident that upended life in this stretch of midtown Manhattan. Workers are clearing the site where the …
Police say a New York man’s excuse for speeding through a small Connecticut town takes the cake — or, at least, the cookie. A state trooper who stopped the 1993 BMW last fall says its driver, 28-year-old Justin Vonkummer of …
A New Hampshire lawyer who says he was just trying to settle a case has been convicted of extortion. Daniel Hynes of Manchester told a Concord hair salon to pay him $1,000 15 months ago or face a lawsuit because …
Concerns from blind people that super-quiet hybrid vehicles pose a safety danger to pedestrians who can’t see has gotten the attention of Maryland lawmakers. The Senate voted last Friday to give preliminary approval to a bill calling for study of …
Despite the past deadly attacks and the continuing threat of renewed violence, “London firms appear under-prepared for a terrorist attack,” concludes Marsh from the results of an ad hoc poll. Marsh conducted a survey at recent seminar on terrorism, which …
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official has told Anderson County residents that Tennessee officials did not inform them of an oil well fire in a timely manner. The well near Oliver Springs struck a huge pocket of natural gas on …
President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for six more Georgia counties in response to the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state this month. This list now includes Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd, Jefferson and Polk counties. The president …
An Alabama state appeals court has ruled against a Montgomery cancer doctor trying to keep his medical license after being accused of endangering the health of his patients. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals issued a 4-1 decision March 21, …
Partnership Means Increased Inspection Management Options Salt Lake City, Utah (March 24, 2008) – Castle Inspection Service, a Division of Overland Solutions, Inc. (Castle) and Myriad Development, Inc. are pleased to announce Castle’s decision to license Myriad’s Risk Manager Inspection …