An explosion at a West Carrollton, Ohio, industrial facility injured two workers and resulted in a massive fire visible for miles. The blast early on May 4 at Veolia Environmental Services in West Carrollton shook homes so hard in the …
In most places, water reaching a couple of feet above technical flood stage is no big deal. That’s little solace at the President Casino. The Mississippi River casino near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is closed for the fifth …
Five Hampton Roads homeowners are seeking more than $5 million in a lawsuit filed against a local developer, a distributor and a Chinese drywall manufacturer. The homeowners claim the companies were negligent for selling the drywall and not warning customers …
A contractor wants an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier electrocuted in an Army barracks shower in Iraq. The notice of appeal filed Thursday by KBR Inc., doesn’t include the contractor’s arguments …
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for two southwestern Pennsylvania counties after persistent rains. The warning in Fayette and Greene counties lasts until 4:30 p.m. Monday. The area has received more than two inches of rain since …
A former hospital worker who says she was harassed about her age is suing a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital in federal court. The lawsuit says Mary Addicott was born in 1956 and was hired by UPMC Horizon hospital …
The New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) erred when it ruled that an Anheuser-Busch brewery worker was not entitled to benefits for his asbestos-related lung condition because he had failed to timely notify his employer of his occupational disease. The …
Alabama emergency officials this week will conduct a statewide test of hurricane communications equipment. Communications coordinator Chuck Murph will lead the week-long exercise from a site in Baldwin County. The training includes a scenario centering around a hurricane striking Alabama’s …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink reported that the Department of Financial Services helped recover more than $14 million for Floridians in 2008. Recoveries included claim payments and premium refunds for all lines of insurance that consumers sought the department’s …
The superintendent fired in October by the Broken Arrow school board has filed a federal lawsuit concerning his dismissal. Jim Sisney alleges in the suit he filed last week that the board fired him in retaliation for threatening to investigate …