The FDNY is responding to fires faster than ever, and there have been fewer deaths this year than ever before. FDNY commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta says since January, firefighters arrive at the scene on average in 4 minutes and 3 seconds. …
Federal prosecutors say a former accountant for a Maryland real estate law firm pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million and burning the firm’s offices. Thirty-three-year-old George Perez of Dundalk pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft and arson charges. Prosecutors …
The owner of a Long Island carpentry business has been charged with fraud for failing to disclose over $900,000 in sales to his workers’ comp insurer – a move which lowered his insurance premiums by $44,000. The New York State …
A former Ozarks Food Harvest employee says in a lawsuit against the organization that she suffered sexual harassment and retaliation while at work. Jacquie Neill, a former resource coordinator for the Springfield-based food bank, on Monday sued the organization and …
Weeks before a small plane slammed into a house in Oregon and killed five people, the owner of the plane told investigators that he was concerned about the pilot’s judgment and spoke to him about his decision-making. The actions of …
The Kentucky Derby Museum will remain closed for the rest of the year as the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race tries to recover from flood damage. Flash flooding that hit Louisville in early August swamped the …
Authorities say they believe a 13-year-old boy set a 2,100-acre (850-hectare) wildfire last month in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, a fire that burned alongside the huge Station fire. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. David Infante says …
A county fire marshal has ordered a South Carolina college to close a dorm because of unsafe conditions. The Richland County fire marshal issued the order for a dorm at Benedict College in Columbia. The dorm is a renovated hotel …
Kentucky State Police say four of the 15 people killed in motor vehicle crashes last week were on all-terrain vehicles. Kentucky leads the nation in ATV deaths. A compilation of accident reports by the KSP showed people were killed on …
The White House said Thursday it had allocated $25 million in grants to states for a pilot program that would seek to ease the impact of malpractice suits on the U.S. medical system, as President Barack Obama pushes for sweeping …