A Frostburg man has entered an Alford plea in connection with a fire at his home last year. Fifty-one-year-old Bruce B. Opel entered the plea to a charge of reckless endangerment Wednesday in Allegany County Circuit Court. With an Alford …
A small earthquake jolted Santa Barbara County this week, but there are no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says an offshore quake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 shook the area at 4:22 a.m. Thursday. It …
The federal agency that regulates the transport of explosives, toxic chemicals, fireworks and other hazardous materials has for years quietly waived safety regulations because of its cozy relationship with industry, according to a congressional report. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $91,275 in penalties following an inspection of Griffin Industries in Starke, Fla. The rendering plant is being cited with one willful violation and a $55,000 proposed penalty for not providing workers …
California regulators are set to decide whether a utility can cut electricity to San Diego-area bedroom communities when weather is ripe for major wildfires. San Diego Gas & Electric Co. wants authority to cut power to 60,000 homes and businesses …
The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, on Wednesday, trapping factory workers and truck drivers in their vehicles and, according to …
A Thibodaux, La., insurance agent and his agency have been issued a cease and desist order, summary suspension of licenses and fine notice for 12 counts of alleged misappropriation of premiums, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Robert Joseph Boudreaux …
The Cincinnati Bengals are suing 31 former players who filed workers’ compensation claims against the team in California. Unlike most other states, California allows for insurance payments to workers who can show they suffered trauma that compounded over a period …
The Obama administration is rolling out a new Web site designed to streamline food safety information for consumers. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the new Web site — www.foodsafety.gov — on Wednesday during the Consumer Federation of …
North Dakota insurance officials say more than 2,000 insurance claims have been filed and more than $12 million paid out to victims of a July 8 tornado in Dickinson. State Insurance Department spokeswoman Andrea Fonkert said the department has been …