Authorities along the Oregon Coast – from Neskowin to Pacific City – are preparing for one of the largest tsunami drills in history. Evacuation drill spokesman Jim Kusz says that people need to prepare in case a tsunami hits the …
An Andover lawyer, a North Andover chiropractor and one of his employees have been convicted of participating in a scheme to defraud auto insurers out of $130,000. A jury on Monday convicted attorney James Hyde and Dr. Michael Kaplan of …
A panel chaired by Gov. Rick Scott has agreed to file an emergency rule giving the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund more time to respond to an influx of claims from 2005 storms. The filing approved Tuesday would let the State …
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former North Providence town councilman to just less than six years in prison after he and two other former councilmen pleaded guilty to taking part in a bribery scheme. John Zambarano and the …
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain D.V.M., said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed that Morganza Spillway farmers whose crops have been damaged by flooding caused by the Mississippi River will be eligible for crop insurance payments …
The U.S. government is suing Starbucks, saying the coffee company fired a barista in El Paso, Texas because she is a dwarf. When the employee asked for a stool or small stepladder to perform her job, Starbucks denied the request …
Residents of a small northeast Kansas town are rallying to help the owners of the town’s favorite watering hole. The 5th Street Pub was a central gathering spot in Herington until it was destroyed by fire last week. No one …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based O’Brien Wire Products of Texas Inc. for five serious, two repeat, three other-than-serious and two failure-to-abate violations for exposing employees to workplace safety and health hazards. Proposed …
If workers’ compensation benefits were reduced to 50 percent of a U.S. Postal Service employee’s monthly pay at retirement age, the Postal Service could save $378 million within 10 years. This finding confirms prior audits that found Postal Service workers’ …
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is being hit with another lawsuit related to last year’s deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno. The complaint was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court last week by a representative of James Franco, who …