Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 1 for a Vermont contractor who has pleaded guilty to operating without workers’ compensation insurance. Prosecutors say Donald Bevins, of Williston, doing business as Twin City Roofing and Around the Clock Property Maintenance, operated without …
The parents of a child who developed a bacterial infection after petting stingrays and sharks at Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $2.4 million. Spokesman Thom Benson told the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Friday that aquarium …
A U.S. Secret Service officer from Maryland has sued an Oklahoma narcotics agent, claiming the agent used excessive force during a 2008 search of the federal officer’s home as part of a steroids investigation. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by …
As cleanup continues in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, the adverse effect on the bottom line of businesses worldwide continues to be of great concern. According to a recent study conducted …
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook a large swath of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Thursday evening, sending residents of small coastal towns to higher ground as officials issued a tsunami warning in the temblor’s wake. The quake was centered about 122 miles …
Daly City’s only female firefighter has filed a lawsuit claiming her superiors retaliated against her after she complained about the women’s restroom at the firehouse. Fifty-year-old Fire Captain Barbara Lewicki says the bathroom had no lock and was often used …
The Mine Safety Health Administration early Saturday lifted an evacuation and closure order for the Stillwater mine near Columbus a day after the mine was evacuated after smoke was reported at the underground platinum mine. Amy Louviere with the Mine …
British officials warned consumers Saturday against eating uncooked sprouts after authorities in France linked seeds distributed by an English vendor to an E. coli outbreak near the city of Bordeaux. France halted the sale of fenugreek, mustard and arugula sprout …
A newspaper’s analysis of South Dakota accident records shows that 21 passengers younger than 14 died in the past seven years in accidents after not being restrained in a car seat or safety belt. The Argus Leader reports that nearly …
A tropical storm left 15 people missing in the northern Philippines after flooding a wide swath of metropolitan Manila and forcing more than 75,000 people to flee their homes in the capital and nearby provinces, officials said Saturday. One of …