NSF International announced the launch of a new certification program that closes the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and body shops. Intended to meet the needs of collision repair shops, insurers and consumers; the program requires distributors …
Chevron Puerto Rico has agreed to improve safety standards at approximately 100 underground storage tank facilities that had been cited for leakage violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The agency said the company will pay a $600,000 penalty …
Rail safety regulators say Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles is safe to ride. An official from the California Public Utilities Commission told the City Council on Tuesday that the railway’s operator has taken the appropriate steps to replace the …
A federal court jury has awarded a former Lexington city utility employee nearly a half-million dollars in his age discrimination lawsuit. The decision came Monday in the 2009 suit filed by Anthony Brunt, who The Jackson Sun reported it was …
Fire officials say 12 people staying a Norman hotel were taken to a hospital after breathing toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Bailey says the fire department was called late Monday after a 3-year-old child fell ill …
More than $35 million in assistance has been provided to Arkansas residents who were affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that pounded the state between April 14 and June 3. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the Federal …
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s conviction for operating a motor vehicle while suspended, saying the state didn’t prove the moped he was riding was a motor vehicle under state law. Court documents say Michael Lock was …
The Empire has struck out. Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday defeated a bid by George Lucas’ company to stop a prop designer making and selling replicas of the iconic stormtrooper helmets from the “Star Wars” films. The court did, however, …
Connecticut Insurance Department officials say they have recovered $2.4 million for consumers in the first half of the year by settling disputes with insurance companies. Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi says agency examiners looked into nearly 3,600 consumer complaints from Jan. …
Whiteside County Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Henson says deputies are trying to determine how two 14-year-olds were electrocuted detasseling corn in northwestern Illinois. Jade Garza and Hannah Kendall, both of Sterling, were killed Monday when they came into contact with a …