Federal safety officials have ordered MetroNorth to pay nearly $142,000 in damages and promote a worker who accused the commuter railroad of discrimination. A spokeswoman says MetroNorth denies the worker’s accusations and will appeal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
South Carolina law enforcement officers said Wednesday they hope a new state law will cut down on thieves destroying air-conditioning units, farm equipment and other property to sell the copper inner parts for scrap. Most of the state’s 46 sheriffs …
A North Salt Lake business is suing the University of Utah for nearly $5 million in damages after 12 workers were burned, three critically injured, by steam during a building project beneath the campus. Thermal West Industrial Inc. filed the …
Police in northeastern Indiana say a package delivery driver was killed when a tree crashed onto his truck during a thunderstorm. The UPS truck was hit Tuesday evening as the storm moved through Auburn. The tree fell onto the truck’s …
Aerialogics’, a provider of custom aerial roof measurement reports for the roofing and insurance industries, will now include property-by-property hail information, as a result of an agreement with iMapWeather Forensics, a division of global weather industry leader, Weather Decision Technologies …
Sergio Garcia of El Paso, Texas was sentenced on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The court sentenced Garcia to two years of deferred adjudication and 50 hours of community service. It also ordered Garcia to …
A U.S. congresswoman on Wednesday requested more information on security company McAfee’s report detailing a five-year hacking campaign that breached 72 organizations globally. Representative Mary Bono Mack, chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee with jurisdiction over cybersecurity, said she was …
In the last two months alone the media has reported at least 10 bounce house or inflatable amusement rides nationwide that were toppled by wind or collapsed under weight of too many kids. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission continues …
A Chinese state media report says a fire on a double-decker bus that killed 41 people last month was caused by flammable chemicals that were being illegally transported on board. Xinhua News Agency says investigators found that the chemicals directly …
Oregon State Police say a 22-year-old Newberg woman tells them she was trying to avoid hitting a possum on Oregon Highway 224 when she lost control of her car and struck a power pole, cutting electrical power to about 75 …