More than 73,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Richmond area remain without electricity following a powerful storm that blew over trees, damaged buildings and downed power lines. Media outlets report that the damage included at least three skyboxes and …
The National Transportation Safety Board says one of the two trains that collided head-on in western Oklahoma failed to take a side track and give the other locomotive the right of way. NTSB spokesman Mark Rosekind said Monday night that …
A judge has sided with a central Ohio dog owner who argued her small, white bichon frise shouldn’t be labeled as a “dangerous” dog under a new Ohio law. The law opened the door for dogs other than pit bulls …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a “no-notice” campaign in West Virginia this summer in hopes of reducing construction injuries and deaths. The “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” will focus enforcement efforts on construction sites …
Stanislaus County, Calif., fire and law enforcement officials will be out in full force during the Fourth of July holiday period to vigorously enforce state laws that allow them to cite those who sell, possess or use illegal fireworks. Under …
The “can-do” attitude that makes many entrepreneurs so successful, could also be their Achilles’ heel, according to a new survey released by Hiscox, an international specialist insurer. Research found that despite 64 percent of small business owners who felt legal …
Federal aviation officials will order airlines to put oxygen systems back in jet restrooms, reversing a decision last year to remove them because of fears that terrorists could use them to start a fire during flight. The Federal Aviation Administration …
Firefighting officials said they have 10 percent containment on a central Utah wildfire that’s burned more than two dozen homes in Sanpete County and is threatening about 300 more. Gov. Gary Herbert arrived by helicopter Monday at the Wood Hollow …
A recalcitrant drunken driver must pay $68 to replace pants that a Boise police officer ripped during a foot chase, but the Idaho Court of Appeals ruled the man doesn’t have to fork over another $1,089 for damage to a …
Former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, a union leader with a record of criticizing the NFL’s player-safety record, sees elements of a “smear campaign” in a bounty investigation that has sullied his reputation. Some NFL players agree, and question whether Fujita’s …