Federal regulators have proposed more than $34,000 in fines for a Breaux Bridge seafood company accused of exposing workers to fire, electrical and chemicals hazards. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration also announced Tuesday that it is seeking …
State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school’s credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go …
An Omaha, Neb., man says he’s been moving warily around his apartment, keeping watch for dangerous spiders that have moved in. Dylan Baumann tells Omaha television station KETV that he’s been catching brown recluse spiders in his east-central Omaha apartment …
The wildfires burning in north-central Nebraska along the scenic Niobrara River have expanded, but firefighters hoped more favorable weather Wednesday would help efforts to beat back the flames. The main Fairfield Creek fire, just west of Springview, expanded from 92 …
Nevada’s state tourism commission is considering kicking in some money to help prop up the Reno National Championship Air Races. The 49th annual competition is set for September but organizers have been struggling to keep up with higher insurance costs …
Lafayette Consolidated Government has reached a settlement in principle with a man who challenged the constitutionality of the Louisiana city’s junked vehicle ordinance in a 2007 lawsuit. George Phillips Jr. sued the city in response to the seizure of four …
Police in western Pennsylvania say they’re seeking tips about a stolen fire hydrant. The hydrant vanished between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning in Laughlintown, which is about 55 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Authorities say someone entered a construction site and …
The Springdale School District says it’s settling a lawsuit filed by a former teacher who accused the Arkansas school district of racial discrimination. The lawsuit filed by Kent Bowman, who is black, alleged that the district subjected him to discrimination, …
Federal mine safety officials say the owner of a central Montana sapphire mine was killed in March when rock loosened by underground blasting fell on him while he was stockpiling ore. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that …
Disability rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., claiming the retail giant refuses to make payment machines accessible to customers who use wheelchairs and scooters. The plaintiffs allege that Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart knowingly placed point-of-sale terminals …