Vermont officials are blaming embers from an outdoor fire pit for a fire that destroyed a home in Cambridge. Officials say firefighters were called to the home of Norman and Susan Miller at 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The back of the …
Kentucky’s top transportation official has told the National Transportation Safety Board that navigation lights on bridges are working properly and that workers who inspect and maintain the lights are properly trained. The Paducah Sun reported Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike …
A state assemblyman says California now leads the way in pipeline safety thanks to a suite of bills that have just been signed into law. The bills – signed by Gov. Jerry Brown over the weekend – come more than …
A contractor is suing New York City for allegedly moving – and later losing – his $130,000 dirt digger. Jeff Clemente says in his lawsuit that the John Deere hydraulic excavator was “lawfully” parked when it went missing last October. …
Firefighters on motorcycles outfitted with defibrillators and medical supplies have been scooting around congested Los Angeles roadways and some off-road areas where bigger vehicles can’t navigate in a bid to save lives and improve response times. The Los Angeles Fire …
Some jail inmates are trying to put a $500 million bite on a suburban New York county in a lawsuit demanding access to dental floss. Eleven inmates in the Westchester County jail in Valhalla say in a federal civil rights …
For two decades, one of the most commonly used type of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials were aware of a dangerous design flaw that almost guarantees the car …
As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the “resume tsunami” appears to have been reduced to a “resume riptide.” According to Deloitte’s latest global talent survey, Talent 2020, four out of five (80 percent) …
Five teenagers are recovering from burn injuries after some fireworks exploded inside their moving vehicle in Monroe County, Wis. Sparta police say the department was notified about 4:30 a.m. Monday after the teens arrived at a local hospital. Investigators believe …
Police say a Central Texas woman accused of setting her garage on fire after lying about a masked man trying to attack her remains too badly injured to be arrested. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that Jennifer Matthews first told authorities …