Hawaii will conduct roof inspections at state facilities following a collapse at a high school auditorium. The Farrington High School auditorium roof collapsed on Friday amid heavy rains. Officials say there had been no reports of major problems. No one …
Though it’s tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was “probably not a coincidence” but an example of the extreme weather events that are likely to strike the U.S. more often as the world gets …
BP is being temporarily suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Two weeks ago, BP agreed to plead guilty to charges involving the deaths of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which …
Federal safety officials say the swans were to blame for the death of a Villa Park, Ill., man in April. Authorities say 37-year-old Anthony Hensley worked to keep geese away from a condo complex near Des Plaines. He fell out …
Lynne Jones’ cozy bed and breakfast in Britain’s Lake District boasts views over the River Greta where heron come to feed, and a panoramic vista of Skiddaw mountain. Jones says her B&B has another virtue: It’s practically watertight. In an …
Rhode Island’s state auditor general will investigate a home repair program already cited by Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s administration for poor record-keeping and high administrative costs. The Providence Journal reports that the Western Rhode Island Home Repair Program, which provides low-interest …
The Lake Charles Police Department says it’s investigating reports that 60 vehicles and several businesses were damaged by someone using a pellet gun to shoot out windows. The Louisiana police department says in a news release that the damage was …
Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana’s Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle tells The Courier he’s been told by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the repairs …
State police and Webster Parish sheriff’s deputies are at the Camp Minden industrial site in northwest Louisiana, trying to determine how to secure thousands of pounds of explosive powder that officials say were improperly housed by a company there. Webster …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new online tool that makes it easier for employers to navigate and manage the details of their workers’ compensation insurance policy. My Policy Page at ohiobwc.com allows most employers to view …