Cyclists of all ages in Jackson, Miss., will have to start wearing helmets when they ride or face a $75 fine. The Jackson City Council on Tuesday became the fifth local government in the state to enact a mandatory bike …
Officials say 11 new bubble sites have been found in inundated swampland west of an 8.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish. The sites are roughly in a row west of an unnamed oilfield access road extending south from La. 70 …
A road tunnel in northern Norway will be shut for several weeks after a 27-ton truckload of sweet goat’s milk cheese caught fire. Regional traffic department chief Geir Joergensen says flames engulfed the tunnel last week and gases from the …
A Minnesota man arrested for drunken driving while operating a Segway scooter has beaten the charges again. The Minnesota Court of Appeals agrees with Mark Greenman. His Segway doesn’t meet the definition of a motor vehicle under the state’s drunken …
As Jersey shore towns spend millions to rebuild boardwalks wrecked by Superstorm Sandy, some are opting for an additional layer of protection in the form of steel sea walls placed between the boards and the shoreline. The idea is to …
The GOP-led Washington state Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will on Wednesday consider five bills intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Proponents say the measures, which include making it easier for injured workers to take settlement …
A Knoxville, Tenn., homeowner worries that the next rockslide onto the Alcoa Highway could take his house with it. Rick Garrison told WVLT-TV he bought the house because of the view, overlooking Fort Loudoun Lake. However three rockslides in just …
New Mexico law will protect spacecraft part suppliers from damage lawsuits by passengers on space tourism flights launched from the state under a compromise proposal announced Tuesday by Democratic legislative leaders. House and Senate leaders said the agreement was vital …
Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have another 30 days to file claims for their flood losses. Policy owners now have until Feb. 21 to complete their proof of …
Scottsdale, Ariz., police are looking for a man who snatched the purse of a Phoenix television host and fled in an SUV. 3TV reports Lisa Haffner was pushing a shopping cart in the parking lot of a Safeway store on …