Recent water main breaks that released millions of gallons of water onto streets in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minn., have focused attention on aging underground pipes that are common in other cities as well. In Duluth, a water main break poured …
A Kentucky businessman says he wants to make schools in his community safer, so he is donating alarms to all of them. David Morris, who is president of Modern Systems Inc., told the Commonwealth Journal that he will donate high-tech …
The pilot of an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was involved in three previous accidents, records obtained Tuesday show. Pilot Guy Kleess was held responsible for two of the accidents and ordered to undergo …
A veteran New Mexico tree trimmer is hospitalized in critical condition after being shocked by a power line – six months after he was hospitalized because of a bee attack. Authorities say 52-year-old Craig Benavidez of Las Cruces was trimming …
Rainbow International experienced big growth in 2012, awarding 47 new franchise contracts and topping 300 North American franchise units. Among the trends seen this year: More franchisees adding contents cleaning services, complete with contents cleaning warehouses and smokehouses; In addition …
Federal emergency officials say $6 million from Washington has been paid on 1,020 claims made in Rhode Island related to Superstorm Sandy. The Providence Journal reports that it’s unclear how many more claims remain to be processed in the state …
Illinois moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring proof of state residency and a photograph. The House voted 65-46 in favor of …
The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning motorists that potholes are just around the corner and the agency wants help finding them. INDOT said Monday that temperatures are forecast to rise above freezing in the state later this week, increasing …
A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria’s megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes. When firefighters didn’t turn up, locals tried in vain to stop the blaze with buckets of water. …
Greenwood city employee has died of injuries suffered in December fall, says Mayor Carolyn McAdams. McAdams tells the Greenwood Commonwealth that 52-year-old Johnny Holt died this past week in a Jackson, Miss., hospital. McAdams says Holt, employed in the public …