A South Dakota legislative panel is looking at a proposal that would prohibit beginning drivers from using cellphones while behind the wheel. The proposal is part of a package of bills recommended by a task force that was created a …
A lawyer for the state board that oversees the Superdome says Sunday night’s power outage during the Super Bowl does not appear to be related to work done on the stadium’s electrical system in December. The board last fall approved …
A National Weather Service meteorologist says a survey team found no indication of a tornado when it investigated storm damage in two western Arkansas counties. Meteorologist John Robinson says the investigators surveyed storm damage in Scott and Polk counties on …
Police in the United Arab Emirates say a gravel-filled truck with faulty brakes has rammed a bus, killing at least 22 migrant workers. Monday’s crash near Al Ain, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) east of Abu Dhabi, also injured 24 …
Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials say there are no plans to raise the height of a Boston overpass during scheduled repairs next year, despite an accident that injured 35 people from Pennsylvania over the weekend and similar mishaps. The Calvary …
Colorado lawmakers are debating a change in state law that would allow cars without drivers on roads. A bill to make Colorado at least the fifth state where automatic cars are legal is up for its first debate Tuesday in …
Vancouver, Wash., school officials have to find space for 500 students who have been displaced by the fire that destroyed Crestline Elementary School. The district doesn’t have any vacant buildings. Officials told The Columbian they’re looking for space to move …
Pennsylvania hit a new yearly high in reported insurance fraud crimes. Of the 3,274 fraud referrals received by the 11 law enforcement agencies funded by the Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA), 2,302 referrals came from insurers, 240 from other …
EMC Insurance Companies is partnering with SafeSchools to create safer learning environments for its insured schools. Schools insured by EMC will now have complimentary access to SafeSchools Training, a web-based safety training and compliance management system specifically designed for school …