Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed $460,000 in new fines for a southwestern Pennsylvania painting company that was cited two years ago over allegations that its workers are exposed to high levels of lead and other hazards on PennDOT bridge …
The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world. Next up: the smartphone case wars. The makers of protective cases that shield cell phones from coffee spills and sticky-fingered toddlers are entangled in countless lawsuits seeking to protect …
A three-alarm fire heavily damaged several rooms of a Super 8 motel in Oklahoma City early Thursday, but there were no serious injuries and guests safely evacuated, authorities said. Fire Chief Marc Woodard told The Associated Press that more than …
Thousands of people have signed up for Olive Branch’s new telephone notification system, and officials expect more to use the feature as spring storms begin. The Commercial Appeal reports city officials bought in the CodeRED system in the fall. More …
A western Kentucky mayor is proposing a new way to fund the area’s emergency dispatch center. The Gleaner reports that Henderson Mayor Steve Austin made a recommendation on Wednesday of placing a surcharge on water bills instead of phone bills. …
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says a change in state law means his office investigated an average of one death a day in 2012. Fowler says his office investigated 365 deaths last year, up 29 percent from 2011. Fowler says …
New York’s attorney general says a growing number of people are seeking legal assistance for battles with insurance companies over damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wednesday that he is awarding $743,000 in grants to 18 …
A crane operator and a contractor didn’t inspect equipment, failed to take proper precautions and ran the rig unsafely before it collapsed while building a New York City apartment tower and injured seven construction workers, officials said Wednesday. Crane operator …
Shreveport, La., police responded to more shoplifting calls than any other crime in 2012. Residential burglaries, thefts from a residence and thefts from a vehicle were other most responded to crimes in the city. The Times reports Chief of Police …
The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting of new crops, a climate …