A proposal that would require Tennessee schools and other organizations with youth athletic programs to adopt concussion policies is headed to the governor for his consideration. The legislation was overwhelmingly approved 93-3 in the House on Thursday. The companion bill …
A group of northeast Pennsylvania county workers will share a $1 million settlement that will end five years of federal litigation over firings they alleged were politically motivated. The (Scranton) Tribune-Review says Lackawanna County’s former insurance provider agreed to pay …
The city of Columbus is adding 14 emergency sirens around Ohio’s capital city. WCMH in Columbus reports that the Franklin County emergency agency director says a survey indicates some 85 percent of people count on sirens to warn them of …
The head of Louisiana’s Department of Natural Resources has named 13 scientists and other experts to serve on a commission to determine the long-term stability of the area around northern Assumption Parish’s sinkhole. The 13-acre sinkhole and fears of a …
State Fire Marshal fire/arson investigator Tommy Pleasant has been honored by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC) with its 2013 Fire Service Special Award. Pleasant received the award at the 58th Annual IAAI Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar in …
From scaffolding 120 feet above the sidewalks of downtown Savannah, Ga., workers chip away stucco to repair deep cracks discovered between the 137-year-old bricks that form the towering twin steeples of one of the city’s most picturesque churches – the …
A Metairie, La., man has been arrested after an investigation into the theft of copper downspouts from homes in the Old Metairie neighborhood. The Times-Picayune reports Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested Sean Boudreaux, 20, after his mother identified him in …
Muncie, Ind., pets and their owners can now breathe a little easier. The Muncie Fire Department this week received three animal rescue oxygen mask kits through a donation from Invisible Fence of Anderson/Muncie, which will allow firefighters to administer oxygen …
A novel endeavor to make flooded homes habitable after Superstorm Sandy is wrapping up after repairs to more than 20,000 houses and apartments, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. As officials faced the challenge of housing thousands of displaced people in …
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which sustained severe damage to its infrastructure from the surging waters of Superstorm Sandy, is not expected to re-open to the public this year, the National Park Service said. The Oct. 29 storm bought water …