An investigation was underway by federal and other authorities after someone smashed computers and other equipment and set fire to the federal Bureau of Land Management office in Gunnison, Colo. Investigators said Thursday they have not determined a motive for …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told New York City transit officials to adopt several safety changes following the deadly derailment of a commuter train. Cuomo directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday to expedite speed controls for areas vulnerable …
The Metro-North Railroad has until Tuesday to identify places in its system with major speed changes under an order from federal transportation officials requiring an extra worker in the driver’s cab on routes like the one where a speeding commuter …
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that a federal judge called the “death” of software patents. In a worst-case scenario for the high-tech industry, if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling …
The state of Oklahoma has chosen Red Rock Insurance Company, an Oklahoma-based business, to provide liability coverage for offenders whose license plates were seized for failure to carry state-mandated auto insurance. House Bill 1792, signed into law in April, allows …
An Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $60,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Elvin Hamilton pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …
The family of a worker who died in a fall at a grain facility in Buffalo Lake, Minn., has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Andrew Burnett, 28, of New Ulm, died Oct. 27, 2012, when he fell about 60 feet …
The families of a woman and three children who drowned when a van rolled into a Bridgeport, Conn., pond in 2007 have settled a lawsuit against the dealership that sold the van. The van was parked at Beardsley Park on …
Officials say the cause of an electrical fire at the Milwaukee County Courthouse in July may never be known. Cost of cleanup and replacing electrical systems has topped $10 million so far. Supervisors were told Wednesday that damage to electrical …
Some property owners in Douglas County could soon pay more for federal insurance. The federal government’s decision to phase out subsidized insurance in special flood hazard areas will increase costs for 168 property owners in Douglas County. Most of the …