The National Auto Body Council announces new Board members and officers elected to lead the organization’s efforts to promote the image of the collision industry for 2014. New officers elected at NABC’s recent Annual Meeting in Las Vegas are: Nick …
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) teamed with 10 foreign law enforcement agencies to seize hundreds of domain names that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise online to unsuspecting consumers. The 706 domain names seized were set …
Lawsuits and alleged safety violations are mounting against Exxon Mobil Corp. following the rupture eight months ago of a pipeline that spilled thousands of barrels of oil in central Arkansas. Since Exxon’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured March 29 and spilled the …
“There are scary figures on this one,” Commissioner Jerry McCarson said as the DeSoto Emergency 911 District Commission considered the district’s spending report for November. It totaled $690,700 – almost all of that a one-time payment for a new public …
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is getting a grant from the governor’s office to promote highway safety in Georgia. The $126,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is for prevention and education programs. It’s also to help fund support …
Construction of a steel sea wall could start early next year in one of the Jersey shore towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Bob Mainberger, Mantoloking’s municipal engineer, tells the Asbury Park Press that the bidding process to find a …
Penn State University is in the process of installing more than 600 security cameras in dormitories and common areas of its main campus. Penn State administrator Stan Latta says the work began in October and should be done by next …
The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect Howard Beach against rising sea levels and storm surges similar to those that caused extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy, Gov. …
A fire siren in western Maryland is broken and could soon be removed. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that the Funkstown Town Council voted to have the siren removed from Town Hall’s bell tower. It is one of two sirens …
A comprehensive safety guide for outdoor concerts that was spurred by the 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse will now bring lessons from that tragedy to venues worldwide. The Event Safety Alliance announced the release of the first guide in …