A 54-year-old Dolores man who started a wildfire that prompted evacuations in southwest Colorado has been banned from ever using fire again. The Cortez Journal reports Roger Stratton was sentenced Thursday to five years of supervised probation that bars him …
Bodum USA is recalling 28,000 coffee presses sold exclusively at Starbucks due to the potential risk for lacerations and burns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that the carafe in Bodum’s rose gold glass coffee presses can fall …
The ditching of a government surveillance drone off the California coast shows the U.S. must move cautiously on integrating unmanned aircraft into the skies, a pilots’ union leader said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection grounded its fleet of nine remaining …
A record company that accuses a Vietnamese entertainment portal of making its songs available for free download has filed suit in an American court against the U.S- venture capital firm which invested in the website, seeking millions in damages for …
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce is promoting a series of occupational safety and health training seminars across the state. The seminars will be offered through the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration and educational centers, universities and colleges in the …
Like the blackened, burned trees that cover El Paso County land in Black Forest, the debate over who will remove those hazards left by the 2013 fire still stands without resolution. The El Paso County Commission has toiled since November …
Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma voters should weigh in on what to do about school safety. Fallin on Wednesday suggested that schools be given one-time authority to increase their bond limits so they can build tornado shelters or make other …
Livingston Parish, La.’s arbitration over $59 million in Hurricane Gustav-related cleanup work will move forward. The Advocate reports the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals denied Tuesday the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s motion to dismiss or delay the case. The …
An El Nino weather pattern, which can parch Australia and parts of Asia while bringing rains to South America, may occur in the coming months as the Pacific Ocean warms, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. Most climate models suggest …
Toyota Motor Corp has alerted U.S. safety officials about seat material in several vehicles that does not meet fire retardation standards, which could result in a recall depending on what the safety agency decides. The Japanese automaker said on Thursday …