Gov. Mike Pence is urging motorists to be aware of motorcyclists on Indiana roads and has proclaimed May as motorcycle safety and awareness month. The governor’s office says statistics show that multiple-vehicle crashes account for about 75 percent of all …
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will waive landfill fees for rubble of an apartment building destroyed in a January fire that killed two people. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the Alaska borough Assembly voted unanimously last week to waive the …
New York education officials are moving to recognize competitive cheerleading as a sport for the safety of its participants. A committee of the state Board of Regents approved the proposal Monday and the full board is expected to consider it …
Trainers at Sea World’s marine parks began wearing inflatable safety vests Monday whenever they work near killer whales, yet another safety measure implemented after the 2010 death of a trainer who was dragged into a pool by an orca. The …
The federal government says Republic Steel has agreed to pay $2.4 million in a settlement and address alleged health and safety violations at three Ohio facilities and one in Blasdell, N.Y. A statement from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
The former manager of TLC is suing Viacom for defamation, saying the biopic on the Grammy-winning R&B group made her seem like “an unethical and dishonest businesswoman.” Perri “Pebbles” Reid accuses Viacom International Inc. and Viacom Inc. of making multiple …
In the face of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association on Tuesday State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance reaffirmed its stance that it’s taking “pause” of its dealings with the team. State Farm, which counts …
Enservio released the results of a survey on innovation it conducted among 130 senior P&C executives attending the invitation-only Property Innovation Summit held in Boston earlier this month. The survey examined trends in innovation such as an organization’s capacity to …
Canada will require that older rail cars used for carrying crude oil be phased out by May 2017, the government said on Wednesday, moving ahead of the United States to ban the controversial cars in light of burgeoning oil-by-rail traffic …
Two Democratic U.S. senators on Monday called on the Department of Transportation to urge owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors cars to stop driving them until they are repaired, which could take months as dealerships wait for replacement ignition …