Authorities in western Arkansas are looking for a search-and-rescue truck stolen from the Northwest Scott County Volunteer Fire Department over the weekend. The Southwest Times Record reports the truck was purchased with a federal grant and is valued at $120,000. …
McDonald’s is coming under intensifying pressure for labor practices at its U.S. restaurants. The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that the world’s biggest hamburger chain could be named as a joint employer in several complaints regarding worker rights at …
A state agency has fined Gresham plumbing company for two serious violations after a worker was injured when a trench collapsed in March. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division on Tuesday fined Apollo Drain & Rooter Service $5,600. The …
Oklahoma City police say they’re investigating the largest copper wire heist that’s ever happened in the city. Drivers were left in the dark after thieves cut down copper wires from traffic signals and light poles this past weekend. Police Cpt. …
Time is running out for residents and businesses affected by a January chemical spill in Charleston, W. Va., to file claims in federal bankruptcy court. Claims must be filed with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Charleston by Friday. Forms can be …
A small sinkhole that opened up inside of Deltona High School will likely keep students and teachers out of the band and chorus rooms during the first few weeks of school. Officials say a school employee noticed the sinkhole in …
Some school districts have started getting bills over the past couple of weeks to help offset insurance claims against the failed Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust. The trust announced last year that it would disband due to financial woes and …
A company that spilled chemicals into West Virginia’s largest water supply has paid an $11,000 fine for a pair of violations. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Freedom Industries $7,000 earlier this month for keeping storage tanks …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for South Dakota ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from June 13 to June 20. Federal funding is …
The doors are open at a new elementary school in Louisa County built to replace one destroyed by a 2011 earthquake. The Free Lance-Star reports that officials held a ribbon-cutting Monday at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. The magnitude-5.8 earthquake that …