A unit of Hain Celestial Group Inc. is recalling some peanut and almond butter because of possible salmonella contamination. The company said Tuesday that there have been reports of four illnesses that may be related to the nut butters. They …
The Obama administration detailed on Wednesday the toll that the escalating cost of fighting forest fires has had on other projects as it pushes Congress to overhaul how it pays for the most severe blazes. In a new report, the …
Gulfstream jet pilots received notice from the company that a safety device designed to prevent accidents like the one that killed sports-franchise mogul Lewis Katz can be foiled in some circumstances. The system is supposed to keep pilots from setting …
SeaWorld Entertainment has dropped an appeal of citations it received after the drowning of a trainer who was pulled under by a killer whale, ending any chance of trainers ever again swimming with orcas during shows. The marine park company …
The medical director at North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has resigned. KXMB-TV reports that Luis Vilella stepped down Friday after eight years with Workforce Safety and Insurance. Vilella has complained in the past that his medical opinions take a back …
Learning how wildland fires behave scientifically provides a better chance at accurately predicting the spatial and temporal evolution of high intensity wildfires, said Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the UAH College of Engineering, and professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. …
A central Oklahoma city will no longer use its city hall and a fire station as public storm shelters. Donald Lynch, Shawnee’s emergency management director, recommended the city commission vote on eliminating use of the buildings as shelters, citing potential …
A man who was injured when another man jumped off a Clark Fork River bridge and landed on him is suing Missoula County, alleging it did not take enough steps to prevent such an accident. The Missoulian reports Andy Hill’s …
Two former financial executives of a beach resort on Florida’s Gulf coast were sentenced to three years in prison for embezzlement. Former Tradewinds Islands Resorts CFO Sam Baage and former technology director Harold William James were each sentenced to three …
Acknowledging settlement demands in a timely fashion and documenting trial activity are just two ways to avoid bad faith litigation after a trial, said Kevin Quinley, founder and principle of Quinley Risk Associates. During a podcast on the topic, Quinley …