The Virginia Department of Transportation is working to make roads safer for both wildlife and motorists. The agency’s research division is conducting a three-year study on animal travel patterns that is set to be completed in late 2015. Officials say …
Teams from West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio are in Morgantown competing in an event to test their mine rescue and safety skills. Personnel from the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training are judging and assisting with the …
Authorities say a chain-reaction crash that claimed the life of a Rochester-area town highway employee started with a vehicle losing one of its tires. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup truck was traveling on Route 96 in the …
The Tulsa Police Department is searching for three people believed to have been involved in an after-hours fire at an elementary school playground. The department on Tuesday released footage of three people seen walking across a nearby basketball court before …
The city of Greer, S.C., has closed an apartment building after a sinkhole opened behind the complex. Greer spokesman Steve Owens told local media outlets that residents reported the sinkhole behind one of the buildings at the Legacy Crescent Park …
A man already in state prison for drug trafficking has admitted to trying to claim disaster benefits after the 2011 Joplin tornado. Federal prosecutors say 35-year-old Gary L. Mitchell Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements to the Federal …
Fraud is an unfortunate business reality, particularly for banking, finance, healthcare and insurance companies. In fact, fraud is so profitable it’s attracting organized crime rings. That was clearly demonstrated when law enforcement busted a staged-crash organization in Florida. The National …
Facebook’s fight against prosecutors over nearly 400 search warrants for users’ postings and other data is drawing support from other social media companies and civil libertarians. Lawyers for Foursquare, Kickstarter, Meetup, and Tumblr said Monday they were seeking to join …
After the devastating tornado that hit Faulkner County on April 27, Vilonia, Ark., residents are tiptoeing into the rebuilding process. While the rebuilding of a nearly $13 million school for the Vilonia School District is moving forward, a group of …
Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer announced a $1 billion rebate to Ohio’s private and public sector workers’ compensation customers, as well as a major new investment in worker safety research and …