As the Panama Canal prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from its plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of ships transiting one of the world’s most important waterways. In a …
Telemedicine could potentially deliver more than $6 billion a year in health care savings to U.S. companies, but only if the technology is widely-adopted. According to analysis by global professional services company Towers Watson, achieving this level of savings would …
Officials in Spartanburg County, S.C., are trying to figure out how to reduce fatalities and injuries on train tracks. Spartanburg County has had eight people killed or injured while trespassing on train tracks since 2011 and 16 vehicle crashes. The …
People are waiting longer than they should for an answer when they petition the government to open an investigation into what could be serious safety problems. The Associated Press reviewed all 15 petitions filed by drivers with the National Highway …
It appears Beaufort County School District athletes may have to pay to play in the school year that begins in August 2015. The Beaufort Gazette reports that the South Carolina county school district is considering passing the cost of athletic …
An Oregon trucker will get her job back after a federal regulator determined she was wrongly fired for refusing to drive an unsafe vehicle. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday it has ordered an independent trucking contractor in …
Officials with the Williston Fire Department say the city needs another fire hall. The Williston Herald reports that the department now covers an area the size of Bismarck, which is North Dakota’s second-largest city. Bismarck has five fire stations. Williston …
Officials at the University of New Mexico are racing to clean up the flood damage from last week’s rainstorms as the fall semester approaches. The Daily Lobo reports that nearly 40 buildings were damaged, including the School of Engineering and …
Workers from a Naples, Fla., vegetable and fruit packing plant are headed back to court as they face charges related to alleged workers’ comp fraud. The case stems from the raid of a packing plant where more than 100 workers …
Six years after Sioux City, Iowa, officials cracked down on pit bulls and vicious dogs, fewer people are reporting cases of dog bites. Police responded to 37 percent fewer dog bite complaints last year than they did in 2007, the …