A landmark Texas barbecue restaurant has burned down after a pit fire got out of control. Hinze’s Bar-B-Q in Wharton went up in flames on Monday evening just before the dinner rush. The restaurant has been a roadside staple on …
A famous floating restaurant on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River is sinking. It’s the latest bit of bad luck for owner Jeff Ruby’s Waterfront restaurant, which is docked at a marina across the river from Cincinnati. Part of …
A contract worker at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston has died after falling about 45 feet from the rail system’s elevated tracks. Houston police say the accident happened Tuesday night as the worker checked the tracks. Airport spokesman David …
An architectural firm says an inspection of the West Virginia Capitol’s dome didn’t find any damage from fireworks shows during last year’s celebration of the state’s 150th anniversary. Thousands of fireworks were shot over the dome during the three-day celebration. …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a southwest Idaho company $4,500 following a worker’s death. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports in a story on Wednesday that the agency fined Rule Steel on July 3 for violating rules involving forklift …
Lacey Rae Moore pleaded guilty to starting the fire that resulted in the complete destruction of the North Building of the Forest Place Apartments on University Avenue in Little Rock, according to an announcement by Christopher R. Thyer, United States …
A court has ruled that a Hong Kong tycoon can sue Google over its autocomplete results suggesting he has links to organized crime. In a judgment released Wednesday, the court dismissed the Internet search giant’s objections to tycoon Albert Yeung’s …
The death toll in southern China’s earthquake jumped from 410 to 589 on Wednesday as search and rescue teams found scores more bodies while pushing into isolated mountain communities to clear debris from collapsed homes. The Yunnan provincial government said …
Senior state transportation officials on Tuesday acknowledged serious problems, including a culture of secrecy, during construction of the $6.5 billion eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. But they denied that employees were reassigned or lost their contracts after …
Dwight Lawson woke up to the sound of his phone ringing. He answered. Then, he listened as a neighbor told him his hay shed was on fire. By the time he arrived at his hay shed, located down the road …