The number of traffic fatalities in Kentucky in 2014 has surpassed those in 2013. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says there were 644 traffic-related deaths as of Dec. 29. That’s compared to 635 deaths in the same time frame in 2013. …
The family of a Tri-Cities, Wash., man who died after being found bloody and unconscious on the floor of an Eastern State Hospital restroom has filed a lawsuit claiming the hospital is at fault. Misael Rodriguez, 43, was involuntarily committed …
Firefighters and volunteers have installed about 10,000 smoke detectors in homes in Saginaw, Mich., during an eight-month period. The Saginaw News reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Fire Protection and Safety Grant paid for most of the cost of …
A Maine fire chief says he’s going to resign from his part-time second job for a fire damage restoration company after questions were raised about whether it represented a conflict of interest. Questions about the relationship between Freeport Fire Chief …
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires burning throughout southern Australia, with residents fleeing their homes as strong winds fan the flames. Officials said on Saturday that six homes had been destroyed by the fires. No serious injuries have been reported. …
Southern Methodist University seismologists will install more measuring equipment Monday in a Dallas suburb as earthquakes rattle North Texas. More localized seismometers in Irving are “the first step in understanding the nature of the seismic activity,” professor Brian Stump said …
Safety officials say traffic deaths increased 24 percent in Delaware this year over last year’s fatalities. The Office of Highway Safety said Thursday that through Tuesday, 125 people were killed on state roads. Officials say nearly half of those fatalities …
Like so many new technologies, drones are both wonderful and terrible. The same gadgets that can monitor oil fields, track criminals and find missing children could also invade privacy, disrupt other aircraft and commit terrorism. So the Federal Aviation Administration …
A U.S. highway regulator opened an Internet portal this week allowing the public to report accidents tied to a Trinity Industries Inc. guardrail system, which has been linked by lawsuits to at least eight deaths. The Federal Highway Administration’s move …
Thirty-five people died in a stampede during New Year’s celebrations in Shanghai’s historic waterfront area, city officials said Thursday – the worst disaster to hit one of China’s showcase cities in recent years. A Shanghai government statement said another 43 …