FAA Says Boeing 737 Max is Airworthy Despite 2nd Crash March 11, 2019 U.S. aviation regulators signaled their confidence in the safety of Boeing Co.’s embattled 737 Max jetliner, issuing a global notice... Read More
Even Improved Tornado Warnings Can’t Prevent All Death and Destruction March 8, 2019 Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong. Three days before... Read More
West News Oregon Lawmakers Mull Overhaul of Dam Safety Rules March 8, 2019 Oregon’s dam safety regulations could be getting an overhaul, for the first time in nearly a century. The Statesman Journal... Read More
West News Pilot’s Opioid Abuse Suspected as Cause of Fatal Nevada Crash March 8, 2019 Opioid abuse by the pilot was among the likely causes of a fatal airplane crash in Nevada that killed the... Read More
East News New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules Board Wrong to Deny Workers’ Comp for Medical Pot March 8, 2019 The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a labor appeals board was wrong to determine that workers’ compensation insurance... Read More
Texas / South Central News Exxon Mobil Settles Violations over 2013 Texas Refinery Fire March 8, 2019 The U.S. Justice Department and Exxon Mobil Corp. have reached a settlement resolving Clean Air Act violations stemming from a... Read More
Rutgers Promotes Safe Patient Handling Practices to Reduce Health Care Worker Injuries March 8, 2019 Nurses, nurse aids, orderlies, emergency medical technicians and physical and occupational therapists have some of the highest numbers of nonfatal... Read More
West News Judge Backs Off Aggressive Fire-Prevention Plan for PG&E March 8, 2019 A federal judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s safety compliance backed off the aggressive fire prevention plan he sought to impose in... Read More
Southeast News West Virginia Jury Awards $17 Million in Injured Walmart Customer Claim March 7, 2019 A jury in West Virginia has returned a nearly $17 million verdict after a woman was injured when staffers tried... Read More
West News Idaho Supreme Court Rules ‘Defamation by Implication’ Is Actionable March 7, 2019 The Idaho Supreme Court says individuals have the right to sue if they think someone implied – but didn’t outright... Read More