The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Houston-based oil and gas contractor for two safety violations after a worker was electrocuted at a job site in Williston in May. Tom Deutscher with OSHA in …
Two men in Texas have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit arson in order to obtain insurance proceeds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Blaise Hancock, of Arlington, Texas, and Clint Allen, of …
Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation has donated $10,000 to Texas Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Department assistance fund. Volunteer fire departments served as the first line of defense against wildfires that devastated the Lone Star State this year. More than 29,000 blazes …
Emergency officials say seven people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an outdoor grill was used inside a Dallas-area house on a chilly evening. Grand Prairie Fire Department Battalion Chief Cal Timpf says a family used the grill …
A Travis County court sentenced Robert Rosette on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Rosette reported a job-related injury while working as a delivery driver and warehouseman for Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC in Beaumont, Texas. He claimed …
An East Texas man may embrace cable or satellite television after dangling head-down from a TV aerial mast for three hours. Johnny Perry says he was working to dismantle a mast that had held a high aerial long used for …
The devastating Texas wildfire season reaches the one-year mark on Tuesday, and there appears to be no end in sight as officials brace for large blazes that could ignite anywhere across the drought-stricken state. Despite a recent lull in fire …
Seven family members, including a former Hidalgo County district court probation officer, have been convicted for their roles in a $3 million scheme to defraud insurer Aflac. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson says they pleaded guilty Monday in McAllen to wire …
A study on protecting Southeast Texas from disastrous storms like Hurricane Ike has recommended building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel. Details were announced Monday by Rice University, which led a team of researchers focusing on better hurricane preparations …
A Texas appeals court reinstated a couple’s lawsuit against animal shelter that accidentally euthanized their 8-year-old dog, ruling that they can sue to recover the sentimental value of their pet. Randy Turner, the attorney for plaintiffs Jeremy and Katherine Medlen, …