Increased Deaths in 2013 Prompts Railroad Safety Reminder April 9, 2014 By JOSH FUNK Railroads are launching a new campaign to highlight the dangers of being near train tracks after a spike in rail...
Washington Cracks Down on Distracted Driving April 9, 2014 The Washington’s Traffic Safety Commission says officers across the state will be cracking down on distracted driving between Thursday and...
Free Sandbags Provided to Colorado Flood and Fire Victims April 9, 2014 Larimer County is working with nonprofit disaster relief workers to provide free sand bags to residents who have been affected...
GM SUVs Rated Best in IIHS Front Crash Test April 9, 2014 By Jeff Plungis General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain earned the top marks among mid-size sport-utility vehicles in a test designed...
Tesla Sued by Wisconsin’s ‘Lemon Law King’ April 9, 2014 By TODD RICHMOND Wisconsin’s self-proclaimed “lemon law king” filed a lawsuit Monday against direct-order car maker Tesla Motors, accusing the company of refusing...
Researchers Find Smaller Power Grids Could Reduce Blackout Risk April 9, 2014 Some 90 years ago, British polymath J.B.S. Haldane proposed that for every animal there is an optimal size — one...
Engineer in New York Commuter Train Derailment Had Sleep Disorder April 9, 2014 By JIM FITZGERALD The engineer on a New York commuter train that derailed at high speed last year, killing four people, had a...
Anchorage School District Faces $4.5M Judgment Over Student Injury April 9, 2014 The Anchorage School District is facing a $4.5 million judgment after being found negligent in a lawsuit filed by the...
Japan Utility Sued by U.S. Sailors Over Tsunami Radiation April 9, 2014 Seventy-nine U.S. sailors are suing the Tokyo utility that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant for $1 billion, alleging it...
Falling Shelves Injure 8 at Bronx Dollar Store April 9, 2014 The fire department says eight people were injured, seven seriously, when packed shelving units collapsed at a Bronx dollar store....