Texas Panhandle Wildfire Destroyed 225 Homes May 16, 2014 Authorities say 225 homes were destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle earlier this week, a figure that’s...
West Virgina Reports Decline in Boating Fatalities May 16, 2014 Recreational boating fatalities are continuing to decline in West Virginia. Statistics released by the U.S. Coast Guard show three people...
Crews Clean Up After U.S. Silica Plant Leak in West Virginia May 16, 2014 Crews are cleaning up a leak of hazardous materials at a sand plant in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. U.S. Silica...
Arkansas Chemical Plant Sues French Supplier Over 2012 Explosion May 16, 2014 The operator of a south Arkansas chemical plant that exploded in 2012 has filed a federal lawsuit in Oklahoma against...
North Carolina GOP Introduces Coal Ash Pollution Bill May 16, 2014 Two top Republicans in the North Carolina Senate introduced a bill this week they say will curb the threat of...
Firefighters Still Battling 8 San Diego Wildfires May 16, 2014 By Don Jergler Several ongoing fires around San Diego, Calif. that started early in the week have destroyed at least eight homes, an...
Delaware Senate Bill Would Fund Volunteer Ambulance Services May 16, 2014 The state Senate is set to vote on one of a series of bills aimed at providing more money to...
Illinois Lawmakers Advance Ridesharing Rules May 16, 2014 Illinois lawmakers have advanced a plan to create rules for unregulated ridesharing companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. An...
Kids’ Deaths Prompt Wisconsin Farmers’ Tractor Safety Effort May 16, 2014 By M.L. Johnson A coalition of agricultural groups has launched a campaign to encourage parents to keep children off tractors after numerous youngsters...
Los Angeles Oil Pipeline Leak Strands Gentlemen’s Club Patrons May 16, 2014 By Eliot Caroom A Plains All-American Pipeline Co. line leaked about 10,000 gallons of crude oil in Glendale, California, damaging a gentlemen’s club...