Officials in the Florida Keys are preparing for public meetings to discuss sea level rise with residents and business owners in the low-lying island chain. Monroe County will hold a series of meetings throughout the Keys in the next several …
School officials in Vermilion Parish, La., are moving ahead with plans for a concrete wall and pump system to protect more of the parish’s schools from floodwaters. The Advocate reports the latest project calls for spending $2.8 million to erect …
Authorities say an overnight fire has caused about $1 million in damage to a northwest Oklahoma City office complex. The blaze broke out early Monday at the Wilshire Gardens Office Park. Firefighters battled the blaze for about an hour, but …
Federal mine inspectors have cited a silver mine near Ouray, Colo., where two men died in an accident in November with numerous safety violations. The Denver Post reports the Mine Safety and Health Administration put the Revenue Mine on notice …
The family of an upstate New York sprint car racer who was hit and killed by NASCAR star Tony Stewart says they’ll “pursue all remedies” after a grand jury decision not to charge Stewart. In a brief statement read by …
The latest state medical error report shows bed sores were the most reported problem against last year, when the number of incidents grew by half. The Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday that hospitals and clinics reported 45 stage …
New Mexico transportation officials are channeling nearly $1 million toward safety measures to protect bicyclists and pedestrians at train crossings. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports crews began installing new equipment earlier this month at crossings used by Rail Runner …
Nearly 1,900 Country Clipper riding lawn mowers are being recalled in the United States and Canada due to a fire risk. Shivvers Manufacturing Inc., the Corydon, Iowa-based company that makes the mowers, said it received four reports of the ignition …
The Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee affected by flooding on Sept. 11. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet says disaster aid is available in DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties …
Plans for a massive health database have been postponed again after Texas health officials cited cost concerns, as well as the possibility that the company that won the tentative contract was receiving inside information from a state negotiator. The Health …