Structural Deficiencies in Roof Collapses Can Lead to Subrogation Opportunities October 20, 2014 By Sarah Byer, PE and David Amori, PE, RRC Roof collapses can be sudden, catastrophic events caused by a particular loading condition or combination of loads. Roof collapses often...
NOAA Says Don’t Expect A Sequel of Last Winter’s Polar Vortex October 20, 2014 By SETH BORENSTEIN If you thought last winter was a horror show, with cold blasts from the polar vortex and a lack of...
Ebola Beginning to Affect Travel Plans October 20, 2014 By DAVID KOENIG Travel agents say customers are asking whether it’s safe to fly, and what steps they should take to guard against...
Illinois High School Getting Driver’s Education Award October 20, 2014 Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill., will be recognized next week for its driver education program. Illinois Secretary of...
Wisconsin Governor Candidates Disagree on Drunken Driving Offense October 20, 2014 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke disagree over whether to criminalize first-offense drunken driving. Wisconsin is the...
Feds Want Noncompliant Homeowners to Return $522M in Elevation Grants October 20, 2014 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says New Orleans must return hundreds of millions of dollars paid in...
NTSB: Says Arkansas Train Responding to Crash Was Speeding October 20, 2014 A train that collided with a stalled passenger train in Arkansas was coming to its aid and was apparently going...
Jury Awards $2.95M in South Carolina Inmate Death October 20, 2014 A federal jury has awarded almost $3 million to the family of a Berkeley County, S.C., inmate who died three...
Washington Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson in Rented House Fire October 20, 2014 A 38-year-old Washington woman who told firefighters how she dropped her young son to safety before escaping a house fire...
Fire Causes Heavy Damage to Minneapolis Businesses October 20, 2014 A fire has caused severe damage to several businesses in north Minneapolis, and officials say at least three buildings are...