New Federal Standards Focus on Reducing Salmonella in Poultry January 23, 2015 By MARY CLARE JALONICK The government is pushing the poultry industry to make their chicken and turkey a little safer with new standards aimed...
Coalition Seeks Driver’s Licenses for Nebraska ‘Dreamers’ January 23, 2015 By GRANT SCHULTE Ranchers and immigrant-rights groups are in the rare position of working together to try to change Nebraska’s status as the...
Mississippi Lawmakers Push Bill That Would Disclose Insurance Costs January 23, 2015 By JEFF AMY A group of lawmakers and residents from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are again pushing a bill that would require insurance...
Reward Offered in Probe of Downtown Los Angeles Fire That Caused $20M Damage January 23, 2015 A $170,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the person responsible for igniting a huge inferno that...
Stolen Vehicle Clones: Hot Cars in Cool Disguises January 23, 2015 The National Insurance Crime Bureau is warning consumers to be careful when buying a used vehicle, especially one that’s priced...
Shreveport Fire Department Plans to Give Away Smoke Alarms January 23, 2015 The Shreveport Fire Department and area volunteers are taking fire safety to the streets to help reduce fire-related injuries and...
California Fitness Model Running on Tracks Before Being Hit January 23, 2015 By TAMI ABDOLLAH A fitness model and actor who was killed when he was hit by a train was running on the tracks...
Oregon Lawmaker Says Marijuana Overdose Shows Need to Go Slow January 23, 2015 By JEFF BARNARD A key lawmaker says a marijuana overdose in an Oregon resort town shows the need to go slowly on making...
New Jersey Bridges Get Expedited Inspections January 23, 2015 New Jersey’s transportation commissioner has ordered a review of the safety of every structurally deficient bridge in the state. The...
Commentary: Is Corporate America Ready for Real Cybersecurity? January 23, 2015 By Katie Benner Barack Obama wants to prod corporations into addressing their cybersecurity weaknesses and he used his State of the Union speech...