West News Big Sur Fire Destroys 15 Homes in California A wildfire burning Monday in the Big Sur area of California destroyed at least 15 homes and forced about 100... Read More
West News Judge: Paint Companies to Pay California Cities $1.1B Paint companies have been ordered to pay $1.1 billion to 10 California cities and counties so that lead can be... Read More
East News ‘Reef Balls’ to Protect Connecticut Shoreline For centuries along Stratford Point, beds of shellfish rested just beneath the surface of Long Island Sound. Those fish and... Read More
Texas / South Central News Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Workers’ Compensation Law The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s new workers’ compensation law. The court handed down... Read More
Texas / South Central News Workers Killed in South Texas Tank Collapse Two workers were killed in South Texas when the roof of an industrial storage tank collapsed, causing them to fall... Read More
News FDA Seeks Tougher Rules on Antibacterial Soaps The federal government said Monday it has no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent... Read More
Midwest News Two Michigan School Buses Destroyed by Fire Authorities in Saginaw County, Mich., say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more.... Read More
Midwest News Northern Wisconsin Hotel Fire Likely Electrical Investigators say a fire that burned a Wausau hotel over the weekend was likely caused by an electrical problem. Guests... Read More
Southeast News Former Pain Clinic Property Given to West Virginia Police Property and cash forfeited as part of a case involving the operator of a former Mingo County pain clinic is... Read More
West News Feds Recommend Changes to Refinery Oversight in California Federal refinery safety regulators are recommending California change how it oversees oil refineries in the wake of a massive fire... Read More