Critics Say it’s Time New York Ends 1885 Scaffold Law September 3, 2013 By MICHAEL GORMLEY There is a renewed push to scrap a unique New York state law that makes property owners and contractors liable... Read More
Coast Guard Releases Report on Lady Mary Sinking September 3, 2013 A lack of training and experience combined with poor decision-making were contributing factors in the sinking of a commercial fishing... Read More
Boston Brothers Accused of Fake Marathon Claim September 3, 2013 A Boston, Mass., man charged with making a fake $2 million claim to the Boston marathon victims’ fund has been... Read More
Storm Drain Covers Stolen in Massachusetts August 29, 2013 Police in Braintree and Quincy, Mass., are on the lookout for thieves who have been prying iron grates out of... Read More
Justices to Hear Virginia Tech Wrongful Death Suit August 29, 2013 The Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in the wrongful death suit brought by the parents of two... Read More
Study: Sandy Caused Erosion on New York’s Fire Island August 29, 2013 By MEGHAN BARR More than half of Fire Island’s beaches and sand dunes were lost during Superstorm Sandy, weakening the island’s ability to... Read More
Light Installation Leads to Vermont School Soil Tests August 28, 2013 Engineering crews are taking soil samples from a Vermont high school athletic field to determine if the recently installed stadium... Read More
Poor Supervision Cited at New York-Run Steam Plant August 28, 2013 New York’s inspector general says poor supervision at the steam plant serving the state government complex in Albany led to... Read More
Risk Remains a Fact of Life for Coast Guard Crews August 28, 2013 By WALLACE MCKELVEY, The Press of Atlantic City When the call comes in, as it did on a frigid April morning, rescue crews from Coast Guard Sector Delaware... Read More
Washington D.C. Drivers Ranked Most Accident-Prone of Any U.S. City August 27, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Drivers in Washington D.C. are the most accident-prone of any U.S. city, again placing at the bottom of an annual... Read More