Fewer Opioid-Related Deaths in States Allowing Medical Marijuana August 27, 2014 On average, states allowing the medical use of marijuana have lower rates of deaths resulting from opioid analgesic overdoses than... Read More
East News Delaware Workers’ Comp Oversight Panel Begins Work August 27, 2014 A state panel established to oversee efforts to keep workers compensation rates in Delaware affordable is getting down to work.... Read More
Texas / South Central News $1.4B Repairs Needed on North Texas Toll Road Bridges August 26, 2014 Officials in North Texas will have to repair faulty bridge beams on the new $1.4 billion Chisholm Trail Parkway after... Read More
Midwest News Old Mines Blamed for Sagging Ohio Highway August 26, 2014 State transportation officials believe a section of a main highway in southeast Ohio is sagging because of abandoned coal mine... Read More
East News Long Island Areas to Get Flood-Buffer Aid August 26, 2014 Several areas on Long Island, N.Y., will get about $16 million in federal funding to buy storm-damaged properties and turn... Read More
Fort Collins Continues to Have Safest Drivers: Allstate Report August 26, 2014 For the fourth year in the report’s history, the top honor of “America’s Safest Driving City” is Fort Collins, Colo.,... Read More
International News Japan PM Visits Deadly Landslide Site August 26, 2014 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hiroshima on Monday as rescuers expanded their search for 28 people missing in landslides... Read More
East News Virginia Trying to Reduce Animal-Vehicle Collisions August 26, 2014 A study aimed at reducing collisions between vehicles and animals is targeting a section of Interstate 64 near Waynesboro, Va.... Read More
Texas / South Central News Walk-Only Zone Created at University of Arkansas Campus August 26, 2014 The University of Arkansas is creating a Walk-Only zone in the center of the Fayetteville campus. Beginning Monday, bicycle riders... Read More
Midwest News Detroit Residents Shopping After Flood Damage August 26, 2014 Detroit, Mich., residents are shopping for appliances and home-repair supplies in droves after recent flooding damaged houses and the property... Read More