NHTSA Upgrades Probe of 382,000 Saturn Ion Cars October 4, 2011 U.S. safety regulators have upgraded an investigation more than 382,000 Saturn Ion cars for possible steering problems. The National Highway... Read More
East News Maine City of Augusta to Seek Fireworks Ban October 4, 2011 The Augusta Fire chief and city manager want the city council to ban fireworks, overruling a new Maine law allowing... Read More
East News NTSB: No Open Panels on Plane Before West Virginia Crash October 4, 2011 A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board accident report says nothing broke off a 1950s-era plane prior to it crashing into... Read More
International News Piracy Costs World Shipping Industry $9B a Year October 4, 2011 Piracy is costing the global shipping trade more than $9 billion a year, according to Indian ship owners, who on... Read More
Texas / South Central News Oklahoma Governor to Announce Plan to Cut Bad Bridges October 4, 2011 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and state transportation officials are developing plans that Fallin says will dramatically reduce the number of... Read More
Texas / South Central News New Ark. Laws Prohibits Cell Phone Use Near Schools, Highway Work Zones October 4, 2011 Two new Arkansas laws restrict drivers from using their cell phones near schools and in highway work zones. The Southwest... Read More
International News Mexico Recalls Cream Tied to U.S. Mercury Poisoning October 4, 2011 Mexican health officials are recalling a face cream linked to cases of mercury poisoning in the U.S. and Mexico. The... Read More
Midwest News Alarm Company Settles with Minnesota Woman’s Estate October 4, 2011 ADT Security Services Inc. has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over a failed home burglar alarm with the estate... Read More
East News Hundreds of Mobile Homes in Vermont Hit by Heavy Floods October 4, 2011 Thirteen mobile home parks in Vermont were flooded when the remnants of Hurricane Irene turned streams and rivers into raging... Read More
West News Patient Death Puts Spotlight on Replacement Nurses October 4, 2011 In an ad on Facebook, a company seeking stand-ins for nurses planning a walkout encouraged applicants to what it termed... Read More