Reno Air Races Appeals for Money to Save Event The National Championship Air Races has launched a worldwide fundraising campaign to try to keep alive the 50-year-old event that’s... Read More
Oroville Dam Earthquake Study Recommended California officials should conduct an earthquake safety assessment of a Northern California dam that is the linchpin of a major... Read More
Portland Tire-Slashing Toll: 500 Vehicles, $250K For about six months, somebody armed with what resembles a small ice pick has been puncturing tires in Portland, Ore.,... Read More
Governor Appoints Workers’ Compensation Director Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico’s workers’... Read More
5 San Francisco Firefighters Await Suspensions Over Crash Five members of the San Francisco Fire Department face possible suspensions stemming from an incident in which a firefighter suspected... Read More
Plans to Raze Flawed Vegas Hotel Tower on Hold While Claim Investigated Plans for owners of the CityCenter development to demolish a flawed, half-built hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip have... Read More
Dim Traffic Sensors Dull How ‘Smart’ Freeways Are California’s highways aren’t as smart as they used to be. Buried under thousands of miles of pavement are 27,000 traffic... Read More
Newport Beach to Consider Natural Gas Fire Rings The Newport Beach City Council will weigh whether to install natural-gas burning fire rings on certain beaches as part of... Read More
FMCSA Orders Phoenix-Based Bus Company Shut Down Safety investigators for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have ordered Phoenix-based Autobuses Rayon, Inc.,... Read More
Nampa Insurance Agent, Councilman Guilty of Insurance Fraud A former Idaho city councilman has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, the latest elected official from a small town in... Read More