The Department of Land and Natural Resources is holding a public meeting this week to discuss possible state rules for water-powered jet packs. The department says it called the meeting in response to public concerns about the jet packs, which …
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It’s the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of …
An eastern Missouri sheriff is raising safety concerns about gatherings at an old sand mine now used as a recreation complex. The 200-acre site near Crystal City once provided sand to a glass factory. It is now known as Crystal …
From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events around the world, including the Olympics and World Cup. The twin bombings near the …
Burgeoning North Dakota cities are studying how to handle the congestion and safety challenges that come with busier street intersections. The issue is perhaps most pressing in the western oil patch cities of Williston and Dickinson, where the number of …
Parking hasn’t been a problem for one oddly placed vehicle in traffic-busy Houston, Texas. City officials have ordered a design company to remove a fake Mini Cooper attached to the upper part of an exterior wall near a sidewalk. Safety …
Fire broke out on an empty Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet parked at a gate in Boston on Monday, putting safety concerns about the new, carbon-composite jet back in the spotlight and drawing attention from federal investigators. Officials said the …
The grandstands at Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field are closed because of safety concerns. West Virginia media outlets report that an engineering inspection last month found cracking in the aging grandstands’ concrete. The report urges the school district to further …
Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won’t be victims of …
Almost half of the LIRR’s 19 escalators are shut down due to safety concerns found during a review following the death in March of a woman on an escalator at the Lindenhurst station. Newsday reports that workers have been making …