January 11, 2024
A worker was killed on New York’s Long Island Monday after becoming buried in a hole while working on a septic system. Suffolk County Police said the masonry company worker was installing cesspool rings at a home in Head of …
January 11, 2024
The new year brought with it an expansion of Connecticut’s workers’ compensation benefits with regard to post-traumatic stress injuries or disorders (PTSD). Prior to January 1, only first responders were eligible for benefits for work-related PTSD; now under a new …
January 10, 2024
Donegal Insurance Group, based in Marietta, Pennsylvania, named Dan DeLamater executive vice president and chief operating officer. DeLamater has nearly 30 years of insurance industry experience, with two decades at Donegal, most recently as senior vice president and head of …
January 10, 2024
Northridge Construction Corp. pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week in federal court in Central Islip, New York, according to federal officials. The three-count information alleges that, in 2018, during the construction of a shed on Northridge’s headquarters property in …
January 10, 2024
The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told …
January 10, 2024
Families of the 12 people killed in a Philadelphia row house fire that began in a Christmas tree two years ago sued a pair of city agencies Friday, claiming unsafe conditions on the property violated the victims’ civil rights. The …
January 10, 2024
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a starting point for addressing the use of artificial intelligence in state government, as well as efforts to bolster cybersecurity. The governor signed an executive order that he described as setting fundamental principles …
January 9, 2024
Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze last Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage …
January 9, 2024
New York state lawyers increased their request for penalties to over $370 million Friday in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. He retorted, “They should pay me.” The exchange came as lawyers for both sides filed papers highlighting their takeaways …
January 9, 2024
A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of new Metro railcars to be pulled from service. A final National …