California public health officials have tested 100 workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were exposed to the deadly mouse-borne hantavirus. Nine people who spent time at the park this year have been infected with the rare virus, …
The New Mexico General Services Department says low levels of asbestos have been found in a state building that’s scheduled for an $18 million renovation. The agency said the asbestos was in glue fastening latillas to ceilings and walls in …
Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire departments across the nation. From 2008 to 2010, an estimated average of 50,100 heating fires in residential buildings occurred in …
Ohio State University has enlisted an army of volunteers to raise awareness of traffic safety on campus after a rash of crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 200 volunteers in fluorescent green T-shirts will descend …
A California court has mistakenly posted secret Pacific Gas & Electric settlement documents showing more than $2 million went to a teenager burned in the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion. The 2010 blast killed eight people and destroyed dozens of …
Agencies investigating the Chevron Corp. refinery fire have told Richmond residents that the petroleum giant will be held accountable. The San Francisco Chronicle (bit.ly/Rj2gL4) says U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators faced a skeptical and sometimes angry crowd of about 50 …
Two San Francisco 49ers fans who were attacked during a preseason home game against the rival Oakland Raiders have sued the team, parking lot security firm and National Football League. Daniel Long and Gabriel Navarrette, both 26, claim the defendants …
Officials say a construction worker has died in a trench collapse at a Southeast Texas refinery. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Tuesday afternoon at a construction site at the Total Port Arthur refinery. Investigators say the …
Federal and state investigators are trying to determine how to safely enter the area where a fire broke out in a Chevron Corp. refinery last week so they can examine a failed pipe blamed for the blaze, which the company …
The Colorado State Patrol says a six-vehicle crash in a construction zone in southern Colorado has left two people dead and seriously injured two others. Troopers say five vehicles were stopped on Colorado Highway 69 near Westcliffe in an active …
