Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency Says March 24, 2025 By Sri Taylor The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit...
Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing March 17, 2025 By Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing...
Honolulu Allowing Some Developers to OK Their Own Projects March 10, 2025 By Ben Angarone More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit...
Avalanches in West Claim More Lives, Including Weekend Death in Colorado February 25, 2025 One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches...
Explosion at Beachside Hawaii Resort Injured 7 People, Scattered Debris February 25, 2025 A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in...
Hawaii’s Kilauea Again Spewing Lava in Its 10th Episode February 21, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the...
Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Tougher Fireworks Enforcement Following Explosion February 13, 2025 State senators have declined to move forward with a statewide ban on all fireworks, and instead are working to significantly...
Hawaii Fireworks Injuries Comparable to Those Seen on Battlefield, Doctor Says January 22, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on...
Deadly Accident Has Hawaii Officials Asking to End Amateur Fireworks Shows January 6, 2025 By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Gene Johnson In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided...
Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says December 18, 2024 By Matt Day Amazon.com Inc. leaders rejected internal recommendations that the company relax warehouse worker productivity rates to curb injuries, according to a...