New York’s law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in dwellings goes into effect Feb. 22. The law requires that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all new and existing one- and two-family homes, multi-family residences and rentals that have a fuel-burning appliance, system or attached garage, as reported this week by The Journal-Register […]
Wisconsin hotels and apartment managers are scrambling to comply with a new state law that requires them to install carbon monoxide detectors. The law goes into effect in several months, but hoteliers and others are still trying to interpret it and figure out how many detectors they need to install in order to be in […]
Dear Attorney Johnson: I thought I’d share with you some of what happened yesterday when I spent Christmas with my dad, sister and nephew. While driving to Kentucky, my dad was telling me that my nephew Jim was doing very well in the 6th grade making all A on his report card, but had missed […]
Date: 7/2/2009 7:27 PM ANTHONY McCARTNEY,AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The private pathologist who conducted a second autopsy on David Carradine’s body said Friday that Thai authorities have determined the actor died of asphyxia and so far, he agrees. “Thus far, the information we have gathered is consistent with that,” Dr. Michael Baden […]
As we enter Hurricane Season 2009 and the emphasis shifts to disaster planning, including warnings about the dangers of generators, who would of thought we would be placing a warning on video gaming? The dangers of using generators without proper ventilation is covered extensively throughout the hurricane season as massive power failures become more likely. […]
Date: 5/4/2009 7:08 AM ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press Writer HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Jerry Elliott hopes to trade his jail jumpsuit and slippers for a hardhat and work boots when he comes up for parole later this year. Mining is one of the few bright spots in Kentucky’s otherwise dismal economy, and with coal prices high, […]
Date: 4/10/2009 SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press Writer MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Firefighters mopped up hot spots Friday from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes. Three people were killed across the state line in Texas. The fires began Thursday afternoon along the Interstate […]
Date: 3/18/2009 OSLO (AP) — Norwegian police say they have detained a man on suspicion of arson in an apartment building fire late last year that killed six people and injured 12 in Oslo. The fire ripped through the five-story apartment building Dec. 13, and some residents had to be rescued from the roof with […]
Date: 3/13/2009 WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An investigator says a teenager accused of setting nine fires in an arson-plagued Philadelphia suburb led them to several of the scenes and confessed to the crimes. Nineteen-year-old Roger Leon Barlow was held for trial after a court hearing Friday. He’s charged with arson and aggravated assault in […]
Yesterday, as I browsed the internet for headlines, I tuned into CNN for some background noise and by the end of the day my mood was as dark as the news. I have made it a habit to not tune into news channels for that very reason. Don’t take me wrong. My job entails absorbing […]