It's a shame when it takes a tragedy to move us in a direction we should already have taken. The Sept. 8 Minco school bus crash could have been worse. No one died, but two members of the local ...

Your woodworking endeavors have gotten serious. You finally purchased your first belt sander, along with the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE)—safety glasses, ear protection, and an N95 ...

PETALING JAYA – Many foreign tourists remain unaware that wearing seat belts on buses is mandatory in Malaysia, said the Malaysian Tourism Federation. Its president, Dr Sri Ganesh Michiel, said the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House Education Policy Committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday to require seat belts for all new Illinois school buses. This legislation could mandate ...

Landlords are being urged to prepare for a major tax shake-up that is set to overhaul how they report their income and expenses to HMRC. From 6 April 2026, those earning over £50,000 from ...

One Slate Belt Township is considering amending its zoning ordinance in anticipation of a major data center coming to town. Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors voted Monday to authorize ...

After two months of speculation and fury, the news broke on March 14 that the Keller school district would not split. While a cheer erupted from the area on Friday afternoon, the victory celebration ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When riding along in a car, make sure to buckle up because seat belt laws could soon change in Virginia. Since the 1980s, Virginia laws only mandated passengers in the front seat ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame. Cocoa — the main ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara MTD has kicked off a public outreach process seeking input from the public on a proposed ...

At Ichwa camp for internally displaced people near Makurdi in Nigeria’s central Benue State, Mimi Kiva is leading a class of young children in a song accompanied by lots of giggle-inducing jumping and ...