HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal officials looking into how Penn State handled child sexual-abuse complaints against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky hit the university with a record $2.4 million fine Thursday, saying it violated campus crime reporting requirements, failed to warn people about potential threats and fostered a belief among athletes that rules didn’t … Continue reading
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Feds: EPA fails to protect water from oilfield contamination
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing in its mandate to protect underground drinking water reserves from oilfield contamination, according to a federal review singling out lax EPA oversight in California, where the state routinely allowed oil companies to dump wastewater into some drinking water aquifers. The U.S. Government Accountability Office … Continue reading
Frederic County officials unaware of state open burning rule
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — It turns out that even a fire marshal can be caught unaware of fire regulations. For years, Frederick County has been violating a state regulation that prohibits open burning in parts of Virginia during the summer, The Winchester Star reports (http://bit.ly/1RjOfOv). Frederick County deputy fire chief and fire marshal John “Jay” … Continue reading
Va. Beach chief: Use of stun gun on teen violated policy
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Beach’s police chief says an officer violated the department’s excessive force policy when he used a stun gun on a teenager during a traffic stop. Police Chief Jim Cervera said Monday at a news conference that the officer first used pepper spray on the 17-year-old boy. Cervera says the officer didn’t allow … Continue reading
Federal appeals court upholds 2 Somali pirates’ convictions
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Somali pirates convicted in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa got a fair trial, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the convictions of Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani … Continue reading
