Indiana running back Roman Hemby (1) runs past Alabama defensive lineman London Simmons (90) to score a rushing touchdown ...

Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled ...

Former Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Hampton Thomson, who was killed Christmas Eve in a single-vehicle crash in Frederick ...

The California Residential Mitigation Program announced the extension of the registration period for its "Earthquake Brace + Bolt" program to October 17, 2025. The extension adds two weeks to the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, CA – August 20, 2025 – The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced today its second Earthquake ...

We live in earthquake country, where seismic activity is a constant reminder that earthquakes are unpredictable and can strike at any time. On December 5, 2024, this harsh reality hit home when a ...

As New York City scales back its program to purchase lands in the Catskill and Delaware watersheds that supply unfiltered drinking water to half the state’s population, it’s an opportunity to note how ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The federal internet benefit that began during the COVID-19 outbreak is almost out of money. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps low-income families pay for broadband, is ...

Homeowners in California can get up to $3,000 grants to help pay for upgrades to protect their homes from earthquakes. The "Earthquake Brace + Bolt" (EBB) grants, administered by the California ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, CA – 30 years after the devastating Northridge Earthquake, new retrofit opportunities are available. Thousands of ...

With more than a million California houses in need of seismic retrofitting, the California Earthquake Authority and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services launched a program 10 years ago to cover ...

On Dec. 20, 2022, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck a few miles off the coast of Northern California with the epicenter located about 10 miles southwest of Ferndale. Strong shaking damaged roads, ...