Colorado Tire Recycling Plant Destroys Over Seven Acres, Thick Black Plume Dominates Sky A massive fire at the Tires to Green Recycling Center in Weld County Colorado devoured over seven acres before firefighters from 12 different companies were able to get the blaze under control. In addition, an air tanker assisted in battling the large blaze. The tire recycling plant is located near the northern Colorado communities of Fort Lupton and Platteville. The major elements of the inferno were extinguished…
Foster Care and Child Sexual Abuse It is a sad fact of life that, on occasion, a child’s parents are deemed unable to provide a safe, stable, home environment for their children. If such a situation should develop, the state has the legal authority to temporarily remove an endangered child from their home and place that child in foster care. Although the foster care system usually works as intended, there have been many cases where a foster child has become…
TV Reporter Killed in Rideshare Scooter Accident A new and popular face on New York City television, news reporter Nina Kapur was the passenger on a personal rideshare scooter being driven by a man in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, June 18, 2020. Kapur joined the news team at a local CBS affiliate in the Big Apple. As Monday afternoon following the fatal accident, an investigation into the specific circumstances surrounding the incident remained underway. What is…
Every state allows an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse to file a lawsuit against their abuser, but limit the “time window” to file such lawsuits. In today’s post, our sexual abuse victims’ lawyer explains how “discovery” of sexual abuse affects a victim’s ability to sue their abusers.
Worker Who Expressed Concern about Site Killed in NYC Construction Accident 59-year-old Mario Victorio left for his job at construction site on Thursday morning as he had done many, many times throughout his extended career. The construction site was for a building renovation project in the heart of New York City. Victorio was working on shoring up the façade of the 12-story condominium building as part of the crew’s overall efforts to give the building a new look. He and…
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