The move comes amid a housing shortage that prompted state lawmakers to return for a special session to pass housing legislation just three months ago.

Fire marshals and chiefs across Connecticut opposed single stairwells saying it would put residents and firefighters at risk.

On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire ripped through The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, leaving 100 people dead and more than 200 people injured.

Apartments buildings built after 2006 are required to have sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, according to state law. About 70 residents were displaced and six people were treated for injuries, ...

Zohran Mamdani begins his tenure as New York City’s mayor with Executive Order 11, restaurant owners feel relief from ...

The city of Vancouver may alter its building codes so developers could cut the cost of constructing smaller apartments.

You tidy a panel, bundle loose cables, or cram one more splice into a junction box, and the work looks sharper than what you started with. Yet that same “cleanup” can quietly push you out of ...

Hundreds of workers associated with the Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) and other trade organisations in Maharashtra joined the nationwide strike, staging a protest on Thursday (February 12, 2026) ...

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings.

These trade jobs pay over $75,000 and are struggling to find enough workers, creating faster hiring, better job security, and strong long-term demand.

A student-led club affiliated with Turning Point USA is expanding across Central New York high schools, prompting a growing ...