There's a good chance you'll incorrectly sit on an Adirondack chair this spring and summer. In fact, most of us have been ...

Bathrooms can be one of the most challenging areas of the home when it comes to safety and accessibility. Slippery surfaces, limited space, and the need to balance while standing can create risks for ...

In the aftermath of a six-day chemical crisis that displaced tens of thousands of Orange County residents, elected leaders ...

It was a night of anxiety and questions as people across a wide swath of central Orange County fled their homes due to the ...

The Honolulu Youth Commission is encouraging city and state officials to apply lessons learned from community-based disaster response efforts during the Kona-low storms in March and similar ...

These updates follow a broader set of changes implemented in 2023.

China officially calls it an “interrogation chair.” Survivors call it torture. The Tiger Chair is a metal restraint device designed to lock detainees into a rigid seated position for hours or even ...

The Alaska Legislature has voted to mandate a three-step disaster evacuation scale for use statewide, a move inspired in part by a miscommunication in a wildfire near Denali National Park. The state ...

Geospatial mapping and community surveys are helping planners better understand how social vulnerability shaped disaster impacts and recovery after Hurricane Helene, according to a community ...

A simple 30-second assessment could predict your chances of an "early" death. New research suggests that your sit-to-stand capability serves as a dependable measure of health during your senior years.