Apopularhome improvement store faces citations for repeat electrical hazards and could pay a penalty of $53,240.

Lowe's Incorporated has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five repeat and one serious safety violations for exposing workers to electrical hazards and failing to provide information on respiratory protection to employee's of its Zanesville store.

OSHA's Columbus Area Director Deborah Zubatysaid electrical safe work practices and respiratory protection are among the ten most frequently cited OSHA standards.

According to a press release from the Department of Labor an OSHA inspection in March of 2014 showed the store reported higher than average injury rate.

The repeat electrical violations involve using cords in lieu of fixing wiring, failing to guard live parts of electrical equipment against accidental contact and not closing unused openings in electrical panels.

A serious violation was also issued for not installing and using electrical equipment in accordance with listed or labeled instructions.

Lowe's based in Mooresville,North Carolina has fifteen business days to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings before the Independent Occupational Safety and Health review commission.

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There was almost nothing George Lange could not build or fix.

He was a real all-purpose guy. He'd fix the plumbing and wiring at home, even though he was never really trained for that. He really did it all by instinct, said his daughter, Deborah Lange of Point Breeze.

George L. Lange of Murrysville, retired director of the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville, died on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was 84.

Mr. Lange, a native of Natrona Heights, worked for many years as a graphic arts instructor in public schools in Canoga Park, Calif. He taught a curriculum that included printing and developing photographs in darkrooms, his daughter said.

In the late 1960s, Mr. Lange and his family returned to the Pittsburgh area, where he taught printing at the Forbes center, which offers training in areas such as advertising design, automotive technology and culinary arts.

He eventually became the center's director and retired in 1987. In 1982, Mr. Lange was president of the Greater Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Vo-tech education used to be sort of degraded as something the students did when they were not college-bound. He really did not agree with that view at all, said his daughter, a civil engineer and executive director of the Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon University.

Mr. Lange encouraged his four children and grandchildren to get an education.

Education was not only his profession. He encouraged us to get as many degrees as we could. His children and all of his grandchildren who are old enough have a degree, his daughter said.

Mr. Lange graduated from California State Teachers College, now California University of Pennsylvania, in 1956. He earned a master's degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh and served in the Navy Reserve.

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BISMARCK, N.D. --Two Bismarck rural firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion at the scene where a Hoge Island home burned Sunday afternoon, but the two homeowners Craig Johnson and Connie Hofland were not injured. No firefighters had to be hospitalized.

The husband and wife were restoring the home at 9730 Island Road after it had been damaged in the 2011 flood. They hoped to move back by fall, Hofland said.

The home appears to be a total loss, according to Capt. Randy Jacobson of the Bismarck Rural Fire Department.

Al Klein, fire chief, said the cause of the fire has not been determined and the rural fire department has completed its investigation. The state fire marshall will not investigate it. The fire started in the garage. There was nothing suspicious in nature, Klein said. However, he said the familys insurance company may decide to look into incident further if a claim is filed.

Johnson said he had been using an ATV before the fire and parked it in the garage according to Klein. It is unknown if the ATV was the source of the fire. Johnson had been working outside the home when the fire started and nobody was inside. He said he heard a pop and saw the fire, Klein said.

Klein said wiring in the building was too damaged by the fire to determine if an electrical problem in the home and garage caused the fire.

The Metro Ambulance assisted the 17 firefighters as they worked on the fire for some five hours as the temperature peaked at 94 degrees, said Klein. Ten fire trucks responded to the scene at 3:20 p.m. The fire was controlled within an hour, but firefighters remained on the scene until 8:30 p.m. to ensure flare-ups and hot spots were extinguished.

Jacobson said they did their best to keep firefighters hydrated Sunday and would rotate them frequently.

The Mandan Rural Fire Department assisted the Bismarck rural firefighters with extra tanks and shuttling water to the scene, Klein said.

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To hear professional home inspectors tell it, Americans take better care of their automobiles than their homes. Consequently, every home buyer should plan to spend the $400 to $600 necessary to have the house they like best thoroughly examined by an independent third party.

But before you order an inspection, you should do some preliminary investigating of your own. That way, you can protect against picking the wrong house and allowing a better-maintained property to slip away.

Even rookie buyers can get a good idea of just how well a house has been kept. Even when the seller has given the place a fresh shave and a haircut that is, painted the house and trimmed the lawn or done whatever else is necessary to make the property presentable, there can still be telltale signs that the seller hasn't been as diligent as he or she could have been.

For example, a clean furnace filter can be taken as an indication the house has been well cared for. But who's to say the seller didn't just change that filter for the first time in years? If the filter hasn't been changed regularly, the furnace hasn't been working efficiently and it may not last for its expected life span.

So how do you know? You don't. But if you spy a pile of spare filters, it's a pretty good sign that the owner is on the ball. Someone in the process of selling isn't buying extra filters he or she won't use.

Another clue that the furnace is in good shape: Look for a service log showing that the machine has been serviced regularly, at least once a year.

Of course, home buyers shouldn't substitute this kind of rudimentary investigation for a complete and exhaustive inspection by a trained professional. Even if the furnace has been serviced consistently, it could be on its last legs, and only a pro will be able to determine that.

If you are really interested in a property, make an appointment with the owner to return without an agent in tow. Give yourself plenty of time to give the place a good once-over.

Don't be afraid to kick the tires. You have every right to open closets, flush toilets, run the dishwasher through a full cycle, turn on all the cooktop burners, check the refrigerator and open the windows. The owners shouldn't object, not if they really want to sell.

You don't want to put every house you tour under this kind of microscope. That would be counterproductive. But once you narrow your choices down to two or three, it's time to take a harder look. Then, after you make your final decision, it's time to call in the experts.

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GLENDALE, AZ (CBS5) -

Determined to know who burned down the home he was constructing, a Glendale man has put up signs across his future neighborhood offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible.

On the morning of Saturday July 5, fire crews from Glendale, Peoria and Phoenix responded to a massive blaze on West Tonopah Drive in the Arrowhead Legends neighborhood.

According to Glendale fire officials, witnesses saw a car with four teenagers inside pull up to the home and two teens jumped out. Those witnesses then saw the teens run out of the home followed by a loud boom and the car drove away.

"The fireman on the scene said some joggers heard a loud boom, looked here, saw two kids get into a red car and bolt," homeowner and builder Mark Vandever said.

Vandever is a licensed chiropractor and he wasn't just having the home built, he was building it himself.

"I did all the plumbing. Gonna do all the wiring," Vandever said. "Nice neighborhood. We didn't expect this."

Glendale Fire officials tell CBS5 the Glendale Police Department is also involved in the investigation and teenagers seen in the neighborhood fit the description of the suspects.

Flyers have now gone up all over the Arrowhead Legends neighborhood offering a reward of $2,500 for whomever can help Vandever find out who destroyed three months of work in less than three hours.

"You shouldn't be able to burn someone's house down and walk away," Vandever said. "If someone burned your house down, wouldn't you want to know who did it and why?"

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With this weeks above normal temperature conditions, the Yakima Fire Department is advising residents to take the following precautions with respect to home safety:

* Install smoke detectors in each room. In one of the two most recent fires, the smoke detector in a hallway was drowned out by the sound of the air conditioner in the bedroom. Keep a smoke detector in the same room as your air conditioner in case you are sleeping in that room. A smoke detector in each room can help alert persons earlier, if there is a fire in any room.

* Check your portable air conditioners owners manual to be sure your home has an adequate electrical power supply for your window unit. In both fires, investigators determined that the air conditioning units power supply was inadequate and over loaded the homes electrical systems. If you are not sure about the adequacy of your homes electrical system, consult a licensed electrician.

* If possible, do not leave a portable air conditioner operating unmonitored. If theres a malfunction, you stand a better chance at reducing problems by catching the problem early.

* If you are using a portable air conditioner. Watch out for:

A smell of smoke or other abnormal smells coming from the air conditioner

Electrical circuit breakers tripping off whenever you use your air conditioner

Avoid using inadequate electrical wiring systems and devices for your air conditioner

* Never go back into your home once you have escaped the fire no matter the reason. Call the fire department immediately and advise us, if necessary, of the exact location of trapped persons in a fire.

* If you have any further questions call the Yakima Fire Department at 509- 575-6060

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Sylvan Beach (WSYR-TV) Investigators in Oneida County have arrested two people after they say drugs were found at a home in Sylvan Beach on Wednesday.

44-year old Scott Leisner and 42-year old Chrystal Palmeter are charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, after a search warrant was executed at a home on 15th Avenue.

Deputies say they found methamphetamine and heroin during the search.

The case sparked an evacuation of about 20 homes nearby when a suspicious item with wiring was found during an initial sweep of the home. The New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the scene and determined the device was not a real explosive.

Several streets in the neighborhood were blocked off until detectives felt the area was safe.

Palmeter and Leisner were arraigned and taken to the Oneida County Correctional Facility.

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Two people arrested after meth is found at a home in Sylvan Beach

Sylvan Beach (WSYR-TV) Investigators in Oneida County have arrested two people after they say drugs were found at a home in Sylvan Beach on Wednesday.

44-year old Scott Leisner and 42-year old Chrystal Palmeter are charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, after a search warrant was executed at a home on 15th Avenue.

Deputies say they found methamphetamine and heroin during the search.

The case sparked an evacuation of about 20 homes nearby when a suspicious item with wiring was found during an initial sweep of the home. The New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the scene and determined the device was not a real explosive.

Several streets in the neighborhood were blocked off until detectives felt the area was safe.

Palmeter and Leisner were arraigned and taken to the Oneida County Correctional Facility.

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Two people arrested after police say meth is found at a home in Sylvan Beach

Sylvan Beach (WSYR-TV) Investigators in Oneida County have arrested two people after drugs were found at a home in Sylvan Beach on Wednesday.

44-year old Scott Leisner and 42-year old Chrystal Palmeter are charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, after a search warrant was executed at a home on 15th Avenue.

Deputies say they found methamphetamine and heroin during the search.

The case sparked an evacuation of about 20 homes nearby when a suspicious item with wiring was found during an initial sweep of the home. The New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the scene and determined the device was not a real explosive.

Several streets in the neighborhood were blocked off until detectives felt the area was safe.

Palmeter and Leisner were arraigned and taken to the Oneida County Correctional Facility.

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SHERMAN, TX - Three Sherman men are behind bars, accused of stealing property from a vacant home two days in a row. Residents who live in the neighborhood say burglary is a big problem on their block.

Tools, wire, and even a floor lamp are now missing from a vacant Sherman home on North Ross Street.

"They were breaking into the house," said Sherman police Sgt. D.M. Hampton. He says 61 year old Larry Thacker, 48 year old Kenneth Moss, and 59 year old Robert Riles were arrested Tuesday, after officers found a large amount of stolen property in their truck, in the alley behind the home on the 1600 block.

"A little window unit, just odds and ends kind of things, some tools, and they ended up getting some wiring," said Sgt. Hampton.

Sherman police say they got the call from a nearby resident who also saw a red truck at the house the day before.

Neighbor Jesse Martinez and his wife tell us thieves will steal anything that's not locked down, and they target vacant homes on the block, "It happens a lot you know sometimes we call and they'll get caught and stuff, it happens once or twice a month sometimes three times. I come out with my dogs and my flashlight, but I carry a stick or something."

Sgt. Hampton says the suspects took anything that could be sold, probably to sell as scrap.

69/82 Metal Recyclers say there's no way to tell if someone's bringing in stolen materials, but before they buy from anyone they require a photo ID and a license plate number. They also tell News 12 hundreds of people come through the scrap yard on a daily basis, and every sale is captured by surveillance cameras.

All three suspects in this case are charged with burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony.

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