Dec 12th, 2008 · In Los Angeles, more than 12,000 DNA evidence kits taken from sexual assault victims wait untested in police crime labs and storage facilities. Police say they haven't had the money or the technology to deal with the backlog. But a scathing city audit has officials pledging to test every rape kit — and to help victims bring criminals to justice.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Home prices may be sagging, but San Francisco resident Victor MacFarlane isn't deterred. He's selling his home for $70 million. The penthouse condo includes a wine storage room, a gym with a sauna and a movie theater with 13 seats.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Could porous rocks deep in the ocean floor be a place to stash unwanted carbon dioxide? Scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory suggest that undersea basalt formations 8,000 feet below the ocean on the Pacific Northwest coast could absorb up to 120 years worth of U.S. CO2 emissions.
May 22nd, 2008 · The summer season in New Hampshire's Lakes Region is just getting started, but as gas prices continue to set records on land, some boat owners are keeping their vessels in storage or selling them altogether. That's already starting to affect marinas that store, dock, rent and sell boats. Other businesses, such as charter boats and tourist cruises, are setting their summer rates and weighing whether to swallow high fuel costs or pass them on to customers.
Apr 25th, 2008 · Renee Montagne has this morning's Last Word in business.
Apr 19th, 2008 · After Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans' French Quarter evacuated 200,000 artifacts to Baton Rouge, where they've sat in storage ever since. Now the artifacts are all coming home.
Apr 4th, 2008 · Thefts of increasingly expensive commodities like grain and fuel are being reported all over the world. But in California this week, commodity crime took a new turn. A manager at Burger King spotted a man siphoning oil from a storage tank -- the kind of oil used to make burgers and fries.
Mar 3rd, 2008 · A man who was likely exposed to the toxin ricin last week remains in a coma after being found in his Las Vegas hotel room. The man had recently moved to Nevada from Salt Lake City. Federal agents have searched storage units and another home where he stayed in Utah.