For the first time, Minneapolis will require safety training for high-rise window washers — those workers hanging from dizzying heights to make a skyline shine. On Tuesday, Mayor Jacob Frey signed the ...

Two window washers on a scaffolding outside a Columbus Circle high-rise in Midtown Friday became detached from the facade and began swaying and spinning uncontrollably in the high winds, FDNY ...

Firefighters raced to rescue two window washers trapped on broken scaffolding blowing in the wind on the side of a high-rise building in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle Friday morning. First responders ...

The Seattle Fire Department had to aim high to rescue two window washers from a downtown Seattle high-rise Tuesday afternoon. Two window washers became stuck 23-floors high on the side of the Century ...

Skyscraper window cleaners are one of those rare professions that get to see inside people's offices and homes. Many of us ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two window washers were rescued after the basket they were standing in malfunctioned, leaving them dangling from a high-rise ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two window washers are safe after being stranded more than 200 feet in the air while doing their job in downtown Oakland. The workers were stuck on their platform Thursday morning ...

Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.