Dennys Rene Rivas Williams had to undergo a double lung transplant and now takes numerous pills each day. He is among dozens of L.A. County countertop cutters diagnosed with incurable silicosis. (Al ...

There are plenty of steps in a DIY countertop install that can leave you feeling stressed, with the cutting phase easily being one of the most intimidating. A bad cut or even the most minor blemish ...

A Los Angeles County jury found businesses that make or distribute engineered stone at fault Wednesday for the suffering of a 34-year-old stonecutter afflicted with an incurable disease. In a decision ...

Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, ...

Inside the row of workshops in an industrial stretch of the Pacoima neighborhood in Los Angeles, men labored over hefty slabs of speckled stone, saws whining over the sounds of Spanish-language rock.

Over the past decade, engineered stone countertops made from crushed quartz have taken over the U.S. market. They come in a range of colors and patterns, and manufacturers talk up their advantages.

For our kitchen counters, we have traveled from laminates to butcher block to marble to soapstone to granite, and then back again. Each material has its pros and cons, but none has an ultimate ...