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NC Judge Lost: Drowned While Saving Son

Posted on July 22, 2009
In an act of heroism fitting a member of the Judiciary, Judge John Mull died over the weekend after pulling his 17 year old son from the water to safety. The accident happened near Charlotte, NC in the Catawba River, where the family had been building a house for years...

AIG denies liability in Hudson River plane crash

Posted on July 20, 2009
Most of us still remember the dramatic crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549, when Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger piloted a plane bound for Charlotte, NC into the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled its engines. Thanks to the quick thinking of Sullenberger and the flight crew, every passenger was evacuated before the plane sank...

Watch for Deer on the Highway: Lawrence and Linda in Virginia

Posted on July 17, 2009
My wife Linda and I recently took a trip through Virginia and West Virginia. As we traveled past the beautiful trees mountains and creeks that make up the countryside here, we were lucky enough to spot quite a few deer. Most people would expect to find some 18-wheelers, trucks, and other cars along the way...

Life Vests A Must For Boating Safety

Posted on July 15, 2009
As we approach mid-summer, now is a good time to revisit safe boating practices Remember to always wear your life vest and remain alert and aware while on the water. In some circumstances, it is not just smart, it is the law. North Carolina requires anyone younger than 13 to wear an appropriate life vest when on a recreational vessel that is underway...

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NTSB Issues "Urgent" Safety Recommendations to DC Metro Authority

Posted on July 14, 2009
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a statement Monday containing 'Urgent Safety Recommendations' for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in the wake of last month's deadly Metro accident. The investigators said the electrical train control system should fail safe by stopping a train whenever detection of a preceding train is lost...

Drug Linked to Michael Jackson Death Probe Subject to Limited Recall For Bacterial Contamination

Posted on July 14, 2009
Two lots of a generic form (propofol) of the drug Diprivan -- a drug Michael Jackson reportedly took before his death -- have been recalled. According to CNN, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a health advisory on July 14, 2009, that two lots of the generic drug made by Teva Pharmaceuticals were contained the bacterial contaminant endotoxin...

Heavy Flash Flooding Traps Drivers in High Point

Posted on July 13, 2009
Early this morning drivers were trapped by flash flooding on several streets in downtown High Point. Centennial and Commerce both flooded so badly that drivers were trapped in their vehicles. Fox 8 News reports that a woman had to be rescued from her car on Centennial Street...

Federal Officials Tour Greensboro Hospital In Wake of Infants' Exposure to Swine Flu

Posted on July 13, 2009
The Triad Business Journal reported today that federal officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are touring Greensboro's Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital after issuing a notice that 'the hospital was found not in compliance with issues surrounding its governing body, patient rights and infection control...

High Point Woman Dies When Driver Runs Red Light

Posted on July 13, 2009
The News & Record is reporting that a High Point woman was killed Sunday when a Thomasville man ran a red light at the intersection of English and Main. The victim, 75-year-old Rachael Myers was taken to Baptist Hospital where she died. The driver of the Acura, John Young, Jr...

NC Officials Bust Bogus Business Fee Scam

Posted on July 13, 2009
The North Carolina Attorney General and Secretary of State last week reported that a California company is under court order to stop sending bogus mailings to North Carolina businesses claiming that they must pay for violating state laws on filing corporate minutes...

14-Year-Old Bicyclist Lured Out At 3 A.M. to Meet MySpace Girl Struck & Killed On Highway

Posted on July 12, 2009
Winston-Salem police confirmed that 14-year-old Mark Zanzarella of Clemmons was killed Sunday morning while riding his bicycle on U.S. 311 near Union Cross Road. According to WXII, the accident occurred about 3 a.m., when a vehicle driven by 18-year-old Angelica Rincon hit the bicycle while traveling southbound on 311...

North Carolina Adjuster Accused of Taking Claimant's Insurance Claims Payment

Posted on July 12, 2009
The North Carolina Department of Insurance recently announced the arrest last month of Ashley C. Waddell, 39, 4610 Wending Lane, Greensboro. According to the investigation, Waddell, who owned International Loss Services in Greensboro, took $89,314.52 in insurance claims payments intended for her clients...

New Style Left Turn Signal In Concord Part Of Nationwide Study

Posted on July 12, 2009
The N.C. Department of Transportation has installed a new four-head traffic signal at the intersection of N.C. 73 and Gold Hill Road (State Road 2408) in Concord. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is evaluating the new traffic head as part of a national study sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration...

Safety Tips For Jetski Operators When Carrying or Towing Passengers

Posted on July 12, 2009
NC Wildlife Officers recently warned jetski users to be careful when carrying or towing passengers. Onboard passengers can fall or be thrown off and towed passengers can spill into the water, making them vulnerable to being run-over. In some instances, they may be struck by the very jetski on which they were previously riding or being towed...

Open Government Trend in Raleigh?

Posted on July 11, 2009
I previously wrote about a bill pending in the General Assembly to strengthen the public disclosure and open meetings law in connection with city and county governments. (There was also a similar, but even stronger, bill (HB734) proposed by Guilford Rep...

July is Deadliest Month for Children in Hot Cars: Eighteen children have died in hot cars so far this year, most in the Southeast

Posted on July 11, 2009
In the time it takes to run into the store and grab some milk, stand in line at the post office or go inside to pay for gas - in just 10 minutes - the temperature inside a car can rise 19 degrees. When summer temperatures are in the 90s, that means the temperature in a car will be more than 109 degrees in a matter of minutes...

More Than 1,300 Charged With DWI During North Carolina ?Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker?

Posted on July 11, 2009
Yesterday, Gov. Bev Perdue announced in a press release that state and local law enforcement officers cited 1,340 motorists for driving while impaired (DWI) during the 'Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker' campaign, which ran June 29-July 5...

Pedestrian safety: Greensboro girl struck by car on her way to the library

Posted on July 10, 2009
A Greensboro child was struck by a car while crossing the street Monday, raising questions about pedestrian safety in Greensboro. The accident occurred around noon at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Church Street, according to the Greensboro News and Record...

Tighter Safety Standards Sought In Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident

Posted on July 09, 2009
According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of the tragic deaths of 4 workers in a fireworks explosion on Ocracoke Island...

Boy's Death a Reminder of the Danger to Riding in the Bed of Pickup Trucks

Posted on July 09, 2009
Riding in the back of pickup trucks sometimes feels like a southern tradition. Most of us have probably done it at one time or another. It brings to mind many things from summer nights under the stars to hard working farm hands. But, it can also be deadly...

Foreclosed Homes, Abandoned Swimming Pools: A Growing Hazard to Neighborhoods

Posted on July 08, 2009
With the number of foreclosed homes continuing to rise each day, more and more community pools are being left unattended. Those that are left undrained become stagnant, algae-filled breeding grounds for mosquitoes, as well as a drowning hazard. Even pools that have been drained pose a significant danger to the public, especially children...

Ocracoke Fireworks Explosion Victim Survived by Young Child

Posted on July 08, 2009
In an even more tragic turn to the Ocracoke fireworks explosion, that took the lives of four people last Saturday, it has been brought to my attention that the woman who died in the explosion was a single mother. Lisa Simmons was the mother of an 8 year old son...

I-40 Crash Injures Two

Posted on July 08, 2009
The Greensboro Police Department's Traffic Safety and Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a collision Tuesday that closed four of the five eastbound lanes on I-40 according to Fox8 News. Chester Harrison of Reidsville and Larry Lawson of Browns Summit were taken by ambulance to Cone Hospital with injuries that are serious but not life-threatening...

Proposed Law Would Help Those Seeking Disclosure of City & County Records

Posted on July 08, 2009
The North Carolina legislature is considering legislation that would increase government transparency at the local level. The bill (HB 734) makes it easier for plaintiffs who successfully sue municipal and county governments for public records to recover legal fees...

Electrocution at UNCG: More Information And More Questions

Posted on July 07, 2009
More information is now available about the electrocution of a construction worker yesterday at UNCG. The worker was an employee of Greensboro-based Powertec Electric. Powertec was doing electrical work as part of a remodeling job at the Elliot University Center...

Appeals Court Lets Second-Degree Murder Conviction Stand In Drunk Driving Crash

Posted on July 07, 2009
About 8:30 one warm evening in June two years ago York County Deputy Tim Davidson was on the shoulder of Highway 321 writing up a ticket for a traffic violation. As he was speaking with the motorist, an F-350 dually passed by headed toward the North Carolina border...

Raleigh Sewer Monster Slimes Way to International Stardom

Posted on July 07, 2009
It's the YouTube video that launched a thousand refrains of 'Ewwwwww, Gross!' The video taken by a remote camera in the sewer beneath Raleigh's Cameron Village Shopping Center is as disturbing as any chilling alien thing Hollywood has come out with...

UPDATE: Police Confirm South Carolina Serial Killer Dead in NC Shootout

Posted on July 07, 2009
Law Enforcement officials confirmed today that Patrick Tracy Burris, the man fatally shot near Gastonia, NC on Monday, was indeed responsible for the recent killing spree around Gaffney, South Carolina. Ballistics evidence matched the gun Burris attempted to use against police officers with bullets recovered from the murder scenes...

Was South Carolina Serial Killer Shot to Death Near Gastonia, NC?

Posted on July 06, 2009
Fox8 is reporting that a man matching the description of a suspected South Carolina serial killer was shot and killed in North Carolina this morning. . The shooting occurred around 3:00 am., after Dallas, NC, residents Mike and Terri Valentine called police to report a suspicious SUV that matched descriptions given by South Carolina police of the SUV used by the serial killer...

Worker Electrocuted at UNCG

Posted on July 06, 2009
The News & Record is reporting that a man rewiring lighting fixtures near the bookstore was electrocuted when he opened a junction box that still had power. The man was taken to Cone Hospital and pronounced dead. The accident occurred around 1:00 pm...

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