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• Florida Teens Rally Against Texting While Driving

  Eddie Farah | September 18, 2009 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  By now we’ve all seen the video on YouTube than aired on British television. The public service announcement should be seen by all teenagers who are close to the driving age, or presently...

• Child Playing with Matches Sets House on Fire

  Bret Hanna | September 17, 2009 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A smoke alarm went off at about 9:00 a.m. this morning in a home in the 3100 West block of 5825 South in Roy and the fire department was called. When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting out...

• Crane Removes SUV From Backyard Following Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2009 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Thankfully no one was injured when a Grand Junction woman crashed her SUV through her garage and into her neighbor’s backyard. Following the accident, the big question was how to remove...

• Tort Reform – Be Suspicious of the Chamber of Commerce’s Enthusiasm

  Mike Ferrara | September 17, 2009 10:25 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ

  The US Chamber of Commerce, which describes itself as “the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and...

• H1N1 Flu Vaccine for Utah Still 30 Days Out

  Bret Hanna | September 17, 2009 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Utah health officials are not expecting to see H1N1 flu vaccine doses until the middle of October, even though it is expected that doses will begin to ship from sources by the end of this month....

• Toxic Water Is Major Problem In US Cities

  Greg Webb | September 17, 2009 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Residents in an area near Charleston, West Virginia have started to avoid contact with tap water after scabs began developing on their arms, legs and chests where the bathwater, which is polluted...

• Brownsburg Man Arrested In Hit And Run

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2009 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Kerry C. Payne, 54, of Brownsburg was arrested in conjunction with a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a man riding a lawn mower this weekend. Payne was arrested at his home Tuesday...

• Ghostwriting Issues Abound in Scientific, Medical Publications

  Greg Webb | September 17, 2009 8:43 PM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  A September 11 article published in the New York Times entitled, “Ghostwriting Is Called Rife in Medical Journals,” reports on the findings of a recent survey conducted by the editors of...

• Clarks Children’s Shoes Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2009 8:37 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Clarks Children’s Shoes, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling certain pairs of shoes because molded rubber pieces on the sole can detach,...

• Eyelash Thickener Gets Warning From FDA Over Misleading Website

  Scott Kappes | September 17, 2009 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to Allergan Inc., the makers of the eye lash thickener Latisse, claiming that the Latisse website downplays the risks associated with the...