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• Car Wreck in Hendersonville

  Rob McKinney | March 13, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A two-car accident on Nashville Pike near the Vietnam Veterans Parkway sent several people to the hospital . A Lexus and a Cadillac ran into to each other when one car drifted into the oncoming lane of traffic . All three people were taken to hospital for medical treatment . Both cars were severely damaged in the accident .

• Boy attacked by neighbor's pit bull

  Barry Doyle | March 13, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A 13 year-old Louisiana boy was mauled by a neighbor's pit bull. The attack, lasting approximately 20 minutes, occurred after the dog got loose from the yard.The boy's calf was stripped away down to the bone and multiple stitches and staples were required to close other lacerations and puncture wounds.This type of attack is unfortunately all too common with pit bulls. In Illinois, the family...

• Man Killed After Car Falls in Long Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | March 13, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man from Hawaiian Gardens lost control of his vehicle and drove down a 59-foot embankment in Long Beach. The 32-year-old man was killed. His passenger was uninjured. The single-car accident occurred at about 8:39 p.m. Saturday on Wardlow Road, west of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway, said Officer Jason Evans, Long Beach Police Department spokesman. The 2001 Ford Mustang was traveling...

• Trial lawyers, Physicians and Hospitals

  John Rice | March 13, 2007 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsChattanooga, TN

  The annual battle between trial lawyers on one side and physicians, hospitals and insurance companies on the other is now under way. Lawyers say it's about medical malpractice. Health-care professionals say it's tort reform. (A tort is a wrong inflicted on someone). Doctors claim greedy trial lawyers and their clients are flooding the courts with frivolous litigation, sending insurance premiums...

• Peanut Butter Recall Expanded

  Shannon Weidemann | March 13, 2007 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsBoise, ID

  The recall of peanut butter produced at the Georgia ConAgra plant has expanded to products made since October 2004. The Peter Pan and Great Value brands are at the center of the recall.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 425 people have fallen ill from the outbreak of salmonella that has been traced back to the plant in Sylvester, Ga. The FDA warned consumers who have...

• Since Plane Crashes - Indonesian Air Safety Very Low

  Susy Owen | March 13, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Indonesia has experienced three plane crashes in the past three months. As a result of those crashes a government investigation has been conducted. Not surprisingly the Indonesian aviation's rating is considered to be "very low." According to a spokesperson, Oetarjo Diran " weaknesses were found in the regulatory mechanisms, attitudes, and the quality and number of personnel." The lack of...

• Sea-Tac Airport Worker Injured in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 13, 2007 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  A baggage handler was hurt at Sea-Tac Airport March 4th. The man works for Menzies who provides ground support for Alaska Airlines. A Menzies spokesperson said two workers were connecting a baggage tug to a cart when the tug's engine suddenly surged. The vehicle backed into the victim, pinning him against the cart.He was taken to Highline Medical Center, where he was treated for bruises and...

• Pikeville Miner Killed in Mining Accident

  Lee Coleman | March 13, 2007 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 48 year old Pikeville man was killed Monday in a mining accident around 4:10 p.m. He was operating an excavator at Double E Augering Mine #3 in the Steele community in eastern Pike County. The machine apparently overturned, killing him. This is the first mining death of 2007, sixteen miners were killed in Kentucky in 2006. Five of those were from a methane gas explosion in Harlan County in...

• Nursing Home Abuse in Wisconsin

  Rick Patterson | March 13, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  At Ridgewood Care Center nursing home in Racine, Wisconsin, an 85-year-old man suffered such terrible damage to his ear that it required 19 stitches to repair his torn ear cartilage. Medical staff said the injuries could have been caused by a fingernail but could not have been self-inflicted. It seems obvious that the perpetrator of the abuse is Amelia J. Clay, 20. She faces charges of abuse and...

• Fire in North Carolina assisted living facility

  Barry Doyle | March 13, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  One resident was killed and several residents were injured when fire swept through a North Carolina assisted living facility. Initial reports about the incident described the fire as an explosion.Besides the fatality, several residents were taken to hospitals for burns and smoke inhalation.Assisted living facilities are similar to nursing homes but are not designed to provide the same level of...