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• How much stress can a Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle frame take? (Part II)

  Armand Rossetti | February 17, 2009 5:14 PM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  According to Total Motorcycle Website, the entire 2006 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (gixer) motorcycle weighs only 365 lbs.; that's only twice the weight of the average gixer rider. When Suzuki introduced the...

• Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT or Vaginal Sling): What is it and how is it placed?

  Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Tension free vaginal tape (TVT) is a relatively narrow strip of propylene mesh tape [1.1 cm (1/2 inch) X 40 cm (14 inches)] with two stainless steel needles, one at each end that surgeons insert at...

• U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Delay Presidential Election

  Brian W. Smith | October 31, 2008 12:33 AM | 60 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  According to a press release from attorney Philip J. Berg, he filed a request with the United States Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, for an injunction staying the presidential election until...

• Tampa Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2008 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A motorcycle accident killed a man in Tampa early Saturday morning. The 44-year-old victim was a resident of Tampa. The victim was traveling west on Hillsborough Ave. on his 2005 Yamaha at approximately 1:35 a.m. when he came up on the Veteran's Expressway intersection. Dean was about to turn left when a 1995 Ford Escort station wagon ran a red light and hit the motorcycle.He was not wearing a...

• Florida Tops List For Pedestrian Deaths

  Eddie Farah | November 14, 2009 11:53 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A 42-year-old St. Augustine, Florida woman was killed Friday night after authorities say she walked in front of a moving car. Glenadine Harding was crossing Florida 207 when she was hit by a Honda...

• Three Injured in Pensacola Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A car accident in Pensacola on Thursday sent three people to the hospital. The accident involved two cars traveling on Mobile Highway. One car flipped and landed on top of the other car. The first car was stopped, facing west on Boulder Avenue, then pulled out into the path of McClain's vehicle, which was traveling north on Mobile Highway, troopers said. McClain's vehicle collided with the...

• Four Negligent Security Lawsuits Filed Against Blue Lakes Villas

  Staff Writer | June 01, 2007 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The families of four victims filed negligent security lawsuits against the owners of the Blue Lakes Villas apartment complex yesterday. 15-year-old Rashad Bosfield was assaulted on January 15, 2007 and died after being shot in a corridor between apartments at the Blue Lakes Villas Complex. Rashad dreamed of becoming a firefighter and enjoyed helping people.Less than one month later 30-year-old...

• Crane probe puts blame on steel base, source says

  Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  An unusual steel base probably caused a 210-foot tower crane to collapse in Bellevue last fall, killing a man, according to a source familiar with the state investigation. Investigators have determined that operator error was not a factor.The Seatle Times reported today that the state Department of Labor and Industries examined several other possible factors in the Nov. 16 accident including...

• Party House Mom Facing Two Counts of Manslaughter

  Eddie Farah | November 15, 2009 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Her lawyer had argued that Diane Katz Santarelli should not be charged with two counts of manslaughter after hosting an open house drinking party that preceded the death of two teens in an auto...

• Protect Yourself From Bad Doctors

  Ed Normand | November 14, 2009 5:03 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  Did you know... While the new health care bill is being debated in Washington, there is something individuals can do right now to ensure that they are receiving the best possible care. Most of the...