Miscellaneous

• Plane Found After Crashing in San Bernardino Foothills

  Rick Patterson | January 22, 2010 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a plane that crashed earlier this week was discovered early this morning with two bodies inside. The bodies are believed to be the pilot...

• 12 Year Old Brett Smith Located in Aiken, South Carolina

  Pete Strom | January 22, 2010 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  According to the Augusta Chronicle, 12 year old missing Columbia boy, Brett Smith was found safe and sound today in Aiken, South Carolina, where it is believed that he was visiting with...

• Two Youth Detention Prison Guards Fired After Ignoring Teen Prisoner's Suicide Attempt

  David Mittleman | January 21, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Columbus, Ohio--according to an investigative report by the Associated Press, an Ohio youth prison guard and two others at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility were fired after ignoring a...

• Another 1.5 Million Strollers Recalled Due to Fingertip Amputations

  Paul Napoli | January 20, 2010 11:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  January 20, 2010 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, GA., have announced a voluntary recall of about 1.5...

• Corporate America's Hypocrisy Knows No Limits

  David Mittleman | January 20, 2010 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The next time you hear the words tort reform and frivolous lawsuit uttered in the same sentence, I want you to think about one thing: corporate hypocrisy. Why is that? Because the blaring sounds of...

• U.S. Snowboarders Suffer Injury Setbacks In Advance Of Olympics

  Bret Hanna | January 19, 2010 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Two U.S. Olympic snowboard team hopefuls have had their dreams dashed recently as they have been seriously injured just weeks before the Winter Games in Vancouver. Kevin Pearce was injured December...

• E. Coli Concerns Prompt Beef Recall

  Jamie Sheller | January 19, 2010 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Almost one million pounds of ground beef products are being recalled by Huntington Meat Packiing Inc., of Montebello, CA. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection...

• First There Was Driving While Intexticated...Now There's Walking While Distracted, Too

  David Mittleman | January 19, 2010 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Much attention has been given to the dangers of driving while intexticated or driving while texting, a major driving distraction that is linked to a higher risk of having a car accident. But now...

• Two Dead, One Critically Injured in 3 Vehicle Garden State Parkway Crash(2)

  Paul Napoli | January 18, 2010 11:21 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  January 18, 2010 A Garden State Parkway crash involving three vehicles has left two people dead and one other critically injured. The accident occurred just after 12 p.m. on Sunday, near exit 152...

• Gas Company Fined for $85,000 Violations at 13 Pennsylvania Well Sites

  Paul Napoli | January 18, 2010 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  January 14, 2010 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Atlas Resources, LLC, of Moon, for violations of the Oil and Gas Act, the Clean Streams Law and the Solid...