A Winston-Salem, North Carolina construction worker died last week in a boom lift accident, according to the Winston Salem Journal. The paper reported that the 65 year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive on elevated train tracks running through the job site. According to police, the worker’s cherry picker was nearby. It appeared that he…
A collision involving a gasoline tanker truck, two SUVs and a pickup truck on I-26 through Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC), claimed three lives and sent a fourth person to the hospital with life-threatening burns. The fiery multivehicle wreck happened at around 7:30 am on June 27, 2015, near the exit to New Cut Road. …
Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia has been the focus of a $3 million wrongful death lawsuit in the case of a man who died from lung cancer in 2011. This case recently was settled for $2 million. The lawsuit alleged that doctors for the clinic failed to act after they took two chest x-rays in…
The Pamlico Sound in North Carolina (NC) is the largest lagoon along the U.S. East Coast, 80 miles long 15 to 30 miles wide. This body of water is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks and makes it an ideal place for boaters and water sport enthusiasts. In a recent Carteret County…
Many people have heard of a “nanny cam” but have you ever heard of a “granny cam?” A “granny cam” involves the use of hidden cameras in a nursing home to catch bad guys neglecting or abusing the elderly. Virginia currently has guidelines for the use of hidden cameras which protect patient privacy yet expose…