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• Mayor of Walterboro Sustains Head Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | September 18, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Mayor of Walterboro was involved in a golf cart accident on Monday at the Great Swamp Sanctuary. He suffered a head injury in the accident. He was giving a tour of the sanctuary at the time. Officials say Sweat was outside of the golf cart Monday, bending over to remove a post, when the cart started to roll. Someone tried to stop the cart, but accidentally hit the gas, knocking Sweat...

• Salmonella Outbreak from Taste of Chicago

  Shannon Weidemann | July 17, 2007 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Taste of Chicago is a large food tasting event held in Chicago for the past 27 years. This year's event was held at the beginning of July. For the first time in 20 years a food poisoning outbreak has marred the event. 636 people have now reported falling ill after eating at one of the booths. 66 cases have been confirmed as food poisoning with Salmonella. Those who became ill said they...

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Teenager

  Shannon Weidemann | June 14, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 15-year-old high school student was killed and three of his friends injured in a car accident early Sunday morning. The car was driven by a 17-year-old and had two other teenage passengers. They were out for a late night fast food run. Police said the wreck happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday in the 5000 block of Colony Road, near Sharon View Road. A police report said Jeremiah lost control of...

• FDA Issues Guidelines to Prevent Hospital Bed Entrapment

  Staff Writer | August 03, 2006 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Earlier this year the Food and Drug Administration issued long overdue guidance to the healthcare industry to reduce the risk of hospital bed entrapment. The FDA has identified over 400 deaths from this serious problem since 1985, although there is reason to believe this figure underestimates the true number of deaths. View the FDA press release here. While these numbers appear small, we...

• FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet

  Greg Jones | July 01, 2009 10:47 AM | 2 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Following the release of an FDA report last month that found severe liver damage, and even death, due to consumer's lack of awareness that acetaminophen can cause serious injury, an FDA panel is...

• Worker Killed in Queens Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A construction accident in Queens killed a Department of Transportation worker last night. The worker was standing outside of his vehicle reattaching a trailer when he killed. Police said two DOT workers were towing a construction light tower when it dislodged from their pick-up truck at around 9:20 p.m. on the westbound Grand Central Parkway near exit 22 in Hollis Hills.The workers were...

• Spark Ignites Boat Explosion on Lake Norman

  Michael Chandler | June 12, 2008 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A preliminary investigation has revealed a spark ignited gas vapors causing the explosion of an 80 foot charter yacht following a graduation party on Monday. The investigation is still underway by...

• Man Dies in Trench Collapse

  Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 42-year-old construction worker died in a trench collapse on a worksite in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this month. He was working on a new movie theater going in at a mall. The trench was around 6 feet deep. The worker fell in as the trench collapsed about 3 p.m. and was partially covered by dirt and concrete. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt. Joel Tranter, a Phoenix police...

• Developments in the Bellwether Fosamax Case

  Greg Jones | September 01, 2009 3:12 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Merck & Co. Inc., the manufacturer of the osteoporosis drug Fosamax, has asked a federal judge to dismiss the remaining claims in a product liability and personal injury. The Plaintiff, Boles, a...

• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Injures 12 at a Charlotte, North Carolina Grocery Store

  Michael Chandler | July 23, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Charlotte Observer is reporting that 12 people have been hospitalized as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred at a downtown Charlotte grocery store. It appears at least one person...