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Archive for October, 2013
Oct 28, 2013

By Staff Writer A tractor-trailer driver from Newport, TN killed three drivers when his rig slammed into cars stuck in heavy traffic along Interstate 40 in North Carolina. A judge sentenced 52-year-old Ronald Eugene Graybeal on Tuesday to more than 11 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and […]

Oct 23, 2013

By Staff Writer The National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle thousands of player lawsuits over head injuries — a deal that both sides declared a win for retired athletes with debilitating brain damage, reports NBC News. The agreement was reached during court-ordered mediation in late August. It includes $675 million […]

Oct 10, 2013

By Chris Gilreath The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has advised that the diet pill OxyElite Pro, distributed by USPLabs LLC of Dallas, Texas, may be linked to a risk of serious injury.  The Hawaii Department of Health has reported 24 cases of non-viral hepatitis […]

Oct 9, 2013

By Staff Writer Knox County, ME has reached a settlement with the families of three men killed in an aviation accident at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head last November. The four-seat Cessna 172 departed from the airport and hit a pickup truck crossing the runway during takeoff. The airplane caught fire and […]

Oct 3, 2013

By Staff Writer A bus transporting church members blew a front tire, crossed the grassy median of Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee, clipped an SUV and collided with a tractor-trailer before overturning, CNN reported Wednesday. The bus accident killed six of the 18 people on the bus, which belonged to the First Street Baptist Church […]

Oct 2, 2013

By Staff Writer A Utah mother claims that one of her e-cigarettes exploded in her car, giving her 3-year-old son first and second degree burns, Fox News 8 reported. Kinzie Barlow, of Mount Pleasant, Utah, said she had a White Rhino e-cigarette plugged into her car’s charger that exploded while she was driving, sending a […]