Roger Dale Goad of Henry County, Virginia (VA) was working with his son to dismantle an old dock. Suddenly, the 10-ton crane he was using came loose from the barge where it was operating and plunged into Smith Mountain Lake, according to ABC 13. Reports indicate Roger got trapped inside the crane and drowned. My…
Homeowners in Newport News, Virginia (VA) decided to unleash some of their unrest and dissatisfaction to the government and prominent homebuilder’s response to the toxic Chinese drywall predicament. These homeowners hung white sheets with red lettering indicating the home was built with the hazardous drywall, according to WVEC.com Ken Allen, the president of Atlantis Homes…
Tuesday’s Virginian-Pilot featured a front-page story I already knew all too well. In a nutshell, the story is that no one involved in the manufacture, regulation, sale or implantation of medical devices has a complete handle on ensuring that the devices are safe. The article relates case after case in which surgeons did not get…
After a two-day distracted driving summit in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported that 6,000 people died due to distracted driving in 2008, President Barack Obama handed down a presidential order banning all government employees from texting or emailing while behind the wheel. Federal employees will not be allowed to text or email from government…
Great Pee Dee River Bridge on U.S. Highway 76 was closed off for hours after a major traffic accident killed two people and many others were seriously injured, according to SCnow.com. The accident included an 18-wheeler, a dump truck, and two cars collided on the bridge. The victims were Curtis L. Johnson of Hartwell, Georgia…