Lawsuit Filed Against North Carolina Trucking Company After Crash
Two families who lost 20-year-old sons in a traffic accident are suing the North Carolina trucking company and truck driver who they say caused the fatal interstate truck accident.
Gym roof collapses at Blacksburg High School, raises safety concerns
The gym roof of Blacksburg High School collapsed on Saturday, Feb. 13, according to the Collegiate Times. Officials are investigating the case, but have not yet determined what caused the gym roof to cave-in. The collapse has raised safety concerns about building codes and questions of whether the school received proper inspection. Under Virginia’s building…
Asleep At the Wheel: Drowsy Driving Increasing
According to a recent poll by Sleep in America, 36 percent of drivers admit to nodding off or falling asleep while behind the wheel of a car. The odds of a licensed car driver over the age of 18 getting into a car accident or near-accident due to drowsiness this past year were 1 in…
Major Accident Involving a School Bus and Pickup Truck in Elizabeth City
A school bus carrying 30 children was hit by a pickup truck at an intersection on U.S. 17 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC). The Virginian-Pilot is reporting one of the vehicles ran a traffic light at the intersection leading to the truck-bus wreck. View Larger Map The crash was so severe that the bus…
New Side Effect of Yaz and Yasmin Decreased Bone Density
As if the list of potential negative side effects from Yaz and Yasmin wasn’t long enough, add a new one — decreased bone density. A study released in the January edition of Contraception found a 5.9 decrease in bone mineral density in the spines of young women (ages 14-30) who took a birth control pill…