Automatic budget cuts have caused 650,000 people who hold civilian jobs with the Defense Department to have a day without pay. Many of those DOD civilians are our friends and neighbors and they work right here in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia (VA). A day without pay is tough on many in our area. Although…
As the statute of limitations approaches in many states, lawsuits against numerous medical corporations continue to mount regarding hazardous “transvaginal meshes,” a device used to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women. The product was the subject of an FDA warning in 2008 which was subsequently updated in 2011, which alerted consumers to “serious complications” regarding the…
A moped rider suffered life-threatening injuries in Newport News, Virginia (VA), when he was struck by a driver who local police took into custody under suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The possible DWI crash happened on the I-64 overpass on Bland Boulevard a little after 10:30 pm on June 1, 2017. The Nightingale medevac helicopter…
What happened: When buying toys for children, most people pay extra special attention to the age recommendations, carefully picking a toy that won’t present a choking hazard for small children, or have sharp edges or broken pieces and any of the other dangers that could harm a small child. But many people don’t realize that…
A chain-reaction crash that appears to have begun with a reckless lane change by a person who was speeding and driving under the influence led to the death of an innocent man on U.S. 460 in Christiansburg, Virginia (VA). The deadly wreck happened just after 12:30 pm on May 29, 2017, where Montgomery County transitions…