The ice bucket challenge is a fundraiser for ALS. If you haven’t heard of it yet you may have at least seen the videos on the news or social media and wondered what all the fuss was about. The challenge is issued via video and the person named must either accept or donate to the…
It was a pleasant evening in July 2013, when the Canadian town of Lac-Megantic suddenly became a war zone. Forty-two people were confirmed dead, with five more missing and presumed dead. More than 30 buildings in the town’s center, roughly half of the downtown area, were destroyed. Investigators have released the Quebec railroad accident safety…
A fatal SUV rollover accident in Stephens City, Virginia (VA), appears to have been caused by a car’s driver who failed to wait long enough to let traffic clear an intersection. Police told the Northern Virginia Daily that around noon on August 21, 2012, a Chevy Blazer was clipped on its rear end…
An exciting part of having a new baby is decorating the nursery. Moms-to-be pour over nursery patterns and colors but the most important part of the new baby’s room is the crib. That’s why notifying parents of the Franklin & Ben Mason 4-in-1 Convertible Crib recall is so important. The defective portion of the product…
With today’s technology it would be hard to find a new electronic item without GPS. Most new cars have GPS with OnStar, nearly all cell phones have it and now you can even put a GPS tracker on your pet’s collar. So why do only 1% of railroad trains have GPS? That is the question…