A circuit breakdown may have caused the devastating Washington, DC, Metro crash on June 22, 2009. The circuit in question malfunctioned on numerous occasions leading up to the accident, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. “Though we have found anomalies in other areas of the rail system, we have not found anything that resembles the…
A swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County was lifted Saturday by the state Division of Environmental Health. The advisory was lifted because water testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state and Environmental Protection Agency’s standards set for swimming and water play, a news release from the state division said….
A Greenville, North Carolina (N.C.) woman that was dressed in running clothes was injured after she was struck by a car traveling on Forlines Road. The accident occurred during a heavy rainfall on Friday evening according to the State Highway Patrol. As the incident is still under investigation, it is not known if driver visibility…
While attempting to cross Sugar Creek Road, a Charlotte pedestrian has died after an SUV struck him early Saturday morning. Police state that man darted out into traffic at 1:25 a.m. in front of a 1997 Ford Expedition. This SUV struck and fatally hit him, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police news release. Emergency responders transported…
Darvon and Darvocet are two popular painkillers embroiled in controversy due to their primary ingredient – propoxyphene. Recent reports indicate a risk of overdose from taking drugs containing propoxyphene and the Public Citizen, a watchdog group, reported over 2,000 people have died from heart failure connected to the drug. As a response, the FDA now…