Making the move into a nursing home can be emotional and stressful for both the soon-to-be resident and the family. Most families rightfully focus their search on finding a place that will provide quality, personal care while still staying within the budget. However, one other item that they need to be aware of is the…
A 2-year-old and 7-year-old wound up hospitalized with serious injuries after their father ignored a stop signal while making a left-hand turn from Route 134/Hampton Highway onto York Road in York County, Virginia (VA), and hitting an SUV and pickup truck. WAVY-TV 10 reported that the toddler was ejected from the car as a result…
When the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground the island of Giglio, thousands of passengers were forced from their cabins to flee for lifeboats. It was a vacationer’s worst nightmare — a shipwreck that left dozens injured, at least 16 dead and 16 missing. Now, the ship’s owner and operator, Carnival Cruise Line subsidiary Costa…
Fifteen people are now confirmed dead from the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck, and 17 people remain missing. Given the amount of time that has passed since the January 13, 2012, accident, it is, unfortunately, likely that few of the missing passengers and crew will be found alive. It’s a heartbreaking realization and incredibly frustrating…
In a perfect world, all police officers would retire or leave the force on their own terms. But as we all know, it’s not a perfect world. On December, 20, 2011, the Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), Police Department lost a brave officer, Timothy Schock, during routine water search-and-rescue dive training. Members of the Chesapeake police dive team were conducting exercises…