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• Police Still Searching for 5 People Connected to Fatal Hit and Run Accident on Hwy 29

  Pierce Egerton | July 31, 2009 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Highway 29 was host to a fatal hit and run early Monday. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear. What is clear is that one young woman, Cherita Jones, died as a result. There is...

• Michael Jackson: Aliases, Painkillers, Propofol & a "Mini-Clinic"

  Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 12:32 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Did Michael Jackson use aliases to obtain prescription drugs? That’s what TMZ is reporting this morning. According to the report, MJ used names such as Omar Arnold and Jack London to obtain...

• Ritter Wrongful Death Cases Raises Interesting Questions

  Dan Deuterman | March 16, 2008 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A jury this weekend ruled that two ER doctors who treated actor John Ritter after he collapsed on the set of his sitcom weren't at fault in his death.Ritter's family had filed a multimillion dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the physicians, who treated Ritter for a heart attack, not the torn aorta he had. The hospital where he was treated has already settled with the family of the Emmy...

• Undocumented worker deported just before workers' compensation hearing

  Dan Deuterman | June 01, 2007 11:00 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  In a truly startling case, an undocumented worker who was maimed in a chainsaw accident at work was arrested and deported just before a hearing on his workers' compensation claim.Edgar Velázquez told a reporter that he believes his employer called immigration agents to court.One year ago, Edgar Velázquez slashed his face open with a chainsaw while working for a Warwick tree service company....

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Tire Company

  Christina Cole | March 31, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims a defective tire made by a North Carolina tire company, caused a pickup truck to crash on a Southern California freeway killing five family members.The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges Continental Tire North America of negligence, wrongful death, product liability and breach of implied warranty. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of two women whose mother,...

• Life Vests A Must For Boating Safety

  Pierce Egerton | July 15, 2009 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  As we approach mid-summer, now is a good time to revisit safe boating practices Remember to always wear your life vest and remain alert and aware while on the water. In some circumstances, it is...

• Drug Linked to Michael Jackson Death Probe Subject to Limited Recall For Bacterial Contamination

  Pierce Egerton | July 14, 2009 10:01 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Two lots of a generic form (propofol) of the drug Diprivan -- a drug Michael Jackson reportedly took before his death -- have been recalled. According to CNN, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...

• Heavy Flash Flooding Traps Drivers in High Point

  Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Early this morning drivers were trapped by flash flooding on several streets in downtown High Point. Centennial and Commerce both flooded so badly that drivers were trapped in their vehicles. Fox 8...

• Single Cup Tea/Coffeemakers Recalled By Bunn-O-Matic

  Chrissie Cole | May 21, 2009 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Bunn-O-Matic Corp., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling Bunn Single Cup Pod Brewers because they can unexpectedly open during a brew cycle, posing...

• City bans texting while driving

  Dan Deuterman | October 08, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Text messaging while driving can have deadly consequences, as we've written about here before.Prompted by a wreck that killed two women after a teenage driver crossed the center line while texting, city leaders in Phoenix are banning drivers from sending or reading text messages. Phoenix is one of the first cities in the nation to ban texting while driving and they're considering banning all...