Miscellaneous

• 14-Year-Old Bicyclist Lured Out At 3 A.M. to Meet MySpace Girl Struck & Killed On Highway

  Pierce Egerton | July 12, 2009 7:47 PM | 15 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Winston-Salem police confirmed that 14-year-old Mark Zanzarella of Clemmons was killed Sunday morning while riding his bicycle on U.S. 311 near Union Cross Road. According to WXII, the accident...

• Michael Jackson, Painkillers, and Injury Victims: A Cautionary Tale

  Pierce Egerton | June 26, 2009 3:14 PM | 7 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Reports are emerging that Michael Jackson’s death may have involved overuse of prescription painkillers such as Demerol. It was widely reported that Michael first became addicted to...

• 5-Year-Old Severely Mauled in Attack by Five Rottweilers -- Time for Vicious Breed Law?

  Pierce Egerton | September 25, 2009 10:06 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A 5-year-old Surry County boy was severely injured near Pilot Mountain when five Rottweilers attacked him Friday afternoon at his home. The boy’s grandfather, Claude Childress, said he...

• Was South Carolina Serial Killer Shot to Death Near Gastonia, NC?

  Pierce Egerton | July 06, 2009 7:13 PM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Fox8 is reporting that a man matching the description of a suspected South Carolina serial killer was shot and killed in North Carolina this morning. The shooting occurred around 3:00 am.,...

• UPDATE: Police Confirm South Carolina Serial Killer Dead in NC Shootout

  Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 12:14 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Law Enforcement officials confirmed today that Patrick Tracy Burris, the man fatally shot near Gastonia, NC on Monday, was indeed responsible for the recent killing spree around Gaffney, South...

• 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...

• Federal Officials Tour Greensboro Hospital In Wake of Infants' Exposure to Swine Flu

  Pierce Egerton | July 13, 2009 3:41 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  The Triad Business Journal reported today that federal officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are touring Greensboro’s Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital after issuing a notice...

• Raleigh Sewer Monster Slimes Way to International Stardom

  Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 1:17 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  It’s the YouTube video that launched a thousand refrains of “Ewwwwww, Gross!” The video taken by a remote camera in the sewer beneath Raleigh’s Cameron Village Shopping...

• Light My Fire - Carefully! Tips for Improved Fireworks Safety

  Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 4:33 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  My family and I plan to have a blast this Independence Day -- literally! Like millions of others all over the country we will be enjoying fireworks. It’s important to keep in mind in mind,...

• Loophole lets bill collectors seize Social Security payments

  Joel Davis | June 06, 2007 2:55 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Federal law prohibits creditors from garnishing Social Security disability and veterans' benefits payments to cover bad debts, but the practice is pretty widespread as a recent article from The Wall Street Journal revealed.But at banks like Wachovia and others, the standard practice is to freeze the customer's account when a garnishment order is received.