Pedestrian Accidents Claim Lives Over Weekend

Everyone walking on or near a roadway is a pedestrian. The CDC reported that in 2013, 19% of all pedestrian deaths were sixty-five years and older. Death for pedestrians 14 and younger was one out of every five. Statistically speaking, these are the two groups most at risk. The total number of pedestrians killed…

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Car Crash Possibly Caused by Dangerous Road

Anothercar crash on Meadows Ave. in East Peoria took a woman’s life on Wednesday. The coroner of Peoria announced Wednesday evening at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center that Norene McMahon, 48 of Washington, was deceased. The second driver has been hospitalized as a result, and their condition is not known at this time. An…

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Heartburn Drugs Linked to Heart Attacks

Well-known heartburndrugs Prilosec and Nexium have been linked to artery damage, kidney failure, and dementia through recent studies. Scientists have discovered shocking information. Cells were used that lined the walls of the arteries and compared by exposing them to an H2 blocker found in Zantac and to Nexium. Cells exposed to Nexium showed a…

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Pokemon Go Reason for Auto Accident

Your safety is put at risk daily by those obsessed with catching the next digital monster. This particular driver hit a tree instead of another driver and luckily suffered minor injuries. While this incident occurred in AuburnPokemon Go isn’t isolated to just that area; people across the world are on the search for the…

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Opponent of Helmet Laws Killed in Motorcycle Crash

Peter Pettalia, 61, a Rep. of Michigan who voted against universal helmet laws was killed in amotorcycle accident. A driver of a pickup truck drove into Pettalia’s lane hitting and killing him. Despite being an opponent of the helmet laws, he was wearing one at the time of the accident. Pettalia was a voice…

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FAA Bans Some Electronic Devices

While many look forward to seeing the new version of a phone that is put out bySamsung, we now anticipate how they will extinguish their current battery problem. The battery they are now using is a Lithium-ion battery. The FAA has been worried about them causing a fire for years. With the abundant amount…

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Cockroaches at Nursing Home, Least of Concerns

Anursing home in Columbia, PA. in under scrutiny after ABC27 News launches an investigation. The investigation of Susquehanna Valley’s nursing home was sparked from those previously employed by the facility having come forward with complaints of the conditions there. They also found that during one year, eight investigations were conducted, and the nursing home…

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Young California Woman Killed By Drunk Driver

A young California woman was killed last week in ahead-on crash in Ramona. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred on Vista Ramona Road and E Old Julian Highway at approximately 4:30 p.m. last Monday. Officials say the eastbound driver of a Ford F-250 drifted into the westbound lanes and smashed into…

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School Denies Bus Pickup, Student Forced to Walk by Sex Offender

A Nashville mother is fighting a school’s walk zone, worried her child is in danger of being a victim of a pedestrianaccident. The Maury County mother tells a local news station that she is fighting for her teenage daughter to have a safer route to Spring Hill High School. Her 14-year-old daughter is in…

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Woman Struck By Three Vehicles And No One Stopped

A San Diego woman was killed in a horrificpedestrian accident after three vehicles ran her over and not one stopped to help. According to the San Diego Police, the 48-year-old woman was crossing the northbound lanes of Linda Vista Road on Sunday at approximately 10:30 p.m. when she was hit by three vehicles. Officials…

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