As the summer heat shows no sign of falter, more and more children have been put at risk while left in hot cars by negligent parents. Reportedly 18 children have died this year of hyperthermia in this country alone, with eight of the aforementioned deaths occurring after June 13th. That (...) MORE
A tragic motorcycle accident on July 1, 2010 left one dead and three injured in Foley Alabama. At 1 p.m., a motorcycle and an SUV collided at the intersection of the Beach Express and Baldwin County 20. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime, while the (...) MORE
On July 20, 2010, 71-year-old William Parker was attacked by two angry pit bulls near the intersection of Poplar and Manassas in Memphis, Tennessee. Parker was walking through a field that he and his neighbors frequently used as a shortcut from Manassas to Poplar en route to a convenience store (...) MORE
Since the foundation of the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 1929, thirty-eight troopers have fallen in the line of duty. Of these thirty-eight, over a third lost their lives in motorcycle accidents. Each year, approximately 135 Tennesseans are involved in fatal motorcycle wrecks. Surprisingly enough, all but a handful were wearing (...) MORE
Texting while driving has become a very common practice in America today. Although cell phone use behind the wheel is quite obviously dangerous, surveys suggest as many as 71% of Americans have texted on the road. In June of 2009, the scientists at Car and Driver Magazine put it upon (...) MORE
Around 5 a.m. EDT, Maria Weathington, 81, and Judy Pollard, 57, passed away in a wreck approximately ten miles north of Cleveland, Tennessee on Interstate 75. The two Alabama residents were allegedly traveling for a trip to the Smoky Mountain region when Judy Pollard drifted off the left side of (...) MORE
At the end of last month, Governor Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency for Escambia, Gulf, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Bay, and Walton Counties upon the advent of the massive oil spill. The spill originated when a well exploded near Louisiana; the complication led to the spewing of 200,000 gallons (...) MORE
Two weeks have passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, leaking roughly 5,000 barrels of oil a day, possibly more. One thing is for certain, the oil slick continues to grow now measuring approximately 130 miles by 70 miles, or about the size of (...) MORE
2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill ALERT! BP’s Quick Settlement Tactic Shutdown by Alabama Attorney General While Gulf Coast residents wait for the oil slick to make landfall, the oil conglomerate BP has been focusing on a different sort of disaster preparedness: seeking to insure itself against the wave of (...) MORE
Consumption of Alcohol contributes to 60% of all teen deaths involving car accidents. In the United States, almost 3 million people age 12-20 abuse or are dependent on alcohol. Teenagers caught drinking are usually caught during prom night, graduation and spring break. Eight teens die daily in alcohol related vehicle (...) MORE