Monthly Archives: <span>July 2009</span>

Fire Destroys Vacant Maryland Lumber Yard

The Maryland Fire Marshal’s office says a blaze that destroyed a vacant Eastern Shore lumber yard was deliberately set. The fire, which was reported about 4:45 a.m. Saturday, destroyed a large two-story building that once housed the Church Hill Lumber …

Dad, Son and Co-Worker Killed in Putrid NYC Well

A man, his son and a co-worker hired to clean a putrid dry well at a waste transfer station died Monday when the son fell into a space filled with toxic fumes and the other two went to help him, …

Delaware Police Stepping up Drunken Driving Enforcement

Police agencies across Delaware are stepping up drunken driving enforcement. The Office of Highway Safety launches its annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign with six DUI checkpoints over the Fourth of July weekend. Over the next six months officials plan 92 more …

Florida Gets Strict About Buckling Up

Florida drivers shouldn’t expect state troopers to let them off with just a warning if they are caught driving with their seat belt unbuckled now that a a new law has gone into effect. The Florida Highway Patrol plans to …

290 Landowners in West Virginia Flood Plain Offered Buyouts

After years of Dunloup Creek in West Virginia’s Fayette County constantly flooding, officials think they’ve found a solution: abandon the region. The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Dunloup Creek Watershed Association have devised a plan to offer voluntary …

Tennessee Jurors Claim They Faced Court Pressure in Malpractice Case

Four jurors wrote affidavits claiming they felt coerced by the court to rule against a doctor who lost a $6.12 million medical malpractice case, a The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported. The affidavits came in the case of Dr. Michael …