Monthly Archives: <span>June 2011</span>

U.S. Death May be Linked to Germany’s E.coli Outbreak

Health officials say the death of an Arizona resident who recently traveled to Germany may be linked to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the death is under investigation. The Arizona …

Part 2: How to Identify Burnout and Manage Stress

Managing Stress through the Three A’s Dr. Price emphasizes awareness, attitude, and action as important ways to identify and manage stress. Awareness is identifying where the stress is coming from and how it affects the individual. “People can experience the …

Calif. Man Arrested on Felony Counts of Insurance Fraud

Oscar Fuentes III was arrested on two Felony counts of insurance fraud, according to the California Insurance Commissioner’s office. Fuentes was booked into the Mendocino County Jail and bail has been set at $60,000.00. According to investigators, on August 14, …

Residents Near North Carolina Fire Evacuated

Residents near the Onslow and Pender county line are being evacuated on a voluntary basis as a wildfire spreads. The Sun Journal of New Bern reported Thursday that the fire has burned 20,000 acres. Fire officials say the wildfire started …

Alabama Tops in Most Severe Tornadoes

The upgrade of one of the April 27 tornadoes to an EF5 ranking puts Alabama at No. 1 in the nation for the most severe tornadoes. The tornado that hit Fyffe, Rainsville and Sylvania in DeKalb County at about 6 …

Supreme Court Says Man Can Collect Damages from Railroad

The Supreme Court says a man can use a federal law to collect damages against a railroad. The high court on Thursday ruled in a 5-4 decision that CSX Transportation, Inc. should compensate Robert McBride for an accident under the …

Connecticut Police Investigating Copper Piping Thefts

State police in northeastern Connecticut say they’re investigating thefts of copper piping and other metal objects from several unoccupied homes over the past month. Troopers based in Danielson asked for the public’s help Thursday in catching the thieves. They say …

4 Killed in Crash of Louisiana Church Van

Four people were killed, including two children, and seven were hospitalized after a church van veered off a northeast Louisiana highway and struck a culvert. Trooper Mark Dennis said Thursday that a 4-year-old and a 12-year-old were among those killed …

Arkansas’ Tyson Foods Contests OSHA Fine Over Fatal Silo Collapse

Tyson Foods Inc. has contested a $70,000 fine levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the collapse of a silo that killed a man at Tyson’s feed mill in Nashville. OSHA issued the fine June 1 after finding …

Pair of Doctors Plead Guilty to Work Comp Fraud in Ohio

A pair of Illinois brothers who traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to practice psychiatry were sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after an investigation showed they were conducting inadequate examinations of injured workers and submitting false bills to the Ohio Bureau of …