The ABC11 I-Team recently revealed a series of problems with the existing nursing home rating system in North Carolina. The federal government ranks nursing homes on a system ranging from 1-star for the worst to 5-star for the best such facilities. The news station report revealed that almost half of…
It sounds like it’s been a week of bad news for the maker of the birth control drugs Yasmin and Yaz as Bayer AG announced in its most recent financial report that it had agreed to pay a combined $750 million thus far to settle thousands of claims regarding its…
A recent report in the Shelby Star revealed that a woman involved in a weekend car wreck on Polkville Road in Charlotte, NC is still in the trauma unit at Carolinas Medical Center recovering from her injuries. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol, a woman in a car heading North…
According to Fox Charlotte, a CATS bus in Charlotte, NC and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the 1500 block on N. Tryon Street at 10:25 one night earlier this week. The bus was making a left turn from N. Tryon Street onto Dalton Avenue. The 1999 Yamaha…
According to a recent report out of WBTV, eight people have been injured in a car crash that happened in west Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says that the accident occurred just before 6 p.m. earlier this week. The collision happened at the intersection of West Boulevard and Old Steele…
A new study has found evidence that commercial drivers might lie about sleep apnea problems because they are fearful of losing their job. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a person’s breathing to be interrupted while they sleep. As a result, they frequently do not get a full, restful…
According to recent reports, for at least the last 20 years, one of the most commonly used types of rail tankers has been allowed to transport hazardous materials across the country, this despite the fact that transportation officials knew of a dangerous design defect. The design flaw all but guarantees…
According to WCNC, commuters in Charlotte, NC had a rough morning as a major truck fire on Interstate 77 and a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 85 caused major delays for the early commute. The television station reported that a truck caught fire on I-77 north near Nations Ford Road which…
Though everyone knows about the danger and irresponsibility of getting behind the wheel after drinking, few people talk about the similar risks associated with drugged driving. It’s about time that changes given the increasing occurrence of medication-related wrecks on North Carolina roadways. One recent example includes a Fayetteville, NC man…
A young college student from Texas says he is lucky to be alive after surviving a terrible crash that occurred while he was texting. The student’s, Chance Bothe, truck plunged off of a bridge and into a ravine. Terrifyingly, the accident occurred right after Chance wrote the following message to…