On the Job Injury

Think all North Carolina drivers take every precaution to keep children safe? Think again. A recent national study discovered that parents often don’t use booster seats when carpooling with preschoolers or young school-age children, increasing the risk of serious injury in a crash. “I think it’s a complex issue of convenience, expectations, and peer pressure,” […]

How rescue workers respond to an emergency at an offshore drilling facility in the Gulf of Mexico can make all the difference. That’s why the U.S. Department of State and other government officials recently held a seminar focused on preparedness and response procedures related to the energy sector in the Gulf of Mexico region. Government […]

By JIM DANKO A MARTA bus accident in Atlanta on Jan. 23 resulted in more than a dozen injuries, according to media reports. The public transportation bus apparently struck a tree around 7:20 a.m. near Nathan Road and Brownlee Place in the city’s southwest side. The injury victims, including the bus driver, were taken to […]

n investigation is underway into the tragic Atlanta car accident that killed Kathy Porter, the wife of Braves head trainer Jeff Porter. Kathy Porter was a passenger in an SUV that was struck by a state patrol trooper’s vehicle on New Year’s Eve. Her husband was behind the wheel when the trooper crashed into them […]