Wednesday 24 October 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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October 24, 2012
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National

Deer-Vehicle Collisions Caused More Than $4B in Damage

Cars and deer can be a lethal combination. An increase in urban sprawl and more roads being built through wildlife habitats have displaced ...

Kroger Stops Selling Sprouts Due to Health Risk

Kroger says it has stopped stocking sprouts as of Monday because of their "potential food safety risk." The nation's largest traditional ...

Meningitis Suits May Turn on How Injections are Defined

Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and ...

Enservio Expands On Site Inventory Services Nationwide

Mass.-based Enservio, a provider of software and services to property insurers, announced the expansion of its on-site inventory services ...

Healthcare Solutions Hires Industry Experts to Assist Medication Recommendation

Healthcare Solutions, the parent company of Cypress Care, ScripNet and Procura Management, provides medical cost containment services to ...
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East

Delaware Authorities Looking for Aggressive Drivers

Delaware's Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving. Beginning Tuesday and continuing through ...

Rebuilding of Quake-Damaged Virginia School to Begin

Louisa County, Va., officials are preparing to break ground for a new elementary school that will replace one severely damaged by the 2011 ...

Automakers Can Monitor Social Media to Identify Quality Issues

Can social media postings by consumers provide useful information about vehicle safety and performance defects for automobile ...

New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Linked with Fewer Crashes

A new study from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides initial evidence that New Jersey's Graduated Driver Licensing ...
Midwest

Ohio City Pays to Settle Lawsuit Over Potholes

The city of Columbus, Ohio, is paying $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that large potholes on a city street contributed to a ...

Kansas Pair Sentenced for Selling Stolen Goods

Two Wichita, Kansas, men are going to federal prison for selling stolen goods on Craiglist. The U.S. Attorney's office says 23-year-old ...

Kansas Case Puts Face on 'Total Identity Theft'

When Candida L. Gutierrez's identity was stolen, the thief didn't limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed ...
Southeast

North Carolina Man Sells Thousands of Bogus Airbags on eBay

A 27-year-old North Carolina man who's part owner of an auto parts business is pleading guilty to selling thousands of counterfeit airbags. ...

Boating Panel Studies Georgia Laws After Deadly Summer

The chairman of a newly formed group studying boating safety in Georgia says the state needs to compare itself with the rest of the nation ...

FEMA OKs Storm Recovery Aid for 16 West Virginia Counties

Federal disaster assistance is available for residents and business owners in 16 counties hit by a June windstorm. The Federal Emergency ...

Florida Citizens' CEO Welcomes Investigation by Florida Governor

The president of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Monday he supports an investigation into its business operations by Gov. Rick ...
South Central

BP Asks for Gulf Spill Deal OK Despite Objections

Oil giant BP is asking a federal judge to disregard objections from a fraction of claimants and give final approval to a proposed ...

Oklahoma Teen Dies After Car Flips Due to Deer

A teenager from Owasso, Okla., died after a car she was in rolled several times after the driver swerved to try to avoid a deer. The ...

West Texas Jury Awards $11M in Oilfield Accident

A West Texas jury has awarded $11 million to a man who was injured by a pipe casing that fell from an oilfield elevator. The verdict in ...
West

Washington Reminds Workers of New Workers' Comp Provider Network

The Department of Labor & Industries(L&I) is sending 45,000 letters to injured workers this week letting them know whether or not their ...

Nine Big-Rigs Collide in California lnterstate Truck Tunnel

Nine big-rigs have collided in an Interstate 5 truck bypass tunnel in the Newhall Pass north of Los Angeles. Rainy weather may be a factor ...

Alaska Troopers Boost Patrols for Halloween Holiday

Alaska State Troopers say they're boosting patrols for Halloween. Troopers say the increased patrols will focus on people driving under the ...

Tornado Hits Northern California Town

A tornado touched down north of the state capital Monday, ripping shingles off rooftops, scattering patio furniture and blowing down trees ...
International

Tropical Storm Sandy Still on Hurricane Track

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), as of Wednesday, the center of Tropical Storm Sandy was located over the Caribbean Sea ...

Taiwan Cops: Nursing Home Resident Set Deadly Fire

Police in Taiwan said a nursing home resident confessed to an early morning fire that ripped through the facility Tuesday, killing 12 ...

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