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• Nor'easter heightens drowning risks to Hampton Roads (VA) residents

  Rick Shapiro | November 11, 2009 11:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Nor’easter that blew into Hampton Roads Wednesday afternoon may be one for the record books – but hopefully residents will exercise common sense and stay safe. The greatest hazard...

• Chain saws present another post-nor'easter danger

  Rick Shapiro | November 18, 2009 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  With the skies clear after last week’s nor’easter, attention is turning to cleanup – especially the hundreds of trees and thousands of large limbs that were felled throughout...

• Wrong Drug, Wrong Dosage - Medication Errors in Hospitals Can Kill

  John Cooper | August 28, 2009 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Every year approximately 100,000 people are given the wrong medication from a medical professional. Being given the wrong medication can lead to other medical problems and complications simply as a...

• Fatal Accident on I-664 in Chesapeake, Virginia

  Jim Lewis | October 16, 2009 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Webster Keck of Suffolk, Virginia (VA) was driving his Dodge pickup truck along Interstate 664 (I-664) near the intersection of Interstate 64 (I-64) in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) when Seth Arnold...

• Safety concerns face Washington, D.C. Metro expansion to Dulles in northern Virginia

  Jim Lewis | November 25, 2009 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Serious safety issues have emerged concerning the Washington, D.C. Metro rail line currently being extended to Washington Dulles International Airport. Concerns center around underground...

• Fentanyl/Duragesic Patch Claims: A History of Death and a Dangerous Drug

  John Cooper | June 30, 2009 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Fentanyl, a drug approximately 100 times stronger than morphine, has been linked to many fatalities due to inappropriate use and medical error. Fentanyl, also called Duragesic, was developed in...

• Suffolk’s Dog Leash Law Slated for Long Overdue Review and Expansion

  Randy Appleton | November 03, 2009 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Nov. 3 Virginian-Pilot contains a report that will probably surprise most people in Tidewater. To quote the article, “The ‘enforcement areas’” for the city law...

• Seatbelts Reduce Death and Serious Injury in Car Crashes

  John Cooper | June 27, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In May, 2007, another annual click it or ticket campaign occurred. The Virginia click it or ticket program is trying to improve statewide safety belt compliance which is currently 78.6%. The goal for Virginia (VA) is to get the rate of people wearing their seatbelts up to 82%. North Carolina (NC) has been ahead of Virginia (VA) on seatbelt usage, having a rate of 86.7% of its motorist...

• Nor'easter safety: take care when using generators

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As the record nor’easter continues to churn through Hampton Roads Thursday, residents who lose electricity should exercise care when using generators. Most deaths associated with generators...

• Man sentenced in Williamsburg DUI crash

  Emily Mapp Brannon | November 28, 2009 7:52 PM | 2 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Mark Schneider will spend a year in jail after drunkenly hitting pedestrian Irene Carson last Christmas Eve, a Williamsburg-James City County circuit court judge ruled this week. Schneider, 39,...