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• AP Study Shows U.S. Painkiller Purchases Almost Double

  Courtney Mills | August 20, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  According to a recent study of DEA statistics carried out by the Associated Press, consumers have nearly doubled the amount of money spent on narcotic analgesics between 1997 and 2005. According to the study, the consumption of five major painkillers - codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and meperidine - rose 88 percent between 1997 and 2005. Oxycontin is primarily responsible for that...

• Two Local Boys Injured By Driver

  Mike Simon | March 28, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Two local boys riding a bicycle were injured when they were struck by a truck on March 6. The accident happened at the intersection of Big Wheeling Creek Road and Lakomy Road in Marshall County. The officer who responded to the call said a 16-year-old girl was driving the truck when the boys got into the path of the truck by riding out of a driveway. Police do not anticipate filing charges.

• Suit Over Wandering Nursing Home Resident's Death Settled For $750,000

  Mike Simon | July 27, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A $750,000 settlement reached in June between a Pennsylvania nursing home and Francis X. Ounan has been approved by a federal judge. Ounan, the executor of his mother's estate, filed suit against nursing home chain Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc. on January 15, seeking damages for claims of negligence and wrongful death. Nursing home administrator Lynn Plasha and nurse Cynthia Harbaugh were...

• U.S. Attorney: No Charges in E. coli Outbreak Tied to Spinach

  Mike Simon | July 06, 2007 8:28 AM | 1 CommentWest Virginia, WV

  Federal prosecutors have decided not to file criminal charges with regard to the 2006 nationwide E. coli outbreak, which was traced to fresh spinach from California. The companies being held accountable for the outbreak still face numerous civil lawsuits from consumers claiming to have gotten sick from the tainted crop, however.The outbreak, which caused three deaths and approximately 200...

• Evacuations Caused by Train Derailment

  Mike Simon | February 23, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  A train accident caused residents of Handley, West Virginia, to evacuate their homes on February 6. The train was carrying liquefied petroleum, sodium hydroxide solution, and chlorobenzene. According to reports 18 cars went off the track. No injuries were reported, and emergency officials indicated that there were no chemical leaks. However, 300 residents were temporarily evacuated, and...

• Mitsubishi Endeavor Recalled Due To Defective Airbags

  Chrissie Cole | September 21, 2009 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  More than 530 Endeavors from the 2010 model year are being recalled by Mitsubishi because the retainer bracket used for side airbag frames may not have been properly installed and could fail in a...

• FDA Expands Warning About Botulism Risk from Certain Castleberry's Food Products and Dog Food

  Mike Simon | July 25, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Castleberry's Food Company has recalled numerous products nation-wide due to a risk of exposure to botulinum toxin. The recall, which includes mostly hot dog chili sauces, is for all listed products, without regard to "best by" dates. Exposure to the toxin, which can be fatal, is already responsible for four hospitalizations in two states. Retailers are asked to remove all recalled products...

• Tobacco Verdict Overturned

  Mike Simon | March 07, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  The Supreme Court has overturned a $79.5 million punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris for the death of a smoker. The verdict came from an Oregon jury who had awarded the verdict to the widow of a man who was a longtime smoker of Marlboro cigarettes.In Philip Morris USA v. Williams, the Court narrowly decided in a 5-4 decision to overturn the award, basing its ruling on a finding that...

• Nurse may Have Infected Over 300 in Virginia With Hepatitis

  Jenny Albano | March 28, 2008 8:53 PM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  Over 300 patients from a Virginia hospital have been asked to get blood tests because an ex-nurse of the hospital is suspected of infecting patients with hepatitis when he worked in Texas.Retired Army Capt. Jon Dale Jones, 45, was arrested this month in Miami on federal charges of assaulting three patients and possession of a controlled substance by fraud. Federal prosecutors said they believe...

• Coal Company Ordered to Pay Wheeling-Pitt $219 Million

  Mike Simon | July 06, 2007 8:10 AM | 0 CommentsWest Virginia, WV

  After a month-long trial, a Brooke County Circuit Court jury has ordered Massey Energy and a subsidiary to pay more than $219 million in damages to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Wheeling-Pitt sued Massey subsidiary Central West Virginia Energy Co. in April 2005, claiming it failed to deliver 104,000 tons of metallurgical grade coal per month as required under a contract signed in 2002...