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• Update: 3 Rescue workers killed in second cave-in

  Richard Schulte | August 17, 2007 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  The search for six missing miners was abruptly halted after a second cave-in killed three rescue workers and injured at least six others who were trying to tunnel through rubble to reach them.The cave-in at 6:39 p.m. was believed to be caused by what seismologists call a "mountain bump," in which shifting ground forces chunks of rock from the walls. Seismologists say such a bump caused the Aug....

• Miners still not found after 3rd hole drilled

  Richard Schulte | August 13, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Another attempt to sink a video camera inside a coal mine where six miners have been trapped since a collapse a week ago yielded no signs of life. The camera was paired with better lighting, but still only saw about 15 feet when it was lowered into the mine. Two holes have already been drilled about 1,800 feet down into the mountain containing the mine. The first is a 2½-inch wide hole that...

• No Constitutional Right to Experimental Medication

  Richard Schulte | August 10, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Congress and the FDA have met numerous times over recent years to discuss experimental medication and/or treatments to terminally ill patients. Judge Thomas Griffith's opinion in a recent case has provided the public with an insight as to where the law currently stands on such an issue. Terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to access experimental drugs, a divided federal...

• Potential Botulism Risk from Canned French Cut Green Beans

  Richard Schulte | August 08, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Certain brands of French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin may not have been processed adequately to eliminate the potential for botulism toxin. This warning is not related to the chili sauce recall for botulism.The affected Lakeside cut green beans are sold nationwide under the following labels: Albertson's, Happy Harvest, Best...

• Ohio High Court Strikes Down Veto of Lead Paint Bill

  Richard Schulte | August 03, 2007 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  In a 5-2 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down Gov. Ted Strickland's veto of a bill prohibiting lawsuits against the the manufactures of lead paint.The legislation says paint manufacturers can't be sued under public nuisance laws, which some U.S. cities have used to try to force companies to help pay for the removal of lead-based paint in older homes. Strickland vetoed the bill because he...

• Motorist plumets off unfinished bridge into Ohio River

  Richard Schulte | July 31, 2007 1:01 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Meigs County authorities say emergency crews have recovered the car and body of a motorist who drove off an unfinished Ohio River bridge Sunday night.Police say 19-year-old Gerald Baker of Coolville drove onto the completed onramp and plowed through a five-thousand-pound concrete barrier at the end of the bridge that's still under construction.It will span the river from Pomeroy, Ohio, to West...

• Ohio Man Killed in Auto-Accident

  Richard Schulte | July 25, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  An Ohioan was killed early this morning when his vehicle collided, head on, with a tractor-trailer on US 20. The victim's injuries were fatal as Scottie L. Prenzlin, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The crash occurred about 5:30 a.m. near Toledo. He was driving his 1997 Ford Crown Victoria westbound on U.S. 20 when it traveled left of center into the path of an eastbound...

• Ohio Firefighter Falls to His Death

  Richard Schulte | July 25, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Firefighter John Trainer, 38 of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, fell to his death last night (July 24, 2007) while re-organizing a fire hose on the top of a fire truck at the Mechanicsburg station. Last night, Mr. Trainer responded to a house fire which required the use of the truck's fire hose. When back at the station, Mr. Trainer climbed on the top of the fire truck in order to re-organize the hose...

• Ohio Doctor Makes himself "Judgment Proof"

  Richard Schulte | July 23, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  A doctor in Ohio practices medicine without Medical Malpractice insurance because he feels that the insurance is both, too expensive, and simply an avenue by which patients bring frivolous claims in pursuit to make themselves rich. According to area attorneys, this doctor has made himself "judgment proof" by placing his assets in a family trust and, therefore, protecting such assets from civil...

• NC Medical Malpractice Reform

  Richard Schulte | July 23, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  NC lawmakers have agreed to place limits upon medical malpractice awards. The new policy will place a cap on monetary damages for certain health care negligent cases. Arbitration proceedings seem to be the vehicle in which this policy progresses. The bill was unanimously approved by the House and sent to Gov. Mike Easley, marking a success in the often antagonistic relationship between...