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• First Federal Crane Regulations In Over 30 Years

  Beth Janicek | September 19, 2008 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A couple of weeks ago I discussed a few of the OSHA requirements for crane operations. Now it is being reported that the U.S. Department of Labor will release the first crane regulations since 1971....

• Deadly School Bus Crash

  Beth Janicek | January 18, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A Somerset school bus rolled over on Tuesday and hit a car killing the driver. The bus crash happened around 3:00 in the afternoon while taking the children home. There was fourteen children on the bus and five were taken to area hospitals. News 4 has learned that the accident happened after the school bus slowed to avoid hitting an 18-wheeler making a turn. The bus driver lost control and...

• Lufkin Woman Dies in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 06, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 25-year-old student and waitress from Lufkin died in a single car accident on Thursday. The car accident happened near Jacksonville. No one else was injured in the accident. The victim, a student at Angelina College by day and a bartender at Jimmy's Too by night, was killed after she lost control of her four-door Kia while rounding a sharp curve on U.S. Highway 69, according to report...

• Nestle Withholds Information from FDA

  Beth Janicek | June 30, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Recently released inspection reports from a Nestle USA cookie dough factory show that the company repeatedly withheld information from Food and Drug Administration inspectors USAToday.com. The...

• Two Die at Delaware Hospital After Taking Heparin

  Beth Janicek | May 15, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Medical care providers at a Delaware Hospital and U.S. health officials are investigating the deaths of two patients that may have been related to a brand of heparin blood thinner Baxter Internal...

• Motorists: Share the Road and Give Clearance to Cyclists

  Beth Janicek | May 11, 2009 4:21 PM | 6 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  An article in the San Antonio Express News caught my eye this weekend regarding Senate Bill 488 – the Safe Passing Bill. As a cyclist and runner, I am a proponent of the bill which...

• Motorcycle Deaths Increase

  Beth Janicek | May 27, 2008 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Already this year the deaths from motorcycle accidents have almost doubled the amount from last year in San Antonio. Police have tallied 13 deaths this year compared to 8 for entire year of 2007....

• 5.5 Million Dollar Verdict Against Pain Patch Makers

  Beth Janicek | July 11, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A jury awarded $5.5 million to the estate of Adam Hendelson. Mr. Hendelson died from an overdose of a painkiller patch, fentanyl. Adam Henderlson was in a car accident in 1996 that shattered his hip. Due to constant pain, he was prescribed a prescription pain patch called Duragesic. In Deccember 2003, Mr. Hendelson was found passed out while wearing a 75-microgram patch and never woke up...

• Car Accident Kills Two Men in Kerrville

  Shannon Weidemann | July 06, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Two men were killed and another injured in a car accident in Kerrville on Interstate 10. The 75-year-old driver was killed when the truck he was driving went over the guardrail. It is unknown if he lost control of the vehicle or the reason for the accident. The accident happened on Monday afternoon. His 76-year-old passenger died at a local hospital from his injuries. There was also a...

• San Antonio Hit and Run Driver Injures Little Girl

  Shannon Weidemann | May 20, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Two cars suspected of drag racing down Southwest Military struck a third car, injuring a 4-year-old girl and her mother. Police were able to apprehend one of the drivers that caused the car accident, but the other car drove away. There was a lot of debris all over the street, including children's toys. A four-year-old little girl was thrown from the car. She was taken by helicopter to...