The National Safety Council recently released estimates that 40,200 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016. This is the first time that more than 40,000 people died on U.S. roads in car crashes since before the Great Recession. Everyone needs to work together to reduce the number of annual traffic fatalities and injuries. If everyone […]
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According to ABC 11 News and an article on ABClocal.go.com, a lawsuit filed in Durham Superior Court names Duke University, Duke University Health System, and five doctors. They are accused of participating in a fraudulent clinical trial, and exposing participants to unnecessary treatment—including chemotherapy. The lawsuit alleges the clinical trial relied on the work of
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About 70% of Americans over age 65 will require some type of long-term care services during their lifetime. The process of choosing can be overwhelming. Even the terms used to describe different types of care can be confusing.
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University officials will look into the circumstances surrounding the Greensboro wrongful death of a student, according to news-record.com. The student became victim of the Greensboro wrongful death after collapsing during tryouts for the track and field team. The 20-year-old was in a supervised voluntary open tryout before the Greensboro
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A woman is facing trial as prosecutors accuse her of the Raleigh wrongful death of her 19-month old son, according to news14.com. The woman is accused of the Raleigh wrongful death after prosecutors say she doused her son with bleach and hid his body in a plastic tub in her closet. Prosecutors say the woman
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The city of Raleigh is looking to sue a local club for being a public nuisance, according to NewsObeserver.com. Within the past month, the club lost its liquor license after a fight where two men were shot and injured in the club’s parking lot. Raleigh police have responded to several stabbings, assaults, gunfire and weapons
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A woman is dead after a Raleigh hit-and-run boating accident, according to Charlotte News 14. Witnesses said it looked like a boat ran into a pontoon boat, and the boat driver took off. Three others were in the pontoon boat at the time and one suffered minor injuries. Read more. Do you think officials do
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Two Raleigh emergency vehicles collided on their way to the scene of a North Carolina shooting. According to NewsObserver.com, the Raleigh emergency vehicles crashed into each other at Creech Road and Slippery Elm Drive. The drivers of each emergency vehicle were taken to WakeMed in Raleigh and treated for minor injuries. The Raleigh shooting victim
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A North Carolina community is mourning the death of a middle school student involved in a Havelock car accident. The Havelock Middle School student and her 16-year-old sister were on their way to school when the 16-year-old driving a Dodge Journey pulled out into the path of a large turf truck, according to Havelock News.
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According to an article from WRAL.com, a former bus driver pleaded guilty after being charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle after a December wreck that killed a Raleigh firefighter. The article says the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the former bus driver crossed the center line on Ligon Mill Road near Louisburg Road
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