Five lives lost in separate accidents

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Friday and Saturday have been deadly days on Arkansas roads and highways as seven people lost their lives and several others were injured. Two of the fatal crashes were in Pulaski County while five others were reported in other areas of the state. The latest victim is 66 year old Finis [...]

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Fairfield union fund says administrator stole $260000

Fairfield union fund says administrator stole $260000

May 16 Fairfield union fund says administrator stole $260,000 Accused official died in a one-car accident earlier this year By Betty Adams badams@centralmaine.comStaff Writer AUGUSTA — Trustees of a Fairfield union’s trust fund say that an administrator who died in a car accident earlier this year had stolen more than $260,000 to cover up a [...]

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Electrical workers’ union sues over embezzlement

A Fairfield-based electrical workers’ union has filed a lawsuit claiming a former administrator embezzled more than $260,000 from the union’s trust fund to cover up another theft made from an Augusta union. The administrator, Donald Sarette, died earlier this year in a car accident. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1253 Health Welfare Trust [...]

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Georgia woman who lost leg to flesh-eating bacteria to lose both hands

CNN – The father of a University of West Georgia graduate student infected with rare “flesh-eating” bacteria has told in heartbreaking detail of the moment when his daughter learned she would lose her hands. On a Facebook page dedicated to Aimee Copeland’s recovery, Andy Copeland describes speaking with the surgeons who said that his daughter’s hands [...]

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Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria

By JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words “Let’s do this.” Aimee Copeland, 24, “shed no tears, she never batted an eyelash,” [...]

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Aimee’s tragedy: student battles rare flesh-eating infection

Aimee’s tragedy: student battles rare flesh-eating infection

Click to play video More video Recommended Click to play video Opening the doors to an Iraqi prison Click to play video Robert Kennedy Jr’s wife found dead Click to play video Mary Kennedy dead at 52 Click to play video Hyundai probed following terrifying car crash Replay video On a Tuesday, Aimee Copeland fell [...]

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No tears as Ga. woman sees bacteria-ravaged hands – WLNE

By RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday. What Aimee Copeland still doesn’t know is that doctors plan to amputate her all of her fingers, just as [...]

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Union fund trustees say $260000 stolen

Union fund trustees say $260000 stolen

FORMER ADMINISTRATOR INVOLVED 1:00 AM Union fund trustees say $260,000 stolen Accused official died in a one-car accident earlier this year By Betty Adams badams@centralmaine.comStaff Writer AUGUSTA — Trustees of a Fairfield union’s trust fund say that an administrator who died in a car accident earlier this year had stolen more than $260,000 to cover [...]

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River Forest Police Department Activity Summary Report 6:30 AM 07 May 2012 …

River Forest Police Department Activity Summary Report 6:30 AM 07 May 2012 through 6:30 AM 14 May 2012 12-3412 Found Property. At 8:40 AM on Monday, May 7th an officer responded to Concordia University, 7400 Augusta, after an electrical contractor found five .32 caliber revolver shell casings near an outside dumpster on the east side [...]

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Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer Reminds Parents that May is National Youth Traffic …

Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer Reminds Parents that May is National Youth Traffic …

R. Shannon Carpenter With school getting out and summer approaching, this is an opportune time for parents to speak with their teens about safe driving. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 Sammons and Carpenter, P.C., an Atlanta personal injury law firm, wants parents to be aware that May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month. Founding [...]

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