Gov. Rick Scott has made it official: texting and driving is now illegal in the state of Florida. On Tuesday, May 28, Scott traveled to Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami, where a press conference was held to sign a bill passed by the Florida Legislature that…
An “unusual condition” was observed by the engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut right before the wreck, according to federal officials. While that condition has yet to be revealed, federal officials did say repair work was done last month in the area of the crash.…
An Amtrak train struck a car stopped on railroad tracks on the Westside of Jacksonville Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. State troopers said a 55-year-old woman was heading east on Timuquana Road on the Westside when the car became disabled on the tracks at the intersection of…
A 76-year-old patient on dialysis with two failed and diseased kidneys had the wrong kidney removed by a surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center In New York City. The patient is currently doing well after doctors subsequently removed the second failed kidney. The surgeon has since been relieved from his…
A 14-year-old Pompano Beach teen that was run over by a Broward County public bus remains hospitalized in critical condition and is now in a medically induced coma. The teen apparently suffered multiple fractures to the face, ribs and an ankle. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the teenager…
BMW is the latest vehicle manufacturer to join in on a widespread airbag recall announced last month affecting 3.3 million Hondas, Toyotas, and Nissans. BMW announced this week that they will recall approximately 42,000 of its 2002-3 3 series models because a passenger side air bag defect could release shards…
A 2-year-old Florida girl lost both feet last month after her father accidentally backed over her with his riding lawn mower. The child was sitting on the lawn screaming and trying to get her father’s attention, but he was on a ride-able lawn mower and could not hear her over…
A man was severely injured early Thursday morning after he was electrocuted in an apparent industrial accident in the 8000 block of Presidents Drive. According to Orange County Fire Rescue, the man was working close to power lines where a warehouse stands around 10 a.m. The contact apparently ignited a…
A medical malpractice case filed by the parents of a 17-year-old high school junior who passed away two days after being deprived of oxygen during a routine wisdom teeth surgery in Baltimore has been settled out of court. The teen suffered severe brain injury during her surgery March 28, 2011.…
A federal judge awarded $8,000 to a quadriplegic man Friday who became stuck on Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride for about 30 minutes after it broke down in 2009. The man and his wife sued Disney in 2011 following the incident on Nov. 27, 2009. They claimed that Disney…