When an elderly person is placed in a nursing home or long-term care facility, both loved ones and state officials expect that they will be provided with both compassionate and effective care for the duration of their stay. Unfortunately, this…
Accident Involving Three Students Stuns West Virginia Community
It’s a driving maneuver that many people perform on a semi-regular basis: passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway. While this is a perfectly legal action, there is no disputing that it can sometimes prove to be rather nerve wracking…
MSHA: 100 New Safety Recommendations Are Now in Place
While it may seem hard to believe, we are rapidly approaching the fourth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, the single largest U.S. coal mining disaster of the last forty years. The accident, which killed 29 miners and…
Study Claims to Have Found Solution to Reducing Alarm Fatigue
If you have visited anyone in a hospital setting lately, you might have noticed that the rather sophisticated medical machinery in the rooms throughout the wing emitted a fair number of beeps, buzzing and even alarms. As it turns out,…
IIHS Report: West Virginia Has Highest ATV Death Rate
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — the renowned nonprofit dedicated to “reducing the losses from crashes on the nation’s roads” — recently released a rather disturbing report ranking West Virginia incredibly high for a certain class of motor vehicle…