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• Hospital Announces New Patient MRSA Testing

  Courtney Mills | November 01, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  Loyola University Medical Center made the announcement this week that the hospital will begin evaluating all new patients for staph infections. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections (MRSAs) are the type of bacterial infections that do not respond to treatment with antibiotics. The new policy comes in the wake of a $25 million dollar wrongful death suit filed this week by the...

• Man Dies in Accident with Semi-Tractor Trailer

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A trucking accident involving a semi-tractor trailer and a pickup truck has claimed the life of an 80-year old man on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at 2:38pm at University Hospital in San Antonio, police said.The man had suffered lacerations to his head and left arm as a result of the crash, which happened at the intersection of Highway 46 and Farm to Market 725 around 11:33am this...

• RFID Chips Used in Surgical Materials to Prevent Them From Being Left in Patients

  Jenny Albano | January 09, 2008 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, which are normally used to prevent people from stealing merchandise, are being used in many new ways. Recently, this technology has been used to make sure surgical materials are not left inside of patients after surgery.The RF-Detect system helps health-care professionals keep tabs on all the surgical sponges employed during operations by using RFID...

• Two Children Ejected From Vehicle In Beaumont Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 13, 2009 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  Two children were ejected from a vehicle in an accident on Beaumont Highway at E. Sam Houston Saturday evening. The investigation is ongoing, but police say alcohol is believed to be a...

• Woman Dies in Hot Air Balloon Accident

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 1:39 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A woman died in a hot air balloon crash on Monday, October 8 during an annual balloon festival in Albuquerque. The balloon tipped over after getting caught on fiberoptic line running above a power line at about 8 a.m., which sent 60 year old Rosemary Wooley Phillips to her death. She over 60 feet after falling from the hot air balloon.When the craft got caught the pilot threw down a tether to...

• Family of Mentally Ill Inmate Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  The family of a mentally ill inmate that died while in Dallas County Jail in 2005 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, Sheriff, five jail guards and a nurse, claiming neglect was a contributing factor to her death.The lawsuit was filed by the inmate's children. The lawsuit states, the woman, 60, died in jail in November 2005 of pneumonia after the nurse and five guards refused...

• Train Collides with 18-Wheeler, Driver not Injured

  Christina Cole | April 18, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A Union Pacific train collided with an 18-wheel tractor trailer on Friday in a trucking accident on U.S. 90A and Harlem Road. Amazingly, the truck driver escaped injury, said police.The train hit the 19-wheeler and split it in two, said a spokewoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, whom is currently investigating the accident. There was no derailment and no injuries. In fact the train...

• Motorists Lift Truck Off Texas Man in Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A truck accident claimed the life of a man on Tuesday, despite the heroic efforts of fellow motorists who lifted the pickup truck off of him.One motorist approached the vehicle and held the man's head as he called 911 for help.Several other motorists stopped and together they were able to lift the pickup truck off of him. At which point the man was breathing approximately every 6 to 7...

• Honda Recalls Defective Lawnmowers

  Courtney Mills | December 19, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  American Honda recalled some 167,000 lawnmowers today in conjunction with the CPSC because of a consumer laceration hazard posed by the lawn mowers when the mower's control lever is released. In light of the serious risk to consumers posed by the cutting blade, Honda has recalled the following mowers from the U.S. market: Model HRB217HXA, all serial numbers, and Models HRX217HXA and HRX217HMA,...

• Three Teens Killed when Train Crashes into Car

  Chrissie Cole | August 24, 2007 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  Three teenagers were killed in a car accident, Wednesday night, when a train plowed into their car as they tried to beat the train across the railroad tracks. The teenagers, none whom had driver's licenses, allegedly ignored blinking lights, bells, whistles and crossing gates as they attempted to beat the Amtrak train across the intersection at C.E. King and Beaumont Highway.Police declared the...