Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:30 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:30:22 GMT
Source: Indiana State Police
WARRICK - Indiana State Police are advising drivers to use caution on Interstate 64 in Warrick County. According to troopers, the westbound lanes of the interstate are closed while crews remove grain spilledMore >>
Indiana State Police are advising drivers to use caution on Interstate 64 in Warrick County.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:22 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:22:01 GMT
Have you ever thought about your ability to SAVE A LIFE ! Now is your chance to increase those odds. Today is National Hands Only CPR Day. EMS Providers throughout Vanderburgh County are providing trainingMore >>
Have you ever thought about your ability to SAVE A LIFE ! Now is your chance to increase those odds. Today is National Hands Only CPR Day.More >>
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.More >>
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her...More >>
HARRISBURG, IL (WFIE) -
The closure of a mine in Southern Illinois will mean the loss of hundreds of jobs.
Big Ridge, Inc. has announced it will permanently close the Willow Lake Mine near Harrisburg, Ill.
They say the mine has failed to meet acceptable standards for safety, compliance and operating performance, and "these ongoing issues make the operations unsustainable."
This comes after a deadly accident at the mine on Nov. 17.
Chad Wayne Meyers, a 30-year-old employee at the Willow Lake Mine was fatally injured early on Nov. 17 after he became pinned by a continuous mining machine that he was operating.
Willow Lake sold 2.2 million tons of coal in 2011. The mine has a workforce of about 460 people and operates year-round, seven days a week, according to Peabody Energy's website.
A press release says Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letters are being provided to approximately 400 employees.
Peabody expects to incur a largely non-cash, one-time charge estimated at $40 to $60 million ($0.10 to $0.15 per share after tax) in the fourth quarter primarily to write off assets, increase asset retirement obligations and accrue severance.
The company expects little effect on ongoing earnings from the closing.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:21:10 GMT
SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/NBC) - Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed. "I feel like this one question doesn't justifyMore >>
Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:03 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:03:06 GMT
A family spokesperson told Eyewitness News that the body of a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student was found dismembered. Alyssiah Wiley was last seen since April 20 when she said she wasMore >>
A family spokesperson told Eyewitness News that the body of a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student was found dismembered.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:17:49 GMT
For the first time, a Posey County woman who lost three family members in a fire earlier this year, is speaking out and making a shocking allegation. The shell of that home is still standing on TuesdayMore >>
For the first time, a Posey County woman who lost three family members in a fire earlier this year, is speaking out and making a shocking allegation.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:29:04 GMT
For months, concerns had been raised about the welfare of Lucas Webb. Born Jan. 3, 2008, Lucas knew much pain and suffering in his four short years. More >>
State records released Monday show how Missouri social workers failed to adequately pursue allegations of abuse involving a preschooler. Lucas Webb, 4, would die five days after the state closed the abuse investigation.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:21 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:21:28 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man in custody while conducting "official duties," spokesman Dave Couvertier told NBC News. In a WESH interview, a friend identified the deceased as Ibragim Todashev, 27.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:59 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:59:06 GMT
A man being questioned about his connection to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando. More >>
A man being questioned about his connection to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:14:27 GMT
Wesselman Park is back open after police closed the park due to a suicide. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, police were called to the park and shut the north end off for over 2 hours. A man at the neighboringMore >>
Wesselman park is back open after police closed the park due to a suicide.More >>
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