Archive for January, 2010

Wellesley Staff Given Insulin Instead of H1N1 Shot »

A medical mix-up made some teachers in Wellesley sick.
Several staff members at the Schofield School thought they were being given the H1N1 vaccine on Friday. Instead, they were given a shot of insulin.
Many people were shocked by the news.
“When I heard this, I was kind of taken aback,” said Jackie Norton, a parent.
In a letter [...]

Thurston County: Pedestrian killed by semi-truck on I-5 early Tuesday »

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-truck on Interstate 5 in Thurston County early Tuesday morning.
The State Patrol reported that the victim had been standing in a northbound lane near mile post 97 when he was hit. The 24-year-old man was from La Center in Clark County.
The 64-year-old truck driver from Oregon was [...]

State Patrol Seeking Help to Locate Driver in Fatal Hit and Run »

The Washington State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver in a fatal hit and run accident.
A car struck and killed a pedestrian on Blaine Road just before 3:00a.m. on Saturday morning.
The scene was south of the Lynden-Birch Bay Road.
A witness describes the car as a dark colored sedan and detectives [...]

Boise construction worker survives nail through heart »

A Boise construction worker has survived a nail through his heart.
Eric Davis, pierced by a 3-inch nail from a nail gun, was released from a Boise hospital Christmas Day.
The gun bounced off a ladder Tuesday at a construction job at the Tamarack Resort in Valley County, according to KIVI-TV (Channel 6). “My hand just slipped [...]