Miscellaneous

• Kinston Man Attacked By Ferocious Pit Bulls Feared For His Life

  Rick Shapiro | May 06, 2009 4:37 PM | 8 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A Kinston, North Carolina (NC) man is recuperating only days after he was attacked my two menacing Pit Bulls that were apparently on the loose in his neighborhood. The victim, L.H. Clemmons, has...

• Owner of Labrador Killed by Pit Bulls Wants Law Changed in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC)

  Rick Shapiro | March 29, 2009 12:09 PM | 5 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Revisiting a terrible and traumatic incident in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC) on January 19th, 2009 when two vicious Pit Bulls were running lose and severely attacked an older...

• Northeast North Carolina Waterways Becoming Hazardous Due to Shoaling

  Kevin Duffan | June 01, 2011 8:14 AM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The gorgeous coastline along North Carolina and Virginia is a local treasure. Access to our inter-coastal waterways are crucial to the region’s tourism and fishing economy and setting out on...

• Boat Operator Errors: a Common Cause of Death and Danger on the Waterways

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 18, 2010 12:22 PM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The U.S. Coast Guard’s Boating Safety Division reports that boating operator errors account for 70% of boating accidents. Operator error includes excessive speed or speeding, inattention to...

• Tips on Avoiding Pool Accidents While Vacationing on the Outer Banks

  Jim Lewis | July 03, 2009 1:38 PM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Part of a great vacation on the Outer Banks usually involves swimming at a pool. Whether the pool is at is at a condo, hotel, or house there are some things to keep in mind. Although a...

• The Oregon Inlet Saga Continues

  Randy Appleton | February 27, 2012 7:44 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The Oregon Inlet saga continues. Last week, the Virginian-Pilot reported that dredging will once again commence in the next few months in order to keep the North Carolina waterways connecting...

• The NFL: When a Game Becomes a Lawsuit

  Kevin Duffan | April 06, 2012 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Full disclosure: I’m a 49ers football fan. So when I read this ESPN article about how former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams instructed his team to try to...

• Golf Isn't Supposed to Be Dangerous, Is It?

  Kevin Duffan | February 22, 2012 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Sometimes serious legal issues can arise from the most unlikely of situations. Like this news story about a man stabbed with a golf club shaft during a brawl that broke out on a golf course in...

• Use Caution When Using Space Heaters This Winter

  Kevin Duffan | January 26, 2012 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Space heaters are considered a relatively inexpensive option for people looking to cut back on exorbitant heating bills with fuel and energy costs so high. But, these types of heaters, if not...

• Safety First in OBX, Even When it is Too Cold for Swimming.

  Randy Appleton | December 04, 2011 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  With summer long past and and winter setting in, the beaches along the Outer Banks have gone into their yearly hibernation. Summer vacationers have gone home, and you would be hard pressed to...