Archive for June, 2009Light Out for some 20,000 Residents…is it your community?!?Tuesday, June 30th, 2009About 20,000 residents are without power Tuesday afternoon after lightning struck a transmission.
The power outage is affecting suburbs along Interstate 271. This includes Richmond Heights and the eastern portion of Willoughby Hills.
FirstEnergy officials are working to restore service, and estimate that power will be out for several hours. Pics from one of MJ’s last Rehearsals just 2 days before he Passed AwayTuesday, June 30th, 2009courtesy of www.tmz.com Latest Info on BillyMonday, June 29th, 2009
TV pitchman Billy Mays’ death appeared to be from heart disease, not a bump to the head, according to the Hillsborough County medical examiner. Examiners conducted a preliminary autopsy Monday on Mays, the man with the booming voice famous for fronting products such as OxiClean and Orange Glo in TV commercials. The pitchman was pronounced dead at his home near Tampa, Florida, Sunday morning, after his wife, Deborah, found him unresponsive, Tampa police said. He was 50. He had told a friend before he went to sleep Saturday he was not feeling well. Text + Driving = Big Fines in ClevelandMonday, June 29th, 2009
The city’s ban on text messaging while driving takes effect July 19. This morning, City Councilman Zack Reed, who pushed for the ordinance, held a news conference at City Hall to unveil new signs that will alert citizens and visitors to the new law. Road signs that advertise the ban will be posted at all entrance ways to the city, said Public Safety Director Martin Flask. A first offense will cost $100. A second will cost $250 and a third will run up to $500. MJ UpdateFriday, June 26th, 2009Police are looking for Michael Jackson’s personal physician but have been unable to contact him, they said Friday. 
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  The doctor’s car was towed from Jackson’s home Thursday and impounded, authorities said. The car may contain “medications pertinent to the investigation” into Jackson’s death, said detective Agustin Villanueva of the Los Angeles Police Department. Police did not release the doctors name. Authorities said Friday the cause of Michael Jackson’s death will not be determined officially for weeks. The superstar’s sudden death Thursday at age 50 left a family devastated, an industry stunned and legions of fans lost. It also left a glaring question: What happened? “The likelihood is very slim that we will have any results to release today because of the extensive level of the tests that we’re going to be performing,” said Ed Winter, assistant chief of the Los Angeles coroners office. The results of toxicology tests are expected in six to eight weeks, he said, adding that the cause of death will be determined when all results come in. courtesy of www.cnn.com |
