Joseph Johnson, 64, is facing multiple charges—including murder—after a Louisville car accident last month. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. According to reports of the accident, Mr. Johnson ran the stop sign at the intersection of 39th and Kentucky and reportedly…
It’s nearly winter, and it’s time to prepare our vehicles and remind ourselves of all those techniques that should be second nature by now—what to do if you hit a patch of ice, how to brake on winter roads in Kentucky, and so forth. The…
Almost all cars sold nowadays come with all-season tires, and practically all replacement tires are all season. But are they the safer option during winter? It certainly is more convenient to have one set of tires—you don’t have to dedicate all that storage space to…
It just so happens that the Institute for Safe Medication Practices publishes a “top ten” list of ways to prevent medication errors when you are hospitalized. Here they are: Share your medication list. Prepare an accurate list of everything you take, from the prescribed medications to that over-the-counter…
A local Mount Washington, Kentucky vet was arrested last month after allegedly taking $170,000 from the bank account of her mother, who resides in a nursing home. However, it is unclear whether the vet, who has been identified as Dr. Pamela Johnsen, or someone else is…
Hundreds of people have received injections of contaminated steroids. Some people have died; the “lucky” ones are now battling meningitis—an inflammation of the protective membranes that cover the meninges, or the brain and spinal cord. When treatment begins, Kentucky, it’s no picnic. Treatment for meningitis…