Friday, March 21, 2008

Local Wheelchair Racer on Cereal Box

A local wheelchair racer will soon be appearing on a cereal box. Fain Grogg of Johnson City won the National Veterans Wheelchair Games in St. Louis in 2004. He is pictured with 11 other athletes on a special edition Cheerios box. The boxes will be on sale at many military bases.

Construction Crane Falls in New York

A construction crane in New York fell on Sunday. The crane hit a nearby building killing at least 4 and injuring 24. 3 people are still missing.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Beef Recall

The USDA ordered a record beef recall last week after learning of animal abuse at the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. the recall effected over 143 million pounds of beef.

Nader Announces He Will Run in 2008

On Sunday Ralph Nader announced his bid for the White House. His name may sound familiar because he also ran in the 2000 and 2004 Elections.

Blackout in Miami

In Miami an electric malfunction caused a blackout for 3 million people on Wednesday. The outage effected from Daytona Beach all the way to the Keys.