EAST ST. LOUIS – A lawsuit was filed by a mother of a high school football player against her son’s football coach claiming that her son sustained permanent, stroke-causing brain injuries because the coach made him play even after complaining of a headache.
Shanai McLorn is seeking $200,000 in compensation.
The lawsuit was filed against East St. Louis Senior High coach Darren Sunkett alleging that the coach disregarded the safety of his players.
According to the suit, even after Demond Hunt Jr. complained of a headache and signs of a concussion, Sunkett still …
Way down south in a little town called Houston, TX, which is actually the fourth largest city in the nation, history was made over the weekend as Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor. Annise Parker’s run-off win over former City Attorney Gene Locke.
Ray Hill, the dean of Houston’s gay activists, saw victory in more ways than one.
“For me, it means 43 years of hard work has finally paid off,” Hill said. “For Houston, it means we have finally reached the point where being gay cannot …
FLORIDA – A deranged woman shoots and kills 20-year old son before turning the gun to herself and committing suicide at a gun range in Casselberry.
The surveillance camera was filming as Marie Moore pointed a gun at the back of her son Mitchell’s head and shot him at point blank range.
The woman then stepped back and put the gun in her mouth and shot herself.
A witness on another booth saw what had happened and yelled for help.
Reports say that Marie left a suicide note and claimed that God had told …
HOUMA – Five men were killed after the boat they were in ran under one end of a barge in Falgout Canal Thursday morning.
The victims were identified as: Michael J. Carrere, 43, of the Bayou Blue area, Louisiana; Carey Meche, 52, of Metairie, Louisiana; Lawrence Flak, 54, of Conroe, Texas; Rene Gauthier, 59, of Houston, Texas; and William Voss, 49, of Katy, Texas.
Reports say the men planned to enter a fishing tournament that begins Friday.
The accident happened between 9 and 10 p.m. Wednesday but their bodies and the crash were …
UTAH – Two people are dead while two more are missing after a boating accident at Lake Powell Saturday.
The bodies Mary Anne Taranto and Katherine Prescott were found floating near the lake’s shoreline. The two women’s husbands Terry Michael Taranto and Robert Prescott are still missing after their boat sank in stormy weather on Lake Powell.
A third couple James Brady and Heather Brady survived and swam 1,500 feet before being rescued by authorities. They were treated for hypothermia.
Reports say the three couple rented a speedboat Saturday. The 20-foot boat sank …
