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Ohio University officials announced on Thursday that a second campus organization has been suspended in July for fraternity hazing. Taylor Tackett, assistant dean of students who serves as the director of community standards and student responsibility, announced the fraternity hazing suspension. The Delta Pi chapter of Sigma Chi has been suspended for four years as a result of serious fraternity hazing charges. Two weeks earlier, the OU Beta chapter of Delta Tau Delta was also suspended for four years as…

Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman Leave Loving Families Behind A pair of devoted family men, Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman, were contractors working at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant on Tuesday evening, July 28, 2021, when indescribable tragedy struck. A great deal about what happened at the La Porte chemical plant remains unknown two days after a catastrophic event that resulted in the leak of 100,000 pounds of deadly acetic acid. In addition to Dusty Day and Shawn Kuhleman…

Truly catastrophic accidents like explosions and massive fires grab headlines and understandably so. With that said, automobile accidents have been and remain a major cause of injury and death in the United States. A refresher on the most commonplace causes of car accidents in the U.S.A. is something we are well served undertaking from time to time. Basic Car Accident Statistics 37,000 people lose their lives each year in U.S. car accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration….

Potential “Mass Casualty Event” Suggested as a Result of La Porte LyondellBasell Chemical Plant Accident Information is sketchy as a yet unknown number of emergency crews have responded to what has been described as a chemical release of some sort at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant located at 1515 Miller Cut-Off Road. There are some early and thus far unconfirmed reports circulating that whatever is happening at the LaPorte LyondellBasell chemical plant can be classified as a “mass casualty…

At least two workers are dead and four others have been injured as a result of a La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant leak. As of 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, not all workers at the facility had yet been accounted for by company officials or emergency rescue personnel. It is not yet known if the death toll and the number of injured at the La Porte LyondellBasell chemical plant will increase. A company spokesperson, Chevalier Gray, finally did release a…