The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Day: June 20, 2010
FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Magic Power Coffee
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2010. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an active drug ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure. Consumers who have Magic Power Coffee should stop using[Read More…]
Unified Command Framework For Volunteers, Jobs, Vessels of Opportunity
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2010. There are thousands of people who have expressed interest in volunteering along the Florida Peninsula and the Keys as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill planning efforts. “The best way for individuals to help is to vacation in Florida and help contribute to the local economy,”[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, June 19, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS BP Continues to Optimize Oil Recovery Rates from its Leaking Well BP continues to capture some oil and burn gas at the surface using its containment dome technique, which is being executed under the federal government’s direction. In addition to the Discoverer Enterprise, which is linked by[Read More…]
Shallow Water Barge Recovery System Barges in Operation
HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2010. Coast Guard marine inspectors provided safety recommendations to the operators of 11 Shallow Water Barge Recovery System vacuum barges in Empire, La., Friday. The owner/operator of the barges asked the Coast Guard to inspect the vessels, some under construction, to ensure they were safe. This requested[Read More…]
BP Claim Payments Exceed $100 Million
New Orleans, La–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2010. BP said today that it has paid $104 million to residents along the Gulf Coast for claims filed as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has issued more than 31,000 checks in the past seven weeks. “Our focus has[Read More…]
Video: Jonas Brothers Trapped in and Elevator
Here you go: the terrifying, riveting video all Jonas Brothers fans have been waiting for. For the rest of us? Enjoy the meaningless few minutes as you watch the brothers elude danger, certain death…, well, none of that, really. If you’re here, just enjoy.
Colorado Town of Black Hawk, Pop. 100, Bans Cyclists
From the world of, "You have got to be kidding!" No, they’re not kidding. One hundred people in Black Hawk, Colorado, believe their village would be safer without bicicyles on the streets. This one comes to us from across the pond: A town in the US has banned cyclists on[Read More…]