Some knee pain is down to the size of a key piece of cartilage known as the meniscus, according to new insights from Osaka Metropolitian University. The Japan-based scientists said some people are born with a meniscus that is thicker than usual on the outer side of the knee, making it prone to tears and […]
A woman is suing several sheriff’s deputies, accusing them of beating her while she was hospitalized, handcuffed and waiting for a CT scan at an emergency room in California. According to Malia Ashad’s federal lawsuit filed Feb. 1, she was already injured when deputies repeatedly punched her in the head, grabbed her throat and left […]
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: SHOPLIFTING CHARGE: On Dec. 11, Cpl. Baer Schiffer was dispatched to Walmart after a 31-year-old Athens woman was confronted when she tried to leave the store without paying for $280 in merchandise. The woman refused to identify herself to the loss prevention officer, but the deputy […]