WSOE News Report

THURSDAY, 11/15, ANNIE LAUTENBACH, 1:53

FOR WSOE 89.3 NEWS I’M ANNIE LAUTENBACH

ON THURSDAY BP ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE CLOSE TO SETTLING ON A DEAL WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR THE 2010 OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN ORDER TO SETTLE CRIMINAL CLAIMS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST OIL SPILLS IN HISTORY KILLING 11 WORKERS. THE OIL COMPANY HAS ALSO AGREED TO PAY A FINE TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF MEDIA SOURCES ALTHOUGH BP DENIES THESE CLAIMS.

EMILY JACKSON WAS ONLY 18 WHEN SHE DIED SIX YEARS AGO AFTER TAKING OXYCONTIN AND MIXING IT WITH ALCOHOL. SHE DIED IN HER SLEEP FROM RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION OR IN OTHER WORDS SHE STOPPED BREATHING. ALTHOUGH DYING FROM JUST ONE PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLER IS UNCOMMON, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS COMMON IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO CNN OVERDOSING ON PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.

IN NEW YORK CITY MANY SCHOOLS WERE DESTROYED IN HURRICANE SANDY, AND 33 SCHOOLS ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM A LOT OF DAMAGE INCLUDING THE ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN QUEENS. ROCKAWAY PARK WAS REASSIGNED TO MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, WHICH IS NOT EASY TO REACH SO THE SCHOOL HAS PROVIDED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. HOWEVER, THIS SCHOOL, AND MANY OTHERS, IS STRUGGLING TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

IN FAYETEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA JAIME MORRIS IS BEING CHARGED FOR MURDERING HER DAUGHTER, BELLA, LAST WEEK. BELLA LIVED WITH HER GRANDPARENTS EVER SINCE THEY RECEIVED CUSTODY IN 2009 AND STERLING MORRIS, BELLA’S GRANDFATHER, RECENTLY FILED FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST JAIME MORRIS. ON NOVEMBER 5TH, THE NEXT TIME BELLA VISITED HER MOTHER, STERLING FOUND HER DEAD LESS THAN THREE HOURS INTO THE VISIT.

ELON TOWN OFFICIALS ARE ALMOST FINISHED IN DEVELOPING A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IN ORDER TO HELP REDEVELOP THE TOWN IN THE FUTURE AND WILL SOON BE SENT TO NORTH CAROLINA CONSULTANTS. ACCORDING TO SEAN TENCER, TOWN PLANNER, THE ELON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON TUESDAY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHERE THE REQUESTS FOR THESE NEW PROPOSALS SHOULD GO.

THIS IS ANNIE LAUTENBACH FOR WSOE NEWS, ELON UNIVERSITY.