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• Denver Pastor accused of sexually assaulting children

  IB Contributor | March 28, 2007 10:09 PM | 4 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Clergy abuse claimed by brother and sister.A pastor faces charges of sexually assaulting two children in his wife's home day-care at least a dozen years ago, authorities said Monday, according to a Fox News report on its Web site.Stephen J. Heese, 51, pastor of The Church in South Denver, is accused of assaulting a girl, now 17, and her brother, now 20, when they attended the day-care operation...

• Street-racing crash in Yorba Linda kills 68-year-old woman

  IB Contributor | March 26, 2007 10:17 PM | 4 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 68-year-old Orange County woman was fatally injured in an auto accident Sunday when she attempted to make a left turn from a residential neighborhood, The Orange County Register reported Monday. Police officials suspect that street racing may have caused the crash.Witnesses told Brea Police officials that two cars were seen speeding side-by-side, southbound down the hillside street of Fairmont...

• Dog Attacks on Dogs

  IB Contributor | December 09, 2006 2:00 PM | 3 CommentsOrange County, CA

  I receive inquires regarding dogs attacking dogs such as the following, a few times a week.While walking my pregnant Yorkie on a leash, she was ripped out of my arms and brutally killed by a large, unrestrained dog. My Yorkie suffered a horrible, horrible death. This is the most brutal and traumatic event I have gone through and there doesn't seem to be any protection or justice for my pet....

• How's this for irony?

  IB Contributor | June 10, 2007 12:01 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Court Hearing to Save Pitbull a Day after Pitbulls Attack Tustin woman and Maul her DogEarly Wednesday morning, two female pitbulls snatched a poodle from the arms of an elderly woman in Tustin and mauled the little dog in front of her eyes, in her front yard, according to an article in The Orange County Register. On Thursday morning, a Westminster woman's attorney begged an Orange County...

• Nursing Home Attempted Murder

  IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 4:05 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Break-in at Costa Mesa nursing home.According to Costa Mesa's Mesa Verde Convalescent Home they not only have had no formal complaints filed against their AAA rated, government certified nursing facility, in the last four years, but they offer such amenities as: bingo and ice cream; movies with popcorn; and smiling strolls. Unfortunately this nursing home doesn't offer one important amenity and...

• Outbreak Of Food Poisoning Associated With Peanut Butter

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 12:45 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Salmonella causes 288 cases of food poisoning.Do not eat Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter purchased since May 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning. The warning is based on a just-completed epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which links 288 cases of foodborne illness to consumption of varying types of peanut butter.According to...

• Garden Grove Motorcycle Accident Death

  IB Contributor | February 13, 2007 12:47 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Motorcyclist killed in Garden Grove traffic collision. A 42-year-old motorcyclist died last week after his motorcycle collided with a car on Gilbert Street and Orangethorpe Avenue, Garden Grove, CA according to a news report in the Orange County Register.The victim, identified as Adolph Amuriles, was traveling west on Orangethorpe approaching Gilbert when he collided with a 1997 Lexus EX 300...

• Maytag Recalls Millions Of Diswashers

  IB Contributor | February 05, 2007 7:57 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Was the recall voluntary? Maytag officials last week recalled 2.3 million of its dishwashers after they found out that the faulty appliances caused 135 fires and four injuries, according to an MSNBC news report.The announcement generated so many calls to the company that it could not handle the volume, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The news report said...

• Roof Crush Intrusion - "Deadly By Design" Expose

  IB Contributor | December 25, 2006 3:00 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In response to my Dec. 23, 2006 "The Most Deadly Vehicle" article, I received an email from Paula Lawlor, a roof crush consultant, who has co-authored, along with Todd Tracy, "Deadly By Design". According to its authors, "Deadly By Design" is "An expose of the weak government standard that has lead to more than three decades of unnecessary fatalities and catastrophic injuries in rollover...

• $273 Million Credit Card Co. Fraudulent Fees?

  IB Contributor | December 19, 2006 9:21 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Is Bank of America cheating its customers out of millions? Bank of America tried to rip us off for $39.00 last month. How many times has your credit card company ripped you off? How many millions of dollars are they ripping us off for every month? Here is what happened.On our Bank of America credit card statement for November 2006 we found a "Late Fee" charge of $39. According to the...