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• Cause of crash that killed teen still unknown

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Police still don't know what caused the car accident that killed 17-year-old Kevin Normington earlier this month, according to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.Those who knew the popular Bonita High School student have grasped for answers about his death as speculation has mounted over whether alcohol or a missed stop sign could be to blame. Investigators, however, say it is still...

• Two wrecks on the 5 Freeway leave one dead

  IB Contributor | March 16, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Lagnua Niguel man charged with vehicular manslaughter.Two Orange County auto accidents, occurring nearly simultaneously about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, left one woman dead and four others injured - two critically - on the southbound San Diego (I-5) Freeway near the Alicia Parkway exit., the Orange County Register reported Friday.The collisions, which the CHP is treating as unrelated, also led to the...

• Baptist Pastor In Ohio Charged With Sex Crime.

  IB Contributor | March 10, 2007 12:24 AM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA

  An Ohio pastor has been charged for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl, according to a news article posted in the Dayton Journal News in Ohio. The girl, whose name was not released because she was a minor and the victim of a sex crime, said Enorris Thomas, an assistant pastor at Second Baptist Church on Verity Parkway, fondled her at his Middletown home,...

• 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....

• State Supreme Court Reinstates Fraud Claims Against Milwaukee Archdiocese

  IB Contributor | July 11, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Clergy abuse victims win a court victory. The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a landmark decision, ruled that victims of sexual abuse in the hands of priests may be able to file fraud claims against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, although the court said victims cannot sue for negligence because the three-year statute of limitations had run out on several cases.Advocates and plaintiffs' attorneys said...

• Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a hit-and-run pedestrian accident. The driver was allegedly driving while under the influence and then fleeing the scene of the accident, according to California Highway Patrol.The driver, whose license is issued from Colorado, faces charges that include gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI, according to a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman.The...

• Lawsuit Accuses Riverside Nursing Home of Neglect

  IB Contributor | February 25, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Broken hip after repeated falls for a 81-year old grandmother.The granddaughter of a former Riverside nursing-home resident has sued the owners of Pleasant Care Convalescent of Riverside claiming her grandmother repeatedly was neglected and abused there, according to a Feb. 20 news report in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.Gegett A. Mike, of Montclair, alleged in her lawsuit that nursing home...

• Mars Petcare Recalls Krasdale Dog Food for Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | August 22, 2007 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Mars PetCare Inc. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary recall in five states of select Krasdale Gravy dry dog food for possible salmonella contamination.Salmonella contamination can cause serious adverse health affects in dogs and cats and in some cases be fatal. The five pound bags of recalled dog food were sold in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New...

• Couple Files Lawsuit Against Restaurant after Eating Salmonella Contaminated Hummus

  Chrissie Cole | July 27, 2007 7:22 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A couple that became seriously ill after eating food at the Taste of Chicago Food Festival has filed a lawsuit against Pars Persian Cuisine, whose booth served the salmonella contaminated hummus. The couple was hospitalized for four days and suffered from dehydration, high fever and diarrhea, said their attorney. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, seeks unspecified damages.Although...

• Indiana nursing home could be placed on probation

  IB Contributor | March 30, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Indiana health officials are considering placing a nursing home's license on probation after a resident with Alzheimer's disease accidentally died last month at the nursing homre, according to an Associated Press news report published in the Indianapolis Star. The Indiana State Department of Health also wants Bradner Village Health Care Center to hire a registered nurse consultant and a licensed...