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• Chrysler Recalls 400,000 Minivans

  Christina Cole | May 11, 2007 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Chrysler has recalled over 400,000 - 2005 Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans for defective airbags that may not deploy on impact due to corrosion on the sensors.Chrysler will be notifying customers of the auto defect and fixing all the faulty air bags. The recall affects only vehicles that were sold or registered in those states that use large amounts of road salt.Approximately...

• FDA Proposes Suicide Warnings on Antidepressants

  Christina Cole | May 02, 2007 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The FDA has requested that the makers of antidepressant drugs expand their warning labels to include adults age 18-24. The labels currently have similar warnings for adolescents and children.The maker of Prozac - Eli Lily Co and Pfizer Inc - Zoloft manufacturer and many other drug companies, said they will comply with the FDA's request."We believe this step will help ensure that the millions of...

• Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | April 28, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 45-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was ejected from his motorcycle on Highway 246, late Friday afternoon.The driver, driving a Yamaha Venture motorcycle, was speeding east just before 6pm when he went lost control of the bike, said California Highway Patrol. The man was ejected and reported as being unconscious in the middle of the road. A report by CHP says the driver...

• Bentley Recall

  Christina Cole | April 01, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is ordering a recall of 222 Bentley Arnage R, RL land T luxury automobiles due to an auto defect that may cause the wheels to fall off.According to the NHTSA, "on certain automobiles, the road wheel fixing bolts might be dimensionally incorrect. There is a risk of the bolts loosening."The NHTSA further warns that loose dimensionally...

• What is your pet's life worth?

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 11:55 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  It's not a million dollar question. If the number of pet owners that we have talked with are any indication, thousands of pets will eventually fall sick or die as a result of the tainted pet food sold by Canada-based Menu Foods. To many families, whose grief for the loss of a pet is not much different than the loss of a loved one, in their minds, they deserve damages for that pain and suffering...

• FDA finds new chemical in recalled pet food, sick animals

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, federal officials said Friday, according to an Associated Press news report posted on CNN's Web site. The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the wet-style...

• 101 Freeway truck accident

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  It was 4:30AM and a big rig was nearing the Coldwater Canyon Exit when a vehicle hit the big rig, causing it to crash into the center divider on Freeway 101, which resulted in lanes being closed in both directions. The truck driver was taken to the hospital, and the driver of the vehicle was cited for suspicion of driving under the influence said, Leland Tang, a spokesperson for the California...

• To Whistle-BLOW or not ?-That is the Question

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  If you talked to Charlcie Woodruff, nursing director at the McLennan County Jail, she would tell you that being a whistle-blower is the right thing to do, even though Charlcie was placed on administrative leave from her job in Waco, Texas when she did just that . Charlcie accepted the nursing director position a little over six months ago, and only after County officials promised her that jail...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Accident with Big-Rig

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Police worked to clear the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday that had the highway closed for two hours, according to California Highway Patrol. The accident occurred on the connector ramp between westbound Interstate 580 and 1-238.The motorcyclist, a 49-year-old, Livermore man was splitting lanes in 10 to 20 mph traffic on his motorcycle when he clipped the rear of a big-rig,...

• Fisher-Price Pays $1 million Penalty.

  IB Contributor | March 05, 2007 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  They failed to disclose a defective product.Toy maker Fisher-Price has been fined close to $1 million for failing to report a product defect, a serious choking hazard with its Little People Animal Sounds Farm, a popular children's toy, according to a report posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site.New York-based Fisher-Price has agreed to pay $975,000 in penalties because...