The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report which confirms what has been reported for some time: single-use detergent pods or pacs are according to the CDC an “emerging public health hazard in the United States,” with young children being the group most at-risk. The CDC report is based on data from the […]
Brothers Identified From Saturdays Hwy 101 Crash
Three people were killed, two of them brothers in an auto accident early Saturday morning on Highway 101 that sent a Jeep tumbling down an embankment in San Jose, authorities said. Two of the deceased identified as brothers are Mark Bava, 58, of Carmel and Chris Bava, 63, of Los Angeles. Two female passengers, one of whom was killed and one injured, […]
Recall of Window Blinds After Death Of Two-Year-Old Child
Blind Xpress of Livonia, Mich. is announcing the recall of about 139,000 custom-made vertical and 315,000 horizontal blinds. In 2009, a 2-year-old girl from Commerce Township, Mich. reportedly strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor. Blind Xpress custom vertical blinds have an adjustment cord […]
Berkeley man Injured After Man Flees Police In San Leandro
A Santa Rosa man has been arrested after leading police on chase that ended in a crash with another vehicle injuring himself and the other driver Wednesday according to the San Leandro Police Department. The suspect, who who has not been identifed, led officers on a pursuit that shut down a section of East 14th […]
Police Warn Of Serious Injuries With “Fixie” Bikes
Earlier this month a 16-year-old Watsonville teen, sustained serious head injuries which has prompted a warning to parents and their teens that removing brakes and other safety gear from the trendy fixie bikes can lead to serious life-threatening injuries. Fixie, or fixed-gear bicycles have become popular in the Bay Area and other parts of the country, with many […]
