One person was killed and another arrested this morning following a multi-car accident that occurred on eastbound Highway 237 in Sunnyvale, according to the CHP. The accident happened near the Lawrence Expressway exit and was reported after 2 a.m. Ffour cars were involved in the accident, according to CHP officer John Short. No information as […]
Woman struck by auto in Livermore
A 33-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday evening when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle as she crossed a street Thursday evening, Livermore police said. The unidentified woman, who lives in Livermore, was crossing Fourth Street in the intersection at South K Street when she was struck by an eastbound Toyota Sequoia. An […]
CDC says 3000 die every year from foodborne illness
About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figures are the most accurate to date due to better data and methods used. The data are published Wednesday in two articles […]
Reducing head injuries aim of new bill
New legislation begin proposed in California could stop youth sports players from returning to play after a head injury occurs. The Assembly Bill 25, which was unveiled Tuesday, by Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, is part of a nationwide push to take decisions out of the hands of coaches and players about when to allow minors to […]
No answers for Kettleman City families
Kettleman City families might never know exactly what caused 11 infants to be born with birth defects between 2007 and March 31 of this year. In a report released by the California Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Public Health their comprehensive investigation found no common cause for the rash of birth defects […]
