The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Munchkin Inc, of North Hills, Calif., today announced a voluntary recall of the popular Bathtub Subs submersable bath toy. This recall involves battery-operated bathtub submarine toys. The toy is yellow, has a smiling face, turquoise windows, an orange propeller and an orange periscope that turns the […]
San Jose police officer runs over pedestrian
A San Jose officer driving a patrol car, stuck and injured a 63-year-old pedestrian crossing the street Monday night. At 7:22 p.m., the officer was driving west on Santa Clara Street between 13 and 14th streets when his patrol car hit an unidentified Fremont man, San Jose Police Officer Jose Garcia said. The victim was […]
eLEGS. A bionic device helping paraplegics walk
Berkeley Bionics™, developer and maker of bionic exoskeletons that augment human strength, endurance and mobility, has unveiled eLEGS, a wearable, artificially intelligent, bionic device that powers paraplegics up to get them standing and walking. eLEGS was unveiled at a press conference today in San Francisco by Berkeley Bionics’ CEO, Eythor Bender, who explained that the […]
San Jose man killed in rear end accident identified
The victim in an early morning hit-and-run accident on Saturday has been identifed by the coroner’s office as javier Santacruz Orozco, 43 of San Jose. The accident happened on the freeway ramp that connects southbound Interstate 680 and southbound Highway 101. According to the California Highway Patrol, Orozco was killed after his car was rammed […]
Bicyclist killed in crash with Muni bus identified
A bicyclist killed in a collision with a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus Oct0ber 7, was identified by the medical examiner’s office as 22-year-old Derek Allen. According to police, Allen was biking north on Sixth Avenue between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street at about 5 p.m. when he collided with a Muni bus also traveling […]
