WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Char-Broil, has announced a voluntary recall of Char-Broil vertical gas smokers. The gas smokers are manufactured by Ningbo Spring Communications of China. The report from the CPSC indicates that when the temperature setting is in “low,” the smoker’s hose/valve/regulator (HVR) assembly does not allow […]
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Sunnyvale couple killed in accident
Sunnyvale – A married couple who this morning has been identified by the medical examiner’s office. Jonathan Page, 32, and Yu Wang, 29, died in a head-on collision on state Highway 152 in unincorporated Santa Clara County near the San Benito county line yesterday morning when a 45-year-old Aptos man driving a Ford pickup truck […]
Man receives major injuries in Brentwood auto accident
BRENTWOOD — A man was struck by a vehicle at The Streets of Brentwood shopping center Friday evening, suffering major injuries according to the Contra Costa Fire District. The man was struck about 6:45 p.m. Friday night at the center, which is at 2455 Sand Creek Road, dispatchers said. The victim was taken by helicopter […]
FIXIT Rechargeable Spotlights recalled after burn injuries reported
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Innovage LLC have announced a voluntary recall of FIXIT One Million Candlepower Rechargeable Spotlights. The spotlight’s charging adapter can overcharge the battery, forcing it to rupture and leak battery acid causing a chemical burn injury. Innovage has received 13 reports of incidents involving minor skin chemical […]
California roadway deaths at lowest level since 1950
In figures released Thursday for 2009, statewide traffic deaths fell 10.3 percent — from 3,434 in 2008 to 3,081 last year. That’s the fewest deaths since 1950, when the death toll was 3,054 for California. And for the first time in more than a decade, motorcycle deaths in California have fallen — marking the end […]
