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Victoria East High School Participates in Drunk Driving Prevention Exercise
Last week, in a grisly scene, six students from Victoria East High School in Victoria, Texas were involved in a fatal, two-vehicle wreck. One student died at the scene, while another was airlifted to a local hospital. Two others became trapped in an overturned vehicle and another student was bleeding profusely as officers questionedโฆ
Vacuum Cleaner Recall
Euro-Pro Announces Shark Vacuum Cleaner Recall for Electrical Hazard One of the largest makers of vacuum cleaners in the country, Euro-Pro, has announced a voluntary recall of four models of their Shark brand vacuums because of a potential shock hazard. Affected by the recall are four separate models of Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away seriesโฆ
Blue Bell Listeria
CDC: Blue Bell Listeria Threat May Date to 2010 We know that Brenham, Texas-based ice cream company Blue Bell Creameries has been dealing with a Listeria outbreak for almost two months โ one that has been linked to at least three deaths and ten illnesses across four states. So far, the exact source ofโฆ
Expanded Texas Ice Cream Recall
Blue Bell Issues an Expanded Texas Ice Cream Recall Texas ice cream giant Blue Bell Creameries has decided to expand its voluntary recall of a number of its products after some pints of banana pudding ice cream tested positive for Listeriosis. As a precaution, in addition to the banana pudding flavor ice cream, theyโveโฆ
Texas Nut Recall
Testing for Salmonella Leads to Texas Nut Recall Boerne-based food and nut producer Texas Star Nut and Food Co., Inc. has issued a voluntary recall to their Natureโs Eats Natural Macadamia Nuts because there is a possibility that some of them were contaminated with Salmonella The products subject to recall were sold only inโฆ
Childrenโs Clothing Recall
Landโs End Issues Childrenโs Clothing Recall for Sleepwear Wisconsin-based clothing company Landโs End has issued a voluntary recall of nearly 173,000 of their childrenโs pajamas and robes because they do not meet federal flammability standards for childrenโs sleepwear. Because of this, the clothing poses a potential risk of the child receiving burn injuries. Inโฆ
Texas Bridge Collapse
Over-height Truck Causes Texas Bridge Collapse The Texas Department of Public Safety was forced to shut down Interstate 35 in both directions near Salado for most of the day Thursday, after a bridge collapsed onto the highway, killing at least one person and injuring three others. The bridge didnโt just collapse; it had help. Aโฆ
Texas Wage Theft Suit
Target Anti-theft Employee Files Texas Wage Theft Suit Recently, a former employee of Target Corporation, who once worked in the companyโs anti-theft division, filed a collective action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in which he claimed the company violated the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standardsโฆ
Pickup Crashes into Texas Home
Late Wednesday night, March 18, three teenagers were injured when the pickup they were driving slammed into a home in The Colony, a community 30 miles north of Dallas late Wednesday. The accident occurred at a little before midnight near the intersection of Blair Oaks Drive and Merrell Lane, with the pickup stopping less than two yardsโฆ
Kraft Mac and Cheese Recall
Metal Pieces Lead to Kraft Mac and Cheese Recall One of the most popular foods in the world comes in those familiar blue boxes containing Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. However, there may be a problem in some of those little boxes. Yesterday The Kraft Food Group, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of some of theseโฆ