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Over the weekend, the tragic news came out that the actor who played Chekhov in the recent series of Star Trek movies, Anton Yelchin, was killed at the age of 27 in what many people characterized as a “freak accident.” When the police found the actor, he was pinned against a brick mailbox by…

Tainted Flour Recall Expands to Include Kellogg Products Last week, Texas-based Frito-Lay issued a recall for Rold Gold pretzel products because the flour they had used may have been contaminated with small amounts of peanut residue, which could be dangerous to those with nut allergies. Well, that recall was expanded yesterday, when the Kellogg…

Nine Soldiers Dead in Fort Hood Flash Flood Accident A terrible accident occurred at the end of last week in Fort Hood, Texas, when a flood-swollen stream washed away a tactical vehicle, leaving nine soldiers dead. The floods were the result of the torrential rains that have hit Central Texas hard over the last…

Parents of very small children tend to be very careful, but they rightly assume that all of th products made for their new baby or toddler have been properly tested and are safe. However, one of the largest manufacturers of baby and children’s products has recalled a lot of its products because of the…

DPS and TxDOT Announce Holiday Weekend Crackdowns Just in time for the summer season, which begins unofficially with Memorial Day weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have announced two initiatives designed to tackle two of the biggest problems on Texas roads. One of them is…

Important! Subaru Emergency Recall for Steering Defect Over the last several years, the number of vehicle recalls has been staggering. The numbers are so high that some experts are warning that a sort of “recall fatigue” may have set in for some people. However, if you own a 2016 or 2017 Subaru Legacy or Outback,…

Texas Drunk Driver Kills One Teen, Injures Another After Prom Due to events that happened last weekend, two Texas families are having to deal with the unthinkable consequences when a Texas drunk driver chose to get behind the wheel and drive on a Texas highway. As a result of that decision, one teen girl…

In recent days, there seem to be a significant number of pedestrian accidents involving cars or large trucks. For example, last Thursday, Ernest Lee Brown, a 55-year-old Vidor resident, was attempting to cross the south service road of Interstate 10 at State Highway 62 at about 4:45 p.m. He crossed in front of a…

On Monday, medical device manufacturer Cook Medical issued a voluntary recall of more than 4 million catheters. This is actually a follow-up recall, as the company previously issued four recalls, covering more than 400,000 catheters. It is the largest recall in Cook Medical history. These catheters are typically used for vascular procedures like minimally-invasive…

Ex-employee Gets $225,000 in OSHA Whistleblower Protection Case All employers, in Texas and elsewhere are required to keep all workplaces as safe and healthy as possible for the people who work there. When an employee finds a hazard on the job, they should bring it to the attention of the employer or at least an…