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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer, Tots in Mind, have issued a total recall for the Playard Tent product due to risk of strangulation.
The cribs were made in China and sold at Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children’s stores nationwide from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation is warning motorists about the possibility of “road buckling,” due to the extreme summer heat. They aren’t quite sinkholes, but the process is pretty similar.
According to Albert Rollins, VDOT’s interstate maintenance manager for Northern Virginia, consistent temperatures in the mid-to-high-90s put road surfaces at a high risk for buckling. [...]
Tourists take heed: visitors to California’s capital may soon have to pay additional fees if they are involved in a car accident within the city limits.
Under the bill, the fee would be determined by the level of response necessary. Non-residents would be charged $435 for routine crashes (i.e., fender benders requiring only police response), [...]
Pottery Barn and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announce a voluntary recall of Pottery Barn drop-side cribs after receiving 36 incident reports.
The cribs’ drop-sides can detach, creating a space where a young child could become entrapped or fall out of the crib.
ANY Pottery Barn Kids drop-side crib is included in this recall, [...]
In the wake of dozens of Toyota vehicle accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and the massive recalls that ensued, the U.S. Department of Transportation is analyzing the data recorders from the cars involved.
Preliminary findings show that the throttles were wide open, and brakes weren’t engaged at the time of crash, insiders told the Wall [...]
Miraculously, no one was hurt, but 11 Tampa families were forced to evacuate an apartment complex Monday when a sinkhole suddenly appeared in the parking lot. The only casualty was a 1995 Toyota Camry belonging to Sandy Burnham.
The sinkhole is still growing. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Chief Frank Fernandez expressed shock at the speed [...]
It’s a story that’s been circulating for years: girl drives car down dark, empty highway. Girl sees flashing lights—she’s being pulled over. But wait! Girl senses something is “off,” calls secret, unlisted police number, and is informed the car attempting to pull her over does not belong to the police. Girl drives away to safety [...]
On this day in 1885, Louis Pasteur administered the first successful rabies vaccination. At the time, not a lot was known about rabies, but it was expected that society would “outgrow” it.
Unfortunately, doctors nationwide have had to administer millions of vaccines since then. The inoculation for rabies may have come a long way technologically, but [...]
Every year, hospital emergency rooms treat about 10,000 accidents nationwide linked to fireworks over the weekend of July 4.
Typically, the best way to protect your family and guests (and give those EMTs a break on the holiday) is to attend a public fireworks display. Check here for a listing of local pyrotechnic shows.
If you [...]
If you consider an engine stalling to be “unintended deceleration,” then Toyota has really come full circle, hasn’t it?
Officials this morning announced that while they had not yet alerted US safety regulators officially, it’s possible they will recall one Toyota and seven Lexus models for possible engine stall while driving. The recall would affect 270,000 [...]
