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• Drunk Driving Deaths Down, Motorcycle Fatalities Rise

  Susy Owen | September 25, 2009 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Drunk driving deaths in California dropped for a third straight year in 2008, the state Office of Traffic Safety said Thursday, but motorcycle fatalities continued a decade-long rise that mirrors...

• Tainted Pet Food Recall Reaches Costco

  Susy Owen | May 15, 2007 3:51 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA

  Costco has now joined a voluntary pet food recall in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration. The products involved in the recall contain rice protein and could potentially contain the chemical 'malamine," which is used as a fertilizer and in plastics. The pet food in question is 'Kirkland Signature Lamb and Rice canned dog food.' The focus is on 2-Flavor Variety Pack. The item number...

• Radiation Overdose Prompts FDA to Issue Safety Warning

  Susy Owen | October 15, 2009 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The FDA issued a safety warning after 206 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles received eight times the necessary amount of radiation. The safety warning did not specifially name...

• California Could Stop Paying for Serious Hospital Errors

  Susy Owen | June 30, 2008 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Californian’s can expect to see changes in what Medicare will cover. In the latter part of 2008 Medicare will no longer pay for what they consider ‘preventable errors' in hospitals. Under...

• Defective Toys Recalled - Kids in Coma

  Susy Owen | November 10, 2007 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It is no secret that there has been recall upon recall of products being exported from China. The latest recall, however, has to be one of the worst. It involves beads used in childrens' toys that motabolize into the "date rape drug" (gamma hydroxy butyrate) when ingested, and ingested it was.The toy is known as "Agua Dots," and is distributed by a Toronto-based company. The beads were also...

• China Deliberately Adds Poison to Pet Food

  Susy Owen | May 01, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Since the pet food recall began in mid-March, pet owners have lived a nightmare. They have been forced to watch their animal friends die. The helpless animals that have not already died are seriously injured and/or near death and are fighting to stay alive.The chemical melamine, which is one of the chemicals that has been found in pet food, has apparently been used for years by the Chinese in...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Santa Clarita Crash

  Susy Owen | January 20, 2009 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The motorcycle crash occurred at the intersection of Wiley Canyon and Tournament Rd in Valencia, CA. 23-year old Peter Neptune was on his motorcycle when it collided with a car driven by Dejah...

• Pit Bull Bites Unsuspecting Woman's Face

  Susy Owen | October 05, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  You just can't be too safe. A few days ago our website had a story about a previously non-aggressive labrador that bit a toddler in the face. A labrador! Who knew that would happen. This scienaro, however, is unfortunately all too common: On Saturday night a woman was visiting a friend in Austin, Texas. She was in the backyard of her friends home when a normally non-aggressive 3 year-old pit...

• Replacing Recalled Pet Foods

  Susy Owen | March 31, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Roger and Kathy Polifka of Crivitz thought that they were feeding their adopted Cocker Jordon, healthy food in 2005, after all, it was a reputable brand. They were dead wrong. Jordon died after eating contaminated dog food that they served him. Unbelievably, when Jordan died, the only answer the Polifka's were able to get from the manufacturer as to why their dog got sick was that somehow the...

• Police Probe Fatal Accident at Nursing Home

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Police are currently investigating the death of a 72-year-old Alzheimer's patient who was fatally assaulted last week by another nursing home patient.George Everhart died several minutes after a 73-year-old man had punched him during an altercation. The Sacramento Police had not learned about Everhart's death until three days after. State officials are now looking into the reason for the...