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• FDA Expands Face Paint Recalled to Include Yellow and White

  Susy Owen | May 26, 2009 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the expanded recall of China-manufactured face paint items to include two additional colors. Fun Express Inc., has expanded its May 12 recall of the...

• Bicyclist Fatally Hit in Echo Park

  Susy Owen | April 20, 2009 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A 50-year-old man was riding on his bicycle in Echo Park early Sunday morning when he was hit and pinned to a second car by a suspected drunk driver. The victim was heading southbound on Glendale...

• Health Clinic Exposes Patients to Hepatitis & HIV

  Susy Owen | March 08, 2008 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Southern Nevada Health District is in the process of notifying approximately 40,000 patients of a local medical clinic about potential exposure to hepatitis C. This notification comes after an investigation of several cases of the illness. The clinic in question is located at 700 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas. Apparently, patients who received anesthesia between March 2004 and January 11, 2008 at...

• Dr. Files Suit Against County Due to Lack of Protection

  Susy Owen | February 09, 2008 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The law protects dog owners' rights as much as it tries to ensure public safety. Accordingly, the county Animal Services Department will not remove your dog just because someone merely thinks the dog is vicious. Dr. Nancy Matthews, a 47-year-old Valley Center equine veterinarian, says she suffered as a result. In November 2006, Dr. Matthews was with her two sons, 8 and 11-years old when she was...

• Sixty-Year-Old Dies in Motorcycle Crash

  Susy Owen | October 07, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It isn't very often you see a 60-year-old woman riding a motorcycle. Sally Jean Mata was an exception. Sadly, on Sunday while she was riding her motorcycle she collided with a three-axle tanker truck. When the collision occured, Mata was traveling southbound, while the truck was making a U-Turn. The truck driver was not hurt. It was only last year that Mata survived an accident that took the...

• Hulk Hogan's Son in Horrific Crash

  Susy Owen | September 01, 2007 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As many are not doubt aware Nick Bollea better known as Nick Hogan "Hogan Knows Best" fame was the driver of a vehicle that was totaled in a horrific car crash last Sunday in Clearwater Florida. While Nick was released from the hospital with very minor injuries, his passenger and good friend, John J. Graziano, was not so fortunate. He was critically injured after suffering from a severe head...

• Judge Retires after New Sexual Harassment Complaint

  Susy Owen | June 23, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Judge W. Fred. Axley, 70 was originally elected in 1982 as a Criminal Court judge in Shelby County, Florida. Of late, he was permanently barred from a Florida resort due to a sexual harassment complaint made by one of the resort's female employees. Since that time, he has announced his retirement, while stating that the sexual harassment complaint had nothing to do with his decision to retire....

• Pet Food Contamination - U. S. Company's Disclosure

  Susy Owen | June 01, 2007 12:48 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA

  It is no secret that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned on March 15 that dogs and cats were being adversely affected by the ingestion of certain pet foods. Upon investigation, the FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins, which had been imported from China. The recall prompted congressional hearings, not to mention scrutiny of China's current manufacturing processes. Since March,...

• Former Justice Minister Guilty of Sexual Misconduct

  Susy Owen | February 02, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  On Wednesday, the former Israeli justice minister Haim Ramon, was found guilty of sexual misconduct against a young female solder. Ramon was accused of forcibly kissing a 20-year-old soldier. 1. The kiss (sexual misconduct, depending on who you ask) took place after what Ramon considered to be a flirtatious conversation between the two. The judge in the case admonished Ramon for distorting the...

• Auto Theft and Fraud Ring Stopped

  Susy Owen | January 23, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Dozens of Suspects will be arrested in Florida this week for insurance fraud that is estimated to be in the $1 million dollar range. The crimes involve close to 80 individuals. The crimes range from auto theft to staging auto accidents. It is believed that sentences for the individuals involved will range from five to 30 years per count. Most of the charges fall under workers' compensation...