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Honor roll student tries to jump bridge, dies in crash, 2 injured
An 18-year old female freshman from Western Michigan University was killed and her two passengers were injured after a car crash in western Michigan on October 13. Emily Lauer, who recently graduated with honors from Paw Paw High School earlier this year, was speeding on an unpaved road and attempted to drive the 2000… Read More »
Man arrested for DWI and child endangerment
A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) and child endangerment after a single-vehicle accident on W. Drew Road in Sherman Township occurred on Wednesday, September 25. The accident happened around 5:10 p.m., according to the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department. Ryan Byberg of Weidman drove his 1999 Ford pickup truck into a ditch… Read More »
Meat company to recall 58,000 lbs tainted ground beef
At least 58,000 lbs of ground beef will be recalled by the California-based Central Valley Meat Company after it was found to be contaminated by small plastic bits, a report on September 24 said. The recall was made after the U.S. Department of Agriculture found the contaminated ground beef during a probe following a… Read More »
Greyhound Bus Overturns, 37 hurt
A Greyhound bus on its way to Detroit turned over on northbound I-75 in Lebanon, Ohio at around 4:00 a.m., September 14. 37 of the 51 passengers were injured, but no fatalities were reported. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the bus went off the road close to the 26 mile marker, causing… Read More »
200,000 plastic-tainted Motrin infant drops recalled
Due to possible contamination, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) voluntarily recalled around 200,000 half-ounce bottles of infant Motrin, according to CNN on September 7. In the recall, the manufacturer said the Concentrated Motrin Infant Drops berry flavor were possibly contaminated with tiny plastic specs. Consumers were warned not to use the recalled products with lot… Read More »
2 IKEA models of children’s beds in U.S. and Canada recalled
Two children’s bed models sold at IKEA stores in the U.S. and Canada have been recalled after a defect was found that could potentially cause laceration injuries, an August 16 report from Bloomberg said. At least 40,000 of the Kritter and Sniglar junior-sized beds were recalled due to a defective metal rod that may… Read More »
$190,000 fine to be paid by Walmart
Walmart agreed to pay fine worth $190,000 and to improve the safety of more than 2,800 stores in the U.S. after inspectors found “repeat and serious” violations in health and safety in one of its stores in New York. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) discovered “unacceptable” hazards in a store in Rochester,… Read More »
Mother killed in Six Flags roller coaster accident
A roller coaster accident in a Six Flags amusement park in Arlington, Texas killed a woman after she fell from her seat on the evening of Friday, July 19. A witness who saw the fall said Rosy Esparza was riding the Texas Giant with her son when she asked an employee is she was… Read More »
Hyundai to pay $14 million in airbag defect trial
In early July, a U.S. federal court ordered automaker Hyundai Motor Co. to pay a Virginia man and his family $14 million in damages after he sustained traumatic brain damage in a car accident 3 years ago. The Federal court in Pulaski County ruled after an eight hours of deliberation that Zachary Duncan sustained… Read More »