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• Cruise Ship Run Aground in Virginia

  Jenny Albano | November 10, 2007 7:17 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  On Thursday, November 8 sixty-six passengers and crew members were transported to Virginia's shore by the Coast Guard after their cruise ship ran aground.The ship, the Spirit of Nantucket, hit something while traveling in the intracoastal Waterway at around 5:30 a.m. and shortly began taking in water. When the captain realized this he decided to run the ship aground instead of letting the ship...

• 17 Tourists Dead in Mexico Bus Crash

  Jenny Albano | September 16, 2007 10:09 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A bus crashed in western Mexico Saturday, September 15, killing at least 17 tourists, many of whom had just arrived from Phoenix. The bus was carrying 35 passengers from the resort city of Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara when it ran off a mountain road and plunged into a ravine near the town of Compostela, about 125 miles from Guadalajara, the Nayarit's state prosecutor's office said in a...

• Recall Issued for Skil Circular Saws

  Courtney Mills | August 15, 2007 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Protection Agency in conjunction with the Robert Bosch Tool Corp. of Mount Prospect, Illinois, has undertaken a voluntary recall of the Skil brand Circular Saw. The saw has had at least five reported incidents in which the trigger switch fails to keep the blade from stopping after use, a situation which poses a laceration hazard. The current switch causes unexpected operation...

• Potential Automobile Fires Cause Ford to Recall 3.6 Million More Vehicles

  Greg Webb | August 06, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Ford Motor Company has issued a recall of another 3.6 million automobiles that have a cruise control switch that has been associated with other Ford vehicle fires. Because the switch is powered at all times, it could cause fires even when the automobile is turned off because of a short circuit. http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/autos/ford_recall/index.htm?cnn=yes In 2005 and 2006, Ford recalled...

• Whole Foods Market Chocolate Bars Recalled Due to Undeclared Nuts

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

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• Recall of Child Injury Hazard

  Bryan Slaughter | July 19, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued another recall for Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven's. The ovens pose a burn injury hazard because young children can get their hands stuck in the front opening. There have been hundreds of reports of children getting their hands stuck, with injuries including second and third degree burns and the partial amputation of a finger. Hasbro recalled the ovens...

• Avian Flu Found In Virginia Turkeys

  Jenny Albano | July 11, 2007 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

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• Dangerous Youth ATV's Still Sold Despite Warning

  Bryan Slaughter | June 18, 2007 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Hopefully, when a company discovers or is warned that one of its products is dangerous and potentially deadly to its users, it will take the steps necessary to protect its customers. We would hope that a company would be especially careful regarding a product it markets and sells to children. Unfortunately, a company called Kazuma Pacific Inc. doesn' t appear to be concerned that its Youth ATV...

• Ford Deceived Consumers About Safety of Explorer Law Suit Claims

  Greg Webb | May 29, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Consumers in California, approximately 414,000 in total, have brougt a major lawsuit against Ford Motor Company alleging that Ford deceived them about the safety of the once best-selling Ford Explorer SUV. Explorers built in the 1990's were prone to roll over for several reasons, including a high center of gravity, the lawsuit alleges. In a May 24, 2007 article, The Sacramento Bee reported...

• Nursing Home Oversight Lacking

  Greg Webb | April 25, 2007 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A report to be issued in late April 2007 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) states that the Department of Health and Human Services does not hold nursing homes with a long history of bad care of residents accountable. Nursing homes that have a history of harming residents often do not face sanctions, and when they are sanctioned the Bush Administration gives them a grace period in...