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• Wal-Mart Pulls Pet Treats From Shelves

  Jenny Albano | August 21, 2007 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Wal-Mart recently pulled certain dog treats from their shelves with out publicly announcing their decision. The treats were removed because some customers complained that there dogs became ill after eating the product. The company removed Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, but so far there has not been a recall...

• Senate Blocks Bill on Pilot Truck Program

  Drew Dixon | July 14, 2008 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Members of the Senate voted and blocked a truck program that would have given 100 Mexican truck carriers an opportunity to have 500 trucks cross the border and transport goods on U.S....

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murder In Illinois

  Shannon Weidemann | August 09, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A man that has been charged with the first degree murder of his wife is now facing a civil trial as well. The woman's sister has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in DuPage County Circuit Court. Prosecutors allege that the successful Naperville financial adviser slipped his 42-year-old wife the date-rape drug GHB so she would be unable to resist his attack when he fatally smothered her body with...

• Fresh Spinach Recalled For Salmonella

  Shannon Weidemann | August 30, 2007 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The latest spinach recall is raising questions about how the leafy green industry is regulated and people wanting more inspections by the FDA. Metz Fresh discovered some of their spinach was tainted with Salmonella during testing. They were able to stop about 90 percent of the contaminated spinach from reaching consumers. California's leafy greens industry adopted the voluntary regulations...

• Spinal Cord Injuries and New Treatments

  Frank Bailey | June 02, 2008 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Are cars really safer? We have seen so many people with serious spinal cord injuries resulting from head on collisions, I wonder if more can’t be done to make cars safer… But that is for another...

• Bicycle Safety Tips

  Drew Dixon | July 01, 2008 12:05 PM | 2 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  When most people think of bicycle safety they think that wearing a helmet is sufficient. However, bike riders must also consider the danger of riding on roads prone to cars and trucks.

• 228 Cases of Salmonella Now Linked to Tainted Tomatoes

  Drew Dixon | June 13, 2008 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Last week I blogged about the outbreak of Salmonella in several types of raw tomatoes. Today I was made aware of a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributing the number of illnesses attributed to Salmonella tainted tomatoes to be 228. Infections have been reported in at least twenty-three states since mid-April, with the last 61 cases found in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Vermont.

• Little Rock Car Accident Kills One

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  One man was killed and another injured Thursday in a North Little Rock motor vehicle accident on North Hills Boulevard.According to authorities, speeding was a factor in the one-car accident in which the car went out of control and slammed into a wooden power pole. The impact snapped the pole in two just above ground level.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports:Sharon Carr, a witness, was...

• Defective Valve Stems From China

  Frank Bailey | August 06, 2008 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Yet another Chinese import causes problems for Americans. The latest defective products are valve stems. Valve stems are the little black protrusions that are on the inside of each wheel and allow...

• Carnival Ride Collapses; 23 injured

  Sach Oliver | May 23, 2008 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Injuries of this nature usually cause more damage than what is detected at an emergency room screening. Spinal injuries from falling and being dragged may have long lasting effects and require extensive treatment. The seriousness of the spinal injury is something that should be taken seriously and should not be ignored.