Category Archives: News

Traffic on I-15 Backed Up Due to Cajon Pass Brush Fire

News sources reported that a series of fires ignited in San Bernardino County Monday afternoon, filling the sky with smoke and restricting traffic on Interstate 15. The largest of the fires, known as the Ken fire, erupted at about 1pm … Continue reading

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CDC Investigates Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Outbreak

Media outlets found that a recent study was published Wednesday as US health officials investigate a multi-state outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella known as S. Heidelberg that has killed one person in California and made 77 individuals seriously … Continue reading

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Big Rig Rollover Accident Kills 1

News agencies reported that the driver of a big rig died from the injuries he sustained in a rollover accident in Serra Mesa Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on southbound Interstate 15 near Aero … Continue reading

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Health Advocacy Group Says Steroid Drugs Need Stronger Warnings

News reports indicated that the Public Citizen organization and a University of Michigan eye doctor said that steroids like prednisone, which is taken by 25.5 millions Americans to treat arthritis, cancer, transplants and other conditions, need stronger warning labels in … Continue reading

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FSIS Announces Chopped Beef Recall

In a press release, Bobby Salazar’s Mexican Foods, of Fowler, CA, and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of around 2,560lbs of chopped beef products. The recall is being initiated because the … Continue reading

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Study Finds Children Safer with Grandparents at the Wheel

News outlets indicated that a new study found that children might be safer when grandparents are driving than when parents are at the wheel. According to Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD, director of the National Science Foundation Center for Child … Continue reading

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Soldier Killed in Buena Park Motorcycle Accident

News agencies reported that a 22-year-old US Army soldier was killed and a 25-year-old woman was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in Buena Park Thursday morning. According to Buena Park police Sgt. Shawn Morgan, the soldier, originally from Whittier, … Continue reading

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California Bills Aims to Cut Excessive Health Insurance Rates

News agencies reported that a bill that would let state officials reject increases proposed by health insurers is under severe lobbying pressure while it faces a committee vote this week. Lobbyists representing insurance companies, doctors and hospitals are trying to … Continue reading

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E. coli Screening May Come to an End

News sources report that recent budget cuts may force Congress to eliminate the only national program that screens US fruits and vegetables for E. coli bacteria on a regular basis. The House of Representatives approved a bill last month that … Continue reading

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Man Hospitalized After Dump Truck Wreck

News sources reported that a man was hospitalized after his car slammed into a dump truck on Interstate 15 in Miramar Thursday morning. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol, a small Nissan vehicle was in front of the … Continue reading

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