NOVEMBER 30, 2009 – CNN has reported Proctor & Gample announced a voluntary recall of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray sold in the United States, Britain and Germany after realizing it contained bacteria.

Although no reports of illness related to the bacteria have been made, the nasal spray could cause serious infections in patients with [...]

NOVEMBER 9, 2009 – In cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), stroller manufacturer Maclaren is voluntarily recalling one million umbrella strollers sold in the United States since 1999. According to Maclaren, the stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the [...]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 – A single-engine Cessna aircraft crashed at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport, seriously injuring the pilot and three passengers, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:50 p.m., according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The Cessna 206 came to rest on its roof shortly after departing the small airport, investigators said. One [...]

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – A 51-year-old Glendora man was killed when he fell 50 feet from a chair lift at Heavenly Lake Tahoe, authorities said. Mark Alan Dickson and his wife, 47-year-old Rebecca Gonzaga Dickson of Glendora, were riding on the Tamarack Chair Express about 2 p.m. when a rope from a zip line tangled [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – An 8-year-old girl died and two others were injured when their sports-utility vehicle blew a tire and overturned on Highway 99 in Stanislaus County, authorities said. The victims were riding south on Hwy 99 about 5:25 p.m. when their 1999 Ford Explorer began to shudder and the left rear tire blew [...]

AUGUST 28, 2009 – Two veteran pilots died when their experimental plane crashed while attempting to land at a small airport in Orland, authorities said. Harlan “Karl” Klemm, 70, and Diane Schneeweis, 58, both of Chico, died in the 10:20 a.m. crash, according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department. Klemm had been the tower manager [...]

AUGUST 26, 2009 – A 36-year-old man suffered major injuries when his two-axle truck crashed head-on into a tree above Nevada City, authorities said. Jeffrey Daniel Kenney of Chico had to be freed from the wreckage following the crash, which occurred about 9:20 a.m. on Highway 20 at Conservation Road, according to the California Highway [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – An experienced scuba diver was found dead while diving off Monastery Beach, authorities said. Correy Randall Fedor of San Jose went diving with his boss and a co-worker from a San Jose dive shop and school. They entered the water about 7:30 a.m. and began to surface from a depth of [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – A 27-year-old woman was killed when an explosion rocked an apartment complex in Nevada County, authorities said. Isela Minutti died in the blast, which occurred just before 4 p.m. at the Henness Flats apartment complex, according to Truckee police. A 30-year-old man also suffered serious burns in the explosion and was [...]

AUGUST 20, 2009 – Felt Bicycles, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 1,500 2007/2008 F1X Cyclocross bikes. The recall was prompted because the fork steerer tube in the bicycle can break, resulting in the cyclist losing control, crashing or falling, which could lead to serious injury. [...]