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• California Officials Warn About Lead Danger

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 7:08 AM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Lead is a toxic substance that can cause brain damage, seizures and death. The California Department of Toxic Substance Control is trying to get the message out that lead can even be found in something that seems harmless like jewelry. Jewelry used in piercings can be especially dangerous. "Body piercings may be particularly vulnerable to poisoning since lead can enter the bloodstream through...

• Utah Man Sentanced for Investment Fraud

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 6:32 AM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  A Utah man that frauded investors out of $15 Million. He coerced people to invest in his car sales and leasing business. A judge sentenced him to five years in federal prison for his crime. The indictment says Wynn employed investor recruiters and held seminars to get people to sign on. Wynn allegedly told investors their investments would be monitored in a third-party escrow account and...

• Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Because of Problem With Steering

  Jenny Albano | October 16, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Yamaha, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 5.700 2007 Model Year PZ50 Snowmobiles because snow and ice can get stuck around the steering idler arm and can cause a loss of steering ability. This poses a risk of injury or even death to drivers and passengers if an accident occurs.This recall involves all model year 2007 PZ50 snowmobiles, including PZ50W (Phazer), PZ50FXW (Phazer...

• Plane Crashes in Chattanooga

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Four men were injured when a small plane crash landed in Chattanooga. The plane was trying to make an emergency landing at a Chattanooga airport and fell short of its goal. It landed in a shopping center parking lot, hit two cars and a lightpole. Investigators were looking into whether the plane ran out of fuel as it approached Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, police Sgt. Jerri Weary...

• AIDS Drug Contains Carcinogen

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  An AIDS drug manufactured by Pfizer contains a human carcinogen due to an effect of the manufacturing process. Viracept is not being recalled but a warning letter is being issued to doctors. A similar drug manufactured in Europe by Roche Ltd. was recalled. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, however, that some patients might already have been exposed to EMS levels higher than what...

• Plane Crash in California Kills Six

  Jenny Albano | September 02, 2007 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  A small plane crashed on Friday, August 31, close to the Kern County Airport and killed a family of six after bursting into flames. The plane left from Santa Monica Valley Airport and was headed to the Kern Valley Airport when the plane crashed.The Lancair Columbia was consumed in a grassfire sparked by the crash, reported shortly after 5:40 p.m., but the one-acre blaze was quickly contained,...

• William Grewe, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | August 29, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Mr. Grewe received his BA Cum Laude from CSU Northridge in 1978 and received his JD with honors from Loyola Law School in 1981. He is a member of CAOC and the Ventura County Bar Association. Mr. Grewe acts as an Arbitrator and serves on the State Bar Panel of Special Masters. He regularly speaks to business groups regarding legal issues.

• Rose, Klein & Marias LLP

  Staff Writer | August 29, 2007 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  For over 70 years, the firm of Rose, Klein & Marias LLP (RKM) has offered specialized legal services in the fields of Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury. The Firm presently consists of 40 lawyers including 18 partners, serving five Southern California counties from ten office locations - Los Angeles, Ventura, San Fernando Valley, Covina, Ontario, Orange, Long Beach, San Diego, Glendale...

• Driver Flees After San Francisco Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 19, 2007 7:50 AM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  An early morning accident on Highway 80 in San Francisco left debris on the road. The driver of the single car accident left the scene and has not been found. It is unknown if the driver was hurt in the accident. The car hit the highway wall near Fremont Street. The crash caused major damage to the highway wall and there is debris in the roadway, Johnston said. The No. 4 lane is closed,...

• Infusion Drug Pump Recall Expanded

  Shannon Weidemann | August 09, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  In April Baxter announced it was recalling infusion drug pumps that were not working properly. The defective drug pumps could possibly shut down and stop delivering medication to a patient. All of the recalled pumps were reported to be fixed. Baxter announced this week that some of the pumps may not have been properly serviced. The company last month recalled 534 of the pumps after it...