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Many hunters opt to use a bow and arrow rather than a gun, and while many of the same safety precautions that need to be taken stay the same, there are certain key differences that citizens must be aware of.  A new report out of Salt Lake City, Utah details the ways safety can be… read more

One thing that vacationing families can’t overlook as they get ready to head out on summer road trips is the state of their tires.  Rather than simply setting out for the great wide open, one must take certain precautions to ensure safe passage.  A new report out of Kansas explains how with advice from Hankook… read more

Citizens from across California are being encouraged to visit a local National Night Out event tomorrow night.  The annual tradition, which is held on the first Tuesday of every August, is designed to give local citizens the chance to get to know their local law enforcement personnel so that they’ll be more apt to develop… read more

A series of bicycles imported by the Bethel, Connecticut-based Cycling Sports Group are being recalled due to a potential fall threat posed.  Cannondale announced the recall, which affects 500 Slice RS and Cannondale Triathlon bicycles of the 2013 model year.  The brake plates on these bikes are reportedly in danger of becoming loose.  They could… read more

This past weekend, the city of Bakersfield benefitted from an event that sought to spread awareness about the proper way to strap a child in to a safety seat in a vehicle.  The California Highway Patrol was on hand for the Saturday event, which found numerous parents arriving to pepper representatives of the agency with… read more

A new report out of Salinas addresses the importance of always properly restraining a pet in a vehicle when taking a trip.  The article points to research from AAA and Kurgo from 2011 that suggests 84% of drivers don’t bother to place their pets inside of some sort of restraint system.  And while the threat… read more

In recent years, grocery aisles have begun to offer a number of foods that purport to be gluten free.  However, there have yet to be any stringent benchmarks that a food has had to meet before it could make that claim.  That will all change now, though, as the Food and Drug Administration has issued… read more

A bill that seeks to inhibit rental car companies’ ability to sell or rent recalled vehicles has moved one step closer to becoming the law of the land after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unanimously gave the measure their approval earlier this week. Named after two sisters from Santa Cruz who were… read more

Two California members of Congress are attempting to get the Food and Drug Administration to take the threat of valley fever more seriously.  They are putting pressure on the agency to change the way they classify the condition so that it can be opened up to expanded research efforts that could improve safety. Valley fever… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has called for a new warning to be affixed to any medication containing acetaminophen.  Packaging of such drugs will now have to warn about the threat of a serious skin reaction. This moves comes two years after the Food and Drug Administration strengthened the label to relate to users the… read more

During an eight day enforcement operation known as the I-80 Challenge, the California Highway Patrol was able to achieve the goal they set out for when they initiated the effort:  nobody was killed along the California portion of Interstate 80 while the crackdown was enacted.  Although there were still 134 crashes during that time, none… read more

DePuy Orthopaedics has announced the recall of LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Components because of an issue that could lead to pain or even a revision procedure.  The device, which is implanted in patients requiring a partial or total femur replacement or a proximal tibia replacement, can experience a fracture along the female portion of… read more