On May 15, 2013 General Motors informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that they are recalling the 2013 Cadillac SRX. The defect, present in 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles with 18-inch wheels, arises from the loosening of wheel lug nuts. If this problem goes unnoticed or is ignored, one or more of the lug nuts…
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A College Station construction site was the location of a fatal workplace accident yesterday when a shifting of the walls serving as the foundation of the project pinned a worker between two 1,500 pound shoring panels and the ground below. Forty-nine year old Armando Gonzalez was trapped inside a 30- to 40-foot hole when he…
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Water from Parachute Creek is no longer safe to drink; it contains more than five parts per billion of cancer-causing benzene after a 241-gallon spill at Williams Energy caused liquid natural gas to seep into the ground and into the water system. Interestingly, the fracking plant has been tasked with overseeing its own cleanup after…
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A truck driver from Denton, Texas lost control of his big rig on I-20 earlier this week, passing over a concrete divider, rolled over and hit at least two passenger vehicles before coming to a stop in the ditch. The truck driver, 22-year-old Edward Hallahan was driving a 2006 International Truck at the time of…
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Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action suit associated with warranties for iPhones and iPods, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in the litigation. In documents filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Tuesday, class-action attorneys said the money from Apple would be placed in…
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Fatal crashes ruined Memorial Day for the families of two drivers. The first incident occurred in the early morning hours, about 2:15 a.m. An suv was headed eastbound on Memorial Drive. The motorist was killed when she drove over a concrete barrier at the exit to Shepherd Drive from Memorial Drive, and struck the metal…
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On Tuesday, it was announced that six men reached a settlement with the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus for a total of $19.6 million. According to the attorney for the victims, the average amount recovered by each individual makes this the largest settlement per person in the history of the U.S. Catholic sexual…
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Summer is almost here and as the temperatures soar many will be seeking relief in city swimming facilities or in backyard pools throughout the Houston area. But parents, children, homeowners and city pool employees should beware, close to 400 children are fatally injured in a swimming pool accident each year. According to the Texas Department…
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