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• Liquid Grifulvin Recalled Due to Glass

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. is recalling glass bottles of GRIFULVIN V(R) griseofulvin oral suspension (liquid) due to glass fragments found in some bottles. The recall is only for the liquid form of the drug. Consumers should call their pharmarcy to see if their prescription is included in the recall. The two reports of glass fragments are believed to be the result of bottle breakage...

• Colorado Springs Energy Rates Lowest in Colorado

  Staff Writer | July 06, 2006 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to a report by Hispania News, the ACCRA cost-of-living index ranks Colorado Springs with the lowest energy rates in Colorado. A Colorado Springs resident's typical monthly energy bill was $121.56. According to Edward Easterlin, an official with Colorado Springs Utilities, the low energy cost in Colorado Springs, in part, is a result of an effective hedging program that helps to keep...

• State Patrol Targets Tailgaters

  Staff Writer | July 06, 2006 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  The Colorado Springs Gazette reported on the continued efforts by the Colorado State Patrol to reduce motor vehicle accidents by using a new technology to identify tailgaters. A new radar gun has the capability not only to identify driving speed but to also detect the space between two cars. In Colorado, the tailgating law is that drivers must leave one car length for every 10 miles per hour....

• Defendants Seek Dismissal of Wrongful Death Suit

  Staff Writer | January 09, 2006 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Attorneys for defendants in a Wyoming wrongful death lawsuit have asked a judge to completely throw out, or at least release some defendants from, the suit. Rick Schwartz and Milt Stollak were fighting Colorado wildfires in 2002 when the tanker they were flying went down. Relatives of the two filed suit in 2004 against Hawkins and Powers Aviation, its employees, and other defendants.Attorneys...

• Proposed Roof Safety Standards Inadequate

  Staff Writer | January 06, 2006 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen, the reently proposed changes to vehicle roof-crush standards are a joke, with 70% of current vehicles already meeting them.In their press release, Public Citizen notes:Rollover crashes kill 10,000 people each year, accounting for one-third of all occupant deaths in vehicle crashes. Many deaths and injuries that stem from rollover crashes...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2005 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• Recalled - Electrolux ICON And Kenmore PRO Gas Ranges

  Chrissie Cole | November 24, 2009 12:26 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Electrolux Home Products Inc., announced a voluntary recall of Electrolux ICON and Kenmore Pro 30” Gas Ranges. According to a CPSC news release, the recall involves “An incorrect...

• Sweetened Ginger Recalled for Sulfites

  Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2008 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Jars of sweetened ginger have been recalled due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. The product is distributed by Fine Land Corp. under the Golden Girl brand name. The recalled ginger is sold in...

• President Signs Exemption Allowing Navy to Bypass Environmental Law

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A lawsuit was filed to stop the Navy from conducting high-power sonar exercises off the coast of California. Conservationists believe that the sonar can be harmful to fish and marine animals. An injuction has stopped the Navy from performing high-power exercises within 12 miles of the coast. President Bush signed an exemption last week to allow the Navy to bypass the environmental law. A...

• Van Hits Four Coronado Students

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A parent was dropping her child off at Coronado Springs High School when she hit four other students with her van. The pedestrian accident happened Friday morning on Fillmore Street. The students were between the ages of 14 and 16. The parent was turning left at the light," Naleski said. "The students were in the crosswalk. The parent said she was blinded by sun glare and didn't see the...