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• Coby Boom-Box Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Christina Cole | April 25, 2007 10:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Coby Electronics is recalling 13,800 USB/MP3/CD boom-boxes due to a potential fire hazard. When left plugged into an electrical outlet, if the switch is not firmly "off" the unit can overheat, creating a fire hazard.To date, Coby Electronics has been notified of 18 instances of the boom-boxes overheating - three of them resulting in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.The...

• Nursing Home Cleared of Complaint

  Christina Cole | April 19, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Police have determined there is not sufficient evidence to back up a recent complaint of nursing home abuse filed against a nurse at Georgetown Healthcare and Rehablitation.Police were called to the facility in March when a resident alleges he was choked by a nurse. He said the incident happened back in December, but he had waited until now to report it due to fear that the nurse would...

• Tractor Trailer Overturns Spilling Lumber on Highway

  Christina Cole | April 10, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a tractor trailer accident that spilled lumber into the woods of U.S. 25 northbound, near the state line of South Carolina, on Monday.A .C. Trooper said a Western Express truck out of Nashville, Tennessee turned over when the load of lumber shifted causing the tractor trailer to lose its balance.The accident happened just after 5pm, on Monday,...