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CT Woman Fatally Shot Man In Chest Inside Her Home While Intoxicated: Police CT Woman Fatally Shot Man In Chest Inside Her Home While Intoxicated: Police
CT Woman Fatally Shot Man In Chest Inside Her Home While Intoxicated: Police A Connecticut woman is accused of fatally shooting a 39-year-old man inside her home earlier this week, police announced.  Michelle Yeagher was arrested and charged with shooting Andrew Michael Olson, of Canterbury, in the chest on Monday, Oct. 27, around 9:20 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. Yeagher celebrated her 65th birthday on Tuesday. Paramedics rushed Olson from the Pratt Road home to Day Kimball Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have not said what sparked the alleged confrontation that led to the shooting or detailed Yeagher and Olson's relationship. …

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Toxic Chemical In Lilo & Stitch-Themed Highlighters Prompts Recall Toxic Chemical In Lilo & Stitch-Themed Highlighters Prompts Recall
Toxic Chemical In Lilo & Stitch-Themed Highlighters Prompts Recall They look like fun, fruity slushies, but these colorful highlighters just got pulled from store shelves for a dangerous reason. Primark is recalling about 2,600 four-packs of its DTR Stitch Scented Highlighters, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, July 17. Tests found that the highlighters contain phthalates, a toxic chemical banned in children's products. Phthalates are known to cause health issues in children if ingested. While no injuries have been reported, the CPSC says the chemical's presence violates a federal ban. Shaped like mini drink cups with…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Top Hat Trouble: Choking Risks Trigger Large Recall Of Popular Snowman Toy Top Hat Trouble: Choking Risks Trigger Large Recall Of Popular Snowman Toy
Top Hat Trouble: Choking Risks Trigger Large Recall Of Popular Snowman Toy A popular children's snowman toy is being recalled because its top hat could break into small pieces, posing a serious choking hazard. The Step2 Company is recalling about 30,800 My First Snowman toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release on Thursday, May 29. The recall also affects 692 toys sold in Canada. The snowman's removable plastic top hat can break into small pieces, which children can choke on if swallowed. Step2 received 47 reports of the top hat's brim breaking, but no injuries have been reported, the CPSC said. The toys include a battery-…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall
Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall A New Jersey toy company is recalling hundreds of thousands of children's jewelry design kits because the crafts have a toxic resin. LaRose Industries recalled about 224,100 Cra-Z-Art Gemex and Gel2Gem kits, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 27. The agency said the jewelry kits contain a chemical banned in children's products, violating the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The resin, hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization if not fully cured. "Once cured, the resin no longer presen…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports
Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports An 11-year-old Texas girl has died by suicide after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, TX, died on Saturday, Feb. 8, five days after she was rushed to a hospital, Univision 23 reported. She was a student at Gainesville Intermediate School, about an hour north of Dallas. Her mother Marbella Carranza told Univision that students repeatedly taunted her daughter, saying her family would be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "I waited a whole week for a mi…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Willimantic Girls' Basketball Coach Also Charged: Police Man Struck By Willimantic Girls' Basketball Coach Also Charged: Police
Man Struck By Willimantic Girls' Basketball Coach Also Charged: Police A man who police say was intentionally run over by a Connecticut girls' basketball coach has been arrested for his alleged role in the altercation, which reportedly began during a game between two players. Jason Suprenant, 40, of Columbia, was charged this week with breach of peace and held on a $5,000 bond, according to Connecticut State Police. The incident occurred on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 11, at Horace Porter School in Columbia, involving Suprenant and Bryan Baez-Rivera, a 29-year-old girls' basketball coach from Willimantic. Original Report: Youth Basketball Coach Intentiona…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard More than 450,000 Stanley-branded kid's garden sets sold nationwide at Costco are subject to a recall due to the possible presence of lead paint on some of the products, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An alert was issued by federal officials this week advising that 459,200 "Stanley Jr. Kids Wheelbarrow and 7-piece Garden Sets" that were exclusively sold at the wholesale giant between February and June this year before the defect was discovered. According to the CPSC, the painted long hoe and rake of the recalled garden set contain levels of lead that exceed…

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by Zak Failla