ALERT: Tide Pods Poisonings On The Rise
CONSUMER ALERT: Poisoning from laundry pods, such as the popular product Tide Pods, are on the rise in the United States.
State of Disaster Declared For Hidalgo County
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of emergency for Hidalgo county as well as 30 other Texas counties including Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Coleman, Colorado, Erath, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hood, Jasper, Kleberg, Lee, Leon, Liberty,…
San Antonio Hit By Multiple Hailstorms In April
San Antonio, Texas was pummeled by two major hailstorms just two weeks apart from each other. As we’ve reported before, Texas is #1 in hailstorm damage year-in and year-out and so far this summer, it looks like that title isn’t…
RECALL ALERT: Walmart Recalls Electric Water Kettle
CONSUMER RECALL ALERT Walmart has recalled their Rival electric water kettle with model numbers WK8283CU and WK8283CUY due to already 80 cases of either burn or shock. About 1.2 million units of these models of electric water kettle have been…
Burleson, Midlothian, South DFW Hit By Hail Storm
The DFW just can’t seem to catch a break these days. After only a week from one of the most devastating hailstorms the Dallas – Fort Worth area has seen, smaller cities south of DFW were hit a hailstorm of their…
Dallas – Fort Worth Pelted With Devastating Hailstorms
In a matter of two weeks, the Dallas – Fort Worth area suffered over $1.1 billion in damages. On March 17th, Fort Worth was hit with hail a large a 2.5 inches in diameter, followed by another hailstorm on March…
Man Buys Billboard To Break Up With State Farm
San Antonio resident Paul Massay sure found a unique way to break up with his insurance company. After State Farm underpaid his water damage homeowner’s claim, Massay took the settlement money to buy a billboard along I-10 and Wurzbach Road…
State of Disaster Declared For Del Rio After Hailstorm
Del Rio, Texas: Val Verde County Judge Efrain Valdez signed an order declaring a “local state of disaster for Val Verde County” on Friday following a devastating hail storm that swept through the area late Monday night. This declaration, once…
Study: Hospital Bills Are Leaving Americans Bankrupt
According to a study done by NerdWallet, a personal finance company, hospital bills are the leading cause for personal bankruptcy in the US. Every year, more and more Americans are finding themselves in serious debt due to their medical bills. A staggering…
Chicago Tribune Commentary: A Hospital Bill To Make You Sick
John McCarren teaches and writes on urban affairs in the greater Chicago area. This week, McCarren took to his pending outrageous hospital bill to pen his latest commentary. Recently, he visited his local hospital to have a standard cataracts removal…