Dallas Man Pays Over $2K/Mo. On Insurance, Gets Stuck With $128K Hospital Bill
In stories we’d wish were false, Steve Cole of Dallas received an out-of-network hospital bill of $128,731.53 that his health insurance will not cover.
Child Dies, Two Others Injured After Vicious Dog Attack
In a story reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, a 5 year-old boy has been killed and two more children have been injured after a dog attack Tuesday morning in Southwest Atlanta. According to the article, the attack happened around 7:00…
ABC News: Hospital Charges $40 To Allow Parents To Hold Their Baby
Absurd hospital charges are seemingly becoming more and more common but this is certainly one for the books. In this week’s episode of The Twilight Zone, a hospital in Provo, Utah charged $40 to allow parents to carry their newborn….
Official: Hurricane Matthew Cost North Carolina $1.5 Billion In Property
The North Carolina Department of Safety has reported record property damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, which made land-fall in the south-eastern US last week, north of $1.5 billion dollars. More than 33,000 applicants have applied for assistance from FEMA, with $12…
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…