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• Pigs on Farms Testing Positive for Melamine

  Shannon Weidemann | April 28, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The recent pet food recall involving melamine has spread to the Pig Farming industry. Less than 10 pig farms in the country have received shipments of tainted food. Pigs at those farms are testing positive for melamine in their urine. The FDA has asked the pig farms to hold onto the pigs until they can decide what to do with them. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and...

• Pedestrian Killed by Car in Austin

  Shannon Weidemann | April 18, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An 88-year-old man was crossing the street in East Austin on March 28th when he was hit by a car and killed. The pedestrian accident happened around 7:30 in the morning on East Riverside Drive. Police are still investigating, but they do not believe alcohol is a factor.Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the vehicular homicide detectives at 512-974-8212. 17 people...