Federal safety regulators are hoping the fourth time is the charm for millions of recalled dehumidifiers that have now been linked to 450 fires and more than $19 million in property damage: Gree Electric Appliances — the manufacturer fined a record $15.45 million over the fiery dehumidifiers earlier this year — has re-announced the recall.
These days, most locals know someone affected by property crime. The National Insurance Crime Bureau Ranked Albuquerque number two last year for most auto thefts in the nation. Now, residents are fed up.
Unless you have little regard for your personal safety or the safety of those in your vehicle, you generally want the doors on your minivan to remain closed while it’s in operation.
Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
Tropical Storm Newton made landfall again early Wednesday morning in mainland Mexico on its path toward the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm could bring potentially dangerous rains to parts of the country.
There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.
The Southwest will see another round of storms on Wednesday as rains associated with former Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico head north. Heavy rain is expected for a second day in Tucson.
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving.
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If you’ve been stocking up on P.F. Chang’s frozen meals, you might want to double-check they aren’t included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
Southern New Mexico residents forced to clear out of their homes because of a wildfire will be able to return. Fire spokeswoman Linda Wallace says evacuations, along with road closures, in the area of a fire in the mountain village of Timberon will be lifted at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Ten homes and two fire trucks are reported to have burned in a quick-moving fire near Timberon, a small community southeast of Alamogordo. Otero County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Steve Odom says no injuries have been reported so far.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a nearly 100-year-old provision in state law that allows agricultural employers to opt out of the workers’ compensation system is unconstitutional.
Residents of this tiny Mozano Mountain community were devastated when a fire last month scorched 18,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. When they learned it was started by the federal government, they were angry.
