Hazelnuts Recalled by Orchard
Burnt Ridge Orchards is recalling 98 pounds of shelled hazelnuts because of salmonella risks.
In a statement on Tuesday, Burnt Ridge says the hazelnuts were sold between Nov. 17 and Dec. 14 at the Olympia Farmers Market. The nuts were packed in 8-ounce and 16-ounce plastic bags.
The recall applies only to the company’s shelled hazelnuts.
The company says no illness have been reported, but the recall was made as a result of routine sampling of the product by the Food and Drug Administration at the company that cracks the hazelnuts for Burnt Ridge Orchards.
The processing company has ceased production and distribution of the nuts as the FDA investigates what caused the problem.
Pedestrian in NE fatally struck by pickup
A man walking on a sidewalk in Northeast Washington was struck and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday after the truck collided with a car and apparently went out of control, D.C. police said.
The crash occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. at Rhode Island Avenue and 12th Street NE, Lt. Robert Glover said. He said the Ford F-250 pickup was traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue when it entered the intersection and struck a Chevrolet Impala that was headed north on 12th Street.
The truck left the road and struck the pedestrian, who was on the sidewalk at the northwest corner of the intersection, before coming to a stop in the front yard of a residence, Glover said. Police withheld the identity of the victim pending notification of his next of kin.
Glover declined to speculate on whether snow contributed to the crash, saying the accident was under investigation and that no charges had been filed.
Only Minor Injuries in Washington County Rollover Crash
Four people, including a pregnant woman, who were ejected from a sport utility vehicle in a rollover crash Friday afternoon were lucky to have received no serious injuries.
The crash happened at 1:37 p.m. on I-15 about a mile north of Washington in Washington County, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Plank.
Of the four people in the vehicle, only the pregnant woman was wearing a seat belt.
The tread appears to have come off a rear tire, causing it to blow out and the driver to lose control of the SUV, Plank said. The vehicle rolled over, ejecting the three males and one woman.
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1 Dead, 12 Injured in Fire
Hundreds of Chicago firefighters worked to put out a high-rise fire that left one person dead and 12 people injured.
The fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, shooting flames out of the condo building. More than 200 residents ran out into the bitter cold.
The 12 people injured included five firefighters, but authorities say none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
Authorities say the fire started on the 36th floor in the unit of the woman who died. Fire Commissioner John Brooks says she was found near the front door of the apartment, apparently trying to get out.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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Man Killed in Crash With Dump Truck
Montgomery County investigators are probing a wreck that killed a 90-year-old driver who drove a silver Honda Civic into a curb and onto a yard, hit a sign, and crashed into a dump truck.
The motorist, Edward F. Hawkins of Silver Spring, died Tuesday night at Suburban Hospital, about six hours after the accident at the corner of Georgia Avenue and August Drive, which is about two miles north of downtown Silver Spring.
The dump truck driver, 70, was not injured, police said.
Crash investigators believe that at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Hawkins was driving south on Georgia Avenue and made a left onto August Drive. He turned too wide, and the Civic struck cement steps, traveled onto a grassy area at the corner and hit a pedestrian-crossing sign, police said.
Hawkins then steered the Civic back onto August Drive, hitting a 2003 Peterbilt truck, according to police.
The dump truck was stationary, waiting at a red light, according to police. Investigators ask anyone with information about the crash to call 301-840-2435.