Starbucks Coffee Company has agreed to settle a harassment lawsuit only a few weeks prior to the scheduled trial.  The lawsuit involves a former barista, 16 years old at the time, who alleged she was pressed with incessant sexual demands from her manager.
Kati Moore, now 20, contended Tim Horton, her 24-year-old supervisor at a California based Starbucks coffee shop, would send her inappropriate text messages on a daily basis.  Reports state one of the messages read, “I’d like to f-tomorrow.”
Moore accused Starbucks of failing to protect her from the daily …

Northern California and Central Valley stores are having a salad dressing product recalled from their stores.  A company that makes salad dressings is recalling one of its products because wrong labels were put on the dressing.
There is a recall of Valu Time brand Ranch dressing because the back label was mislabeled as Valu Time Light Ranch dressing according to VanLaw Food Products, Inc.
The mislabeled dressing does not include an egg allergen declaration according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Those who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run …

The Xcelerator roller coaster at Knotts Berry Farm has reopened since the 2009 accident that injured two riders.  A state investigation found that the accident could have been prevented with proper maintenance and both the theme park and the ride manufacturer are at fault.
The ride, Xcelerator, is a $13 Million hydraulic launch accelerator coaster that opened in 2002 at the Knott’s Berry Farm Theme park.  It reopened Monday after being modifications were made to it required by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
The state’s report in a statement …

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A 21-year-old Camas man died after his truck rolled into a remote pit near Larch Mountain.  man died early Sunday morning when the ground beneath his truck’s tires gave way and he tumbled into a pit near Larch Mountain.
John D. Totton, 21, drove his truck to the edge of Jackson Pit, when the ground beneath his trucks’s tires gave way sending his truck down into the pit and ejecting him, according to Sgt. Shane Gardner.
Gardner said that several people who witnessed the accident called in, attempting to provide directions to …

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The body of James P. O’Brien, 47,  was identified Wednesday by State Police.  He had apparently drowned in the Hubbard Brook in Grandville State Forest.  O’Brien was from Westfield.
According to State Police Lt. David Wilson, O’Brien was located in a remote area of the forest Tuesday afternoon.
O’Brien was a teacher at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School in Springfield.
Trooper Gary Fitzgerald suggested that O’Brien drowned after a kayaking accident. He was kayaking with friends on Hubbard Brook .  O’Brien was known as one of the most skilled, experienced and safety …

Subway is giving away $2 worth of gift cards as part of a settlement with the state because their advertised specials were not honored in certain Subway locations.
The sandwich makers are giving away 142,000 $2 gift cards but the catch is that only one card per California household will be issued.
As soon as you sign up on their website, the card takes about 10 to 12 weeks to arrive.
You can enter your mailing address here.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A lawsuit was filed by a mother of a high school football player against her son’s football coach claiming that her son sustained permanent, stroke-causing brain injuries because the coach made him play even after complaining of a headache.
Shanai McLorn is seeking $200,000 in compensation.
The lawsuit was filed against East St. Louis Senior High coach Darren Sunkett alleging that the coach disregarded the safety of his players.
According to the suit, even after Demond Hunt Jr. complained of a headache and signs of a concussion, Sunkett still …

FLORIDA – A deranged woman shoots and kills 20-year old son before turning the gun to herself and committing suicide at a gun range in Casselberry.
The surveillance camera was filming as Marie Moore pointed a gun at the back of her son Mitchell’s head and shot him at point blank range.
The woman then stepped back and put the gun in her mouth and shot herself.
A witness on another booth saw what had happened and yelled for help.
Reports say that Marie left a suicide note and claimed that God had told …