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18-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Inflatable Swimming Pool
WFTV - MANATEE, Fla. — Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended Thursday evening. The boy’s parents

Residents detail trailer park problems
Daily Star - ONEONTA Residents of an Oneonta trailer park said a stabbing there Sunday was not surprising Star photo by Anita Briggs Diana Sieger sits in her rented trailer in Messina s Trailer Park with a pile of household goods blocking an exit to a door

News briefs from around Florida
Bradenton Herald - PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - Four firefighters who were shopping for lunch at a local grocery store Thursday, wound up delivering a baby girl. The mother, whose name was not released, went into labor in a car parked in the store’s lot. Her due date was May

Count on WIS
WIS-TV - WIS is putting a special identity-protecting pen to the Buy It & Try It test. The company that makes the Uni-Ball gel pen claims it won’t wash off checks, making it difficult for thieves to steal your identity. These days almost everyone has a home

E-mail etiquette can save careers, family life
WIS-TV - Want to keep your home cool this summer without running up energy costs? WIS has obtained some tips for weatherizing your house. Safety commission alerting parents to dangers of inflatable pools With summer approaching, the Consumer Product Safety

Government issues warning about inflatable-pool danger
Canton Repository - WASHINGTON - The number of children drowning in inflatable pools has increased as the pools have gotten bigger, according to safety officials who warn that inflatable pools pose the same dangers as other types. Because inflatable pools have become

Drowning claims life of toddler: Boy, 18 months, found in inflatable
Bradenton Herald - MANATEE - An 18-month-old boy drowned Thursday evening, after a baby-sitter left him and other children unattended and he climbed into an inflatable swimming pool, officials and family members said. Dave Bristow, spokesman for the Manatee County

18-Month-Old Boy Drowns In Inflatable Swimming Pool
WFTV - MANATEE, Fla. — Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended Thursday evening. The boy’s parents

News briefs from around Florida
Bradenton Herald - PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - Four firefighters who were shopping for lunch at a local grocery store Thursday, wound up delivering a baby girl. The mother, whose name was not released, went into labor in a car parked in the store’s lot. Her due date was May

Deputies say toddler drowned while babysitter was visiting neighbor
10 News - MANATEE, Florida (AP) Manatee County authorities say an 18-month-old boy drowned when he climbed in an inflatable swimming pool. Sheriff officials say a babysitter went to visit a neighbor and left the boy unattended yesterday evening. His

Residents detail trailer park problems
Daily Star - ONEONTA Residents of an Oneonta trailer park said a stabbing there Sunday was not surprising Star photo by Anita Briggs Diana Sieger sits in her rented trailer in Messina s Trailer Park with a pile of household goods blocking an exit to a door

Count on WIS
WIS-TV - WIS is putting a special identity-protecting pen to the Buy It & Try It test. The company that makes the Uni-Ball gel pen claims it won’t wash off checks, making it difficult for thieves to steal your identity. These days almost everyone has a home

Pools pose danger to children
Long Beach Press-Telegram - PASADENA Sitting around the pool Thursday afternoon, relatives of a 3-year-old girl became concerned when they noticed her missing. The response they received from another child playing nearby probably floored them. ‘Oh, she’s at the bottom of

Government backs water survival
Thunder Bay Source - The provincial government is promoting water survival skills in Ontario with a grant of almost one million dollars. The McGuinty government has announced the one-time grant of nearly $936,000 for the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive program

Parents should use caution with inflatable pools
WAFF - Drowning is the number one cause of death in children ages 5 and under. Experts say these tragedies are preventable. While inflatable pools are bigger, better and cheaper than before, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says they’re posing an

Panel: Child deaths in inflatable pools increase
Boston Online - WASHINGTON –The number of children drowning in inflatable pools has increased as the pools have gotten bigger, according to safety officials who warn that inflatable pools pose the same dangers as other types. Because inflatable pools have become

Kids and Water CAN Mix
14 WFIE - Inflatable swimming pools, they’re getting bigger, better and cheaper than ever before, and are showing up in backyards all over the country. But many parents don’t realize they can be just as deadly as in-ground pools. Drowning is the number one

Boy found in pool clings to life
CBC News - A 4-year-old boy was in critical condition in hospital after being found floating in a small inflatable pool his family bought over the weekend. The boy’s mother discovered he was missing from the home in Joliette, northeast of Montreal, at about 5 a

Driver, passengers face drug-related charges
ChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - May 17, 2006… Halifax Regional Municipality is reminding residents to Think Safety when purchasing and using inflatable swimming pools, after a four-year-old Quebec boy …

Kids and Water CAN Mix
WFIE-TV, IN - 19 hours agoInflatable swimming pools, they’re getting bigger, better and cheaper than ever before, and are showing up in backyards all over the country. …

Second-grader’s wish to help others who need a home comes true …
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - May 13, 2006… The bill for all those bicycles, inflatable swimming pools, Barbie computers, clothes and stuffed dogs (Meacham’s substitute for the real dogs some requested …