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Fairfield startup company works on new technology that deactivates ingested button batteries
A Fairfield startup company is working on a solution to prevent accidents in which young children swallow button batteries. The company CEO says at least 3,500 button battery ingestion injuries happen in the U.S. each year. Trista Hamsmith, whose 18-month-old Reese Hamsmith died after swallowing one, says she supports this new technology. “What I can …
BREAKING: Fatal crash blocking W. Fairfield Dr. in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) A fatal crash early Friday morning briefly blocked traffic on W. Fairfield Drive at S. New Warrington Road. One person was killed in a crash reported around 3:40 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. WKRG News 5 is working to get more information. Article edited at 6:09 a.m. with updated information …
Fairfield Best Buy experiences break in
Fairfield Police Department issued an advisory that they were dealing with looting around the Solano Town Mall and Gateway Boulevard Area. FAIRFIELD, Calif — Video circulating social media shows the moments when a crane was used to break into a Fairfield Best Buy. A Fairfield resident, who requested to only be identified as Rosemond, recorded …
Fairfield Memorial Hospital to break ground on expansion project
FAIRFIELD, Ill. (WEHT) — Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, Illinois, will break ground Wednesday, on what it’s calling a historic expansion. A hospital spokesperson says the project has been in the works for a couple of years. The first dirt will be turned Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., as that project gets underway. The groundbreaking …
Tai Chi for Health and Balance to be offered in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD CENTER — Tai Chi for Health and Balance will be offered Sept. 24 and run through Nov. 19. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Victor Grange 49 at 142 Oakland Road. The class is an effective exercise program for improving health and well-being, proven to help prevent falls and …
Tesla video captures break-in; police quickly identify suspect
Fairfield police credited a Tesla’s built-in camera system with helping them to quickly identify one of two people seen casing the car before smashing a window and stealing a laptop.The smash-and-grab happened Tuesday night around 6:30 in a parking lot near Interstate 80 and Travis Boulevard.”I was on my way home from work and stopped …
