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A fix is available for recalled Simplicity and Graco cribs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Simplicity will provide consumers with a repair kit. We blogged last month...

Following reports of excessive lead in children's and pets' toys, parents are likely to turn to lead test kits that they can use at home.  But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says these tests...

Attorney General Rob McKenna today urged homeowners to check out contractors they hire to help repair their storm-damaged homes and remove fallen trees caused by yesterday’s 40-50 mph winds. Storms often...

Attorney General Rob McKenna today urged homeowners to check out contractors they hire to help repair their storm-damaged homes and remove fallen trees caused by yesterday’s 40-50 mph winds. Storms often...

So many free shred events this month! Tomorrow, October 20th, Attorney General Rob McKenna will join Washington’s credit unions in a statewide effort to reduce identity theft. More than 20 credit unions...

Our Consumer Protection High-Tech Unit filed a lawsuit today accusing a former Bremerton couple who sold magazine subscriptions of violating consumer protection laws. According to the state’s complaint,...

Our Consumer Protection High-Tech Unit filed a lawsuit today accusing a former Bremerton couple who sold magazine subscriptions of violating consumer protection laws. According to the state’s complaint,...

A few years ago, one of our kids mistakenly set the microwave to 40 minutes to cook a bag of popcorn.  My wife and I arrived home to find the first floor of our house covered in smoke and the smoke detector...

A few years ago, one of our kids mistakenly set the microwave to 40 minutes to cook a bag of popcorn.  My wife and I arrived home to find the first floor of our house covered in smoke and the smoke detector...

Ladies, you may be licking lead. More than half of 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead, with levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm), according to new product...

“Con artists have come up with another devious way to steal your money. Their bait: cute little puppies. It starts with an e-mail or a classified ad, and it ends with disappointment and a drained bank...

“Con artists have come up with another devious way to steal your money. Their bait: cute little puppies. It starts with an e-mail or a classified ad, and it ends with disappointment and a drained bank...

The Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois halted an illegal operation that sold lists of consumers to Canadian telemarketers...

The Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois halted an illegal operation that sold lists of consumers to Canadian telemarketers...

Feelings of embarrassment keep many fraud victims from ever coming forward. However, cons will continue to prey on unsuspecting victims as long as there are people who have yet to hear the warnings. Your...

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