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Woman Claims She Fell On Mashed Potatoes, Sues Outback For $1.5M
A Virginia woman is suing Outback Steakhouse for $1.5 million after claiming that she slipped and fell on mashed potatoes at a restaurant.
Tracy Renshaw of Loudoun County filed the lawsuit over the incident at an Outback location in Sterling, Virginia, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The Independent was first to report on the lawsuit on Monday, June 1.
Renshaw, 56, said she was eating with her family at the restaurant when she got up from the table to use the bathroom.
"On her way to the restroom, she stepped on a slippery foreign substance, which appeared to be mashed potatoes, that were on…
CT Ranks High Among 'Cheese-Obsessed' States: Favorite Varieties Also Revealed In New Survey
A new food survey suggests one kitchen staple has moved well beyond snack status.
Talker Research released the survey on Tuesday, May 26, after polling 5,000 Americans, 100 in each state, about how they eat, buy, and think about cheese.
The survey was conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by Undeniably Dairy, which represents American dairy farmers and importers.
It was released ahead of National Dairy Month, which begins with National Cheese Day on Thursday, June 4.
The headline number: 52 percent of Americans surveyed self-identified as cheese-obsessed.
For many, cheese is part…
Burlington Man Living In Home Of Woman's Suspicious Death Faces New Domestic Violence Charges
A Connecticut man who lives in the home where a woman was found dead earlier this year has turned himself in to police after being charged with strangling and threatening a woman he met on a dating app.
Cole Werhan, 28, of Burlington, turned himself in to police on Wednesday, June 25, and was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, and second-degree strangulation/suffocation, according to Connecticut State Police. His bond was initially set at $100,000 before a judge raised it to $750,000.
This is Werhan's third domestic violence case since 2024, according to authorities…
Doctor Linked To 1993 WTC Bombing Suspect Wins NJ-12 Primary: 'How In The Hell?'
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat medic and outspoken critic of Israel, won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on Tuesday, June 2.
Hamawy coasted to victory, earning 28% of the vote, double Brad Cohen, who finished in second with 14%. A progressive, Hamawy was endorsed by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., along with members of the Squad, the left-wing group in Congress.
The physician has drawn scrutiny over his past connection to Omar Abdel-Rahman, the blind Egyptian cleric who w…
New Britain Paid Ex-Mayor Erin Stewart More Than $31K For Master's Degree Tuition: Report
Erin Stewart, a former New Britain mayor and former Republican frontrunner in Connecticut's governor's race, received more than $31,000 in taxpayer funds to pay for her graduate school, according to a new report.
Stewart, who served as New Britain's mayor from 2013 to 2025, was previously accused of misusing more than $200,000 in city funds for parties, clothes, cosmetics, social club membership fees, and other personal expenses.
WTNH reported this week that it had obtained a 2021 agreement that Stewart signed with three other New Britain officials promising the city would cover the co…
