We aren't ready to smell like grandpa quite yet. In fact, it's not even healthy to be breathing in mothball air! Sure, mothballs are a common go-to when it comes to protecting clothing and other items ...

Teens who sniff or chew mothballs to get high may be taking a big health risk. Abusing the chemical in mothballs can cause mental sluggishness, unsteady walking and skin rash, warn French doctors who ...

Three San Francisco-based environmental organizations sued in federal court Monday to force the U.S. Maritime Administration to dispose of most of the ships in the Suisun Bay reserve fleet. The suit ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) – Police in Southington, Connecticut, have arrested a woman they say attempted to feed a dog a chocolate candy with a mothball inside. On Dec. 23, officers say a caller ...

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Federal scientists have concluded that the mothball fleet of rust-forsaken ships in Suisun Bay has contaminated shellfish and bay mud with toxic heavy metals, but they are not proposing any specific ...

With the toot of a horn and passengers waving beneath an American flag, the SS Solon Turman nudged into Mare Island’s Dry Dock 3 on Thursday. The arrival marked the final voyage of the 9,520-ton, ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A house sitter in Connecticut is accused of trying to kill a neighbor’s dog by hiding a mothball in a piece of candy. Police said they charged Sandra Sullivan, 57 ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) – Southington police have arrested a woman after she allegedly attempted to feed a dog a chocolate candy with a mothball inside. On Dec. 23, officers were called to a home ...