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 ...

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 ...

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Everyone’s breath has felt not-so-fresh now and again. If a person’s breath smells like mothballs, there’s most likely a medical cause behind it. Most causes of mothball breath are easy to diagnose ...

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SUISUN BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Seven years and 57 ships later, the last old vessel polluting Suisun Bay is getting ready for a final voyage to a ship recycling yard in Texas. The mothball fleet sat ...

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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 ...

A house sitter was arrested and charged after she allegedly tried to feed a chocolate-covered mothball to a neighbor's dog. She reportedly told police she was "frustrated" by the dog's constant ...