In response to tragic accidental strangulation deaths and injuries in young children, a ban on the manufacturing of corded blinds recently went into effect. In accordance with the new regulations, ...

Action 2 News is learning more about a new safety standard in the window blind industry, after the tragic death of a Sheboygan child Tuesday. The Sheboygan Police Department says the one-year-old boy ...

Window blinds and coverings with cords pose serious risk of injury or strangulation to infants and young children. But consumer advocates are hopeful that new standards for window coverings ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 20,000 roll-up window blinds are being recalled due to strangulation and entanglement hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Jeremy and Carolyn Eastburn with their daughter, Presley, who died in December 2016 at the age of 4. She was strangled on a custom window blind the family bought for their new home near Houston.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Elsie Mahe, the 3-year-old daughter of Brigham Young University running backs coach Reno Mahe, died Tuesday, more than a week after accidentally tangling a window blind cord ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - Police in Wisconsin say a 2-year-old died after getting tangled in the pull cord attached to bedroom blinds. The Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the ...

WASHINGTON — The government and the window covering industry recalled more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords. The ...

NEW YORK — IKEA said it will no longer sell window blinds with cords because of the risk of strangulation. An average of one child per month died from strangulation by window cords between 1996 and ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled Basic Blindz(r) Window Blinds because the blinds have a pull cord that is looped, posing a strangulation hazard to young children. Click here ...

Cords left hanging from window blinds injured more than 16,000 children younger than 6 years old between 1990 and 2015, according to a recent study, but simple changes can reduce the risk. The cords ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of about 692,400 Roman shades and roll-up blinds sold at Cost Plus and World Market stores. The shades have a looped pull ...