Pilot projects in Syracuse, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, produced dramatic reductions in distracted driving. The projects measured the effect of increased law enforcement combined with…
North Carolina public health officials this week announced the season’s first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne illness La Crosse viral encephalitis (LAC). The patient – a child from…
Air quality officials have issued a health notice for air pollution in the Triad, Triangle and Charlotte metropolitan area today. Forecasters expect Code Orange conditions. That means the air…
Photo Courtesy NCDOT Safety is a top priority for Department of Transportation workers – and not just their own safety. DOT workers help keep the roads safe for us through maintenance,…
Image Courtesy Thomas23 The best way to deal with transportation disasters is to prevent them. With that goal in mind, the NC Department of Transportation is co-sponsoring a safety event for…
Warts. Ugh! Get them off. You can buy a product to freeze them off. You can buy a chemical product to apply to them. Or, you can have a dermatologist remove them. If you choose to handle the…
Traffic on I-85 / photo credit Jenny Rossbach If you’re heading to the beach early for the Independence Day weekend and your journey includes I-85 South in Orange County, you may want to…
It always strikes a chord in our emotions when sports stars die, especially when they die before their time. Lorenzo Charles was 47. He was, of course, the player on the famed Cardiac Pack team who…
I love sprouts. They are crunchy, delicious and usually healthy. But not when they come with a side of a rare strain of salmonella. Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…
Many of my neighbors in Alamance County suffered major damage in the tornadoes and storms of April 16, 2011. They will be happy to learn that yesterday the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
Seat belted of course! It is probably the single most important safety measure you can take when travelling by car. The results are now in from the “Click It or Ticket” campaign,…
Now we know. West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll told the Daily Local News that Jackass celebrity Ryan Dunn’s BAC (blood alcohol content) was over twice the legal limit when he and his…