There may be a hidden thief waiting for you at the ATM. No, I don’t mean some burly thug in a balaclava – but watch out for those too. The crook I’m writing of, however, is a…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for residents in states that might be affected by Hurricane Irene to minimize the potential…
It was an outrageous case of child abduction. A little girl was taken from her elementary school in Mississippi – multiple times – apparently with the unwitting cooperation of the…
Despite the fact that North Carolina outlawed the deadly synthetic drug known as “bath salts” on June 1st, it is still being sold. Police in Fayetteville searched seven businesses on…
Picture: NCDOT State and local law enforcement officers will be out in force over the Labor Day holiday as part of the “Booze It & Lose It” Labor Day campaign. Checkpoints and…
Attention deer hunters! The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has some timely advice about safety and tree stands. “Unfortunately, we have tree stand incidents that involve injuries…
Yesterday I wrote about the “brain-eating amoeba,” Naegleria fowleri that killed three young people this summer. The amoeba causes the disease primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)….
It sounds like the plot of a summer horror movie. The creature that crawls in swimmers’ noses and eats their brains. But it’s not fiction. So far three people have died this summer…
The Work Zone Safety Program, first created in 1989, aims to increase work zone safety awareness and education in the state of North Carolina in hopes of reducing work…
Parents know how important it is to stay up to date on recalls. This is particularly true in the case of infant and toddler chairs. Little arms, legs, fingers and toes can and do find any…
Photo: flickr/mrjasonweaver The BBC is reporting a stunning case of distracted driving. A British court banned a 34-year-old driver from driving for one year after he was stopped by police for…
In recent years, cell phones and their users have taken some serious blame for making our roads more dangerous. Texting while driving or even talking while driving—both forms of distracted…