Like any other teen, I want to drive. I really want to drive myself. I want to have freedom. But I want to do itsafely. There’s no point in using your freedom if you use it dangerously. The…
For four hours on Friday, August 5, The Burlington Police Department conducted “Operation Slow Down.” The goal was enforcement of the 35 MPH speed limit on North Church St. near Friendly…
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division has made crossing safety improvements at an intersection in Kernersville. NCDOT updated the crossing signals and gates at the…
As a fifteen year old, driving around with my parents for 60 hours does not seem like an ideal way to spend my time. However, the new driving law requires that in order for you to receive your…
The deaths of children are always tragic and moving. So it is with the recent news from Danville, Virginia. On Wednesday a grand jury issued felony indictments for two women in connection with a…
Parents often drive around with their young children in the car. Those parents also get into accidents while their young children are in the car. But what many parents don’t realize is that…
Hunters, trappers and anglers must have written permission from a landowner or leaseholder before hunting or fishing on privately-owned posted property according to a new law. Previously oral…
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,…
In what may be the first court case involving North Carolina’s two-year texting ban, Andrew James Watkins, age 25, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor death by vehicle this past week. The accident,…