safety

It's unfortunate, but the holiday season often brings a significant spike in home fires.  The American Red Cross urges people to take extra precautions with cooking and decorating at this time of year to help prevent fires.

One of the most confusing things I think as a parent is some of the ways we make our kids safe. When I had to strap JJ, my first, into his seat I was baffled and wasn't sure I had the seat in the car right.

This picture is what Nicole Hubbard saw. She is an animal control officer in South Carolina for two years, but had no jurisdiction in Georgia, where she saw this scene. So, what did she do?

It's a given:  The hot summer sun can be deadly if you're not prepared.  Most of us all know the essentials:  Drink plenty of water, apply a sunscreen with a high SPF, and avoid over-exerting yourself.  But what about bicycle riders - who utilize the summer season as their time to ride?

Summer time is "picture time"!  Today's digital cameras make it easier than ever to snap those pictures into memories that will last a lifetime.  But cameras are also prone to being lost or mis-placed.  Hopefully - if yours was ever lost - it would be returned by a kind-hearted person.  But how would they know the camera is yours - or how would they contact you?

If you'd like more information about health, fitness, public safety, environmental awareness, and financial literacy - here's your chance to get it AND have some fun at the same time.

With the storm coming tomorrow, some things to keep in mind to keep safe. This may not happen to you but plan to be safe. You shouldn't drive in extreme weather but if you have to, here's some tips.

Everyone knows when a plane goes down, the first thing the investigators try to get is the black box recorder. The recorder can measure the actions of the pilots, record transmissions and also anything on their dash they may have seen. This week ended the public comment sessions to put a black box in every new car sold by September 1, 2014.

One of the things the City of Duluth is talking about is putting a new fire station in the Woodland area to replace the station currently on College Ave. at UMD. The city wants to address all the concerns of the area.

People are still struggling 6 months after the June floods in the city and outside the city limits. Flood Homes with Hope has stepped up to help relieve a little stress and help with the health of the house during these winter months.

The last time you thought about how you adjust the mirrors on your automobile was when you were learning how to drive.  It seemed simple:  The rear-view mirror was positioned so that you could see the road behind your car and the side-mirrors were adjusted so that you could see the side of your car, along with the road alongside.  The only problem:  Those side-view mirrors left you with a blind sp

We are in that part of the year where it gets cold. When you are traveling, you never know how the cold weather will act on your car. So, you should always be ready.