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…
When Bunnitine Bunny Greenhouse called out an Iraq contractor for using its own cost projections to obtain a multi-year contract with her employer, the Army Corps of Engineers, she had no idea that…
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,…
Just shy of one month after lightning awareness week (June 19 – 25), two Boy Scouts, both 12, were struck by lightning on July 13th while attending a Scout camp at Scofield Reservoir in central…
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…
Current census statistics reveal that almost 50 percent of households are occupied by unmarried individuals. If you reside with roommates or a significant other, auto and home insurance traps, in…
A recent decision by the Utah Court of Appeals deals a blow to Utah homeowners facing foreclosures pursued through the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, otherwise known as MERS. MERS was…
Two new studies — one in veterans and the other in retired football players — add to the mounting evidence linking brain injuries to an increased the risk of dementia later in life. In…
