By now, most of my readers heard about the tragic death of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator and pulled into the water at Walt Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort in Orlando. The Nebraska toddler was wading in the Seven Seas Lagoon, a…
These look like normal plastic hooks for coats, purses or bags right? Cameras located in hooks like these were recently found in three women’s restrooms, according to Florida Keys police. According to Lt. Alberto Ramirez with the Monroe County Sheriff Department, the public works department…
Fatal shootings in Orlando this weekend have not only renewed concerns about venue safety for entertainers and patrons, but across America – in our schools, workplace and more. Early Sunday, a gunman opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida, leaving 50 people dead…
A 15-year-old was killed in a crash when a California Highway Patrol officer rear-ended the vehicle in which he was a passenger. The collision involved four vehicles, and eight people in total. Weston Sites was the only fatality; he was pronounced dead at the scene.…
People in the U.S. across all age groups check their phones 46 times per day, according to Deloitte. One in three people check their phone within fifteen minutes of waking. It seems we are never without our cell phone. While we often associate the risks…
My readers are most likely familiar with the “100 deadly days” – the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when teen deaths from car crashes have historically spiked. Sadly most of those deaths could have been prevented. Over the past five years, an…
Construction work is a necessary part of improving roads and making them safer; we see road work all the time, especially during the months between April and October. As drivers, it’s easy to become so accustomed to their presence that we don’t really pay attention.…
In April 2015, it was revealed that between 2010 and 2015 more than 41 hospitals worldwide reported bacterial infections linked to duodenoscopes, likely affecting 300 to 350 patients. Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle reported at least 35 patients were sickened, and 11 died, by…
Hammocks are often associated with summer and relaxation for young and old alike, but when engaging in this leisure activity, it is important not to overlook potential dangers. Earlier this month, a 13-year-old Des Moines, Iowa girl was killed when she joined her 16-year-old sister…
Donald Krupinski, 76, is a retired truck driver and contractor. He loved to golf, dance, and fix things around the house. He cut the grass and shoveled the snow. Staying active was a daily ritual. Today, he can no longer participate in any of those…
My readers may have been unaware, but until now, it was perfectly legal for a rental car agency to rent vehicles under a safety recall despite the vehicle not being repaired. “When a family picks up a rental car on vacation [or a businessperson for…
General Mills is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of its flour over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states. The company said that 38 people were sickened from mid-December 2015 through May 3, 2016. Ten of those individuals have been hospitalized.…