safety

Winter is here! With cold, come a lot of potential issues.

Now that temps are dropping, and more heat is needed in homes, a variety of experts and fire safety officials are saying don't plug space heaters or others into power strips. Otherwise, they will look like this picture, courtesy of the Umatilla County Fire District 1.

We've seen some recent stories about predators and criminals who've preyed upon not only adults, but children in our area. The recent huge pedophile sting, Net Nanny, that busted 26 would-be sex offenders, is an example. Police say similar operations all over the country are grabbing adults who seek to cause harm to children. There are now, more than ever, dangers for children and teens online. Re

Christmas trees start around 210 home fires each year.  Those festive decorations hanging up in your house cause about 860 fires a year!

Lot's of us will be headed to the ocean this summer. Even though wading into the shallow water seems safe often times it is quite dangerous. Stay safe while at the beach this summer! This could save your life. Do you know what a rip current looks like? We have probably all seen them and weren't aware of the danger.

Those safety instruction videos you are forced to watch before your flight takes off are getting a major makeover.

The summer season and boating weather are just around the corner. Don't get caught out on the water this year without your boater education card. If you are between the ages of 12 and 50 you will need it to legally operate a motorboat of 15 horsepower or more in Washington.

Check out this safety video of how to protect yourself from an attacker, especially one of a smaller stature.

By reading that title, you would you would think that this would be a gruesome video, but actually its a finger-saving invention. Steve Gass showed off his SawStop invention to the guys with the Discovery Channel Show 'Time Warp'. There are about 60,000 injuries from table saws each year and 3,000 of those result in the loss of a finger. That averages out to about 1 table saw accident every 9 minu