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We have learned that a woman who passed a school bus while it was stopped and loading children were allegedly impaired. The City of Duquesne Police Department says that the woman passed the bus that had its lights flashing at around 3:40 p.m. Two officers were stationed just past the bus and made a traffic stop. The driver, a 21-year-old…

What is the first thing you think about when you hear of a dog bite or attack? It is not something that most of us think about often or expect, but we want you to know that it can happen to anyone. It seems like we are hearing more and more stories like this one, where a Pennsylvania mother and…

Choosing to walk is a great choice overtaking a car or taking a taxi, uber, or Lyft. By choosing to walk you are not only saving yourself money but you are also saving the environment by having one less car on the road. Walking also keeps you healthy. Many studies have linked walking 30 minutes a day to better heart…

Children, as we know, are the most vulnerable of our population. Parents and close family members do all they can to ensure that their children are protected at all times. This includes when their children are around animals. Yet, people get really comfortable around animals and sometimes even too comfortable with animals that they aren't familiar with. Children are at…

Stop for a minute and think about all the places you go during the week: Your kids’ school The playground Grocery stores The bank Pharmacy Your office The library When you go somewhere, the last thing you expect is to encounter an unsafe situation that will cause you or your family harm. You expect that the property owners or the…

A recent crash with a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus in Pittsburgh left three people with minor injuries. While we are grateful that nobody sustained major injuries, we know that there will still be an investigation to figure out what happened and which party was negligent. The bus was traveling along Penn Avenue when the crash with a private…

When you consider how many places you go on a daily basis, it really is amazing how many people’s hands you put your safety in. If you go to the park with your kids, you trust that their maintenance team keeps the swings and other playground equipment well-maintained. When you get out of your car, your trust that the parking…

The name is trusted and the packaging looks enticing: dinosaur shapes, 100% all-natural chicken, no fillers, no antibiotics. Unfortunately, there is one thing these Perdue nuggets forgot to include on the labeling – they forgot to mention the nuggets contain milk. This may not seem like a big deal, but it is. Could you imagine being the parent of a…

Chances are, if you or a loved one have never experienced a brain injury, then you probably have not put much thought into what happens when they occur. The simple answer is – everything changes. Not all traumatic brain injuries are alike. Our brains are what make us who we are, yet they are not as well understood as the…

We are learning of a crash that took place in North Braddock in early January that should leave all of us cautious when we are outside of our vehicles. A woman was trying to put gas in her Buick Terraza at around 7 p.m. on January 7. She had pulled her vehicle into the right lane of traffic on Route…