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Airline passengers more satisfied than normal
Airline passengers have not been this satisfied since 2006. According to J.D. Power & Associates 2013 North American Satisfaction, Alaska Airlines ranks highest for the sixth year in a row. Atlanta based Delta Airlines came in second followed by Air Canada. American and United rated below average. US Airways ranked ...
A "walking" prescription to promote fitness
Your doctor's assistant can now write you a prescription to walk here in Georgia. In an unusual collaboration the Georgia Association of Physicians Assistants and Georgia State Parks are trying to promote fitness in the great outdoors. It's usually five dollars to park your vehicle at Georgia state parks but, with the ...
Texting while driving could lead to other problems for teens
An alarming number of teen drivers admit to texting while behind the wheel. A national student survey called "Texting While Driving and Other Risky behaviors Among High School Students," is in the June 2013 issue of Pediatrics. Researchers surveyed more than fifteen thousand students as part of the national Youth Risk ...
Georgia top for identity theft
More people have their identity stolen in Georgia than any other state besides Florida. Florida ranked number one for identity theft among 50 states, with more than 361 complaints per one hundred thousand people. That's nearly twice the number of complaints of Georgia. Georgia has the second highest rates of ...
Passcodes may not protect personal information
Smartphones may be putting users at risk. Consumer Reports "State of the Net" report finds many smartphone users don't secure their phones. Almost forty percent of users do not take even the minimal security measures like the four digit screen lock. "Not having security on a cell phone is like ...
Doctors doing their best to relieve physical scars of the bombings
The marathon bombings left a mark on Boston and many of the bombing victims are left with scars that will need care and treatment for months and even years to come. SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, MA is offering free state of the art laser treatment to anyone who was ...
Stopping drivers from texting may go to the next level
The government is issuing new guidelines to make it harder to become distracted while behind the wheel. The Department of Transportation wants more voice activated navigation and infotainment systems in new cars. The goal is to prevent drivers from taking their eyes off the road for more than two seconds ...
"Happy" couple behind a Payless theft
The man and woman team allegedly hit the Payless Shoe store located at 5500 North Henry Blvd in Stockbridge on April 9th. Sergeant Joey Smith with the Henry county Police Department says, "The employees noticed some suspicious individuals that were in the store and they really didn't think anything of ...
Car wash business booming this spring
The extremely high pollen count is big business for metro Atlanta carwashes. A carwash located off Chamblee-Tucker road in Dekalb county has been staying busy. Many customers are coming in twice a week for a quick rinse off. This man tells Newstalk WSB he's from New York and has "never ...
Do not get scammed while trying to help
Scam artists are cashing in on the Boston Marathon bombings. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is already reporting charity scams, and they expect to see even more. Social media is one of the most popular tools used by the scam artists because it's an effective way to reach a lot ...
Premarital cohabitation on the rise
More people are seeing how they live under the same roof before tying the knot. A National Center for Health Statistics survey finds nearly half of women aged fifteen to forty-four lived with a man before marriage. Couples are living together longer. The average length of time a couple lives ...
Teen births continue to rise
A shocking number of teen mothers get pregnant again with one or more babies before reaching 20 years old. Nearly one in five teen births is a repeat birth, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 365,000 teens, ages 15 to 19 ...
Experts: Cyber attacks to rise in 2013
Security experts are warning of more cyber attacks to come in the new year. If you've got an Android device, you might be at most risk. The security firm Life Lock identified more than 35,000 malicious Android programs last year. That is six time the amount of programs they found ...
Bad traffic could mean a better economy
If you’ve noticed heavier traffic on your way into work lately, don’t worry it’s a good thing. It could be a sign that the economy is improving. Traffic gridlock and a good economy go hand-in-hand. So it might be good news that the average commute in Atlanta took 12 percent ...
Woodstock student arrested for tweeting threat
A Woodstock High School student is behind bars for making terroristic threats. Police say 17-year-old Lake Reynolds, admitted that he tweeted a message on Thursday night that read, "Planning on pulling a Columbine tomorrow guys, be prepared!" School officials were alerted by other parents and called the police. The ...
Your cell phone could be making you sick
We are rarely without our phones these days. They go pretty much everywhere we do. But, Michael Schmidt, Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina says more and more people are getting sick from cell phone germs. All kinds of germs can be found on your phone. Germs that ...
Film and TV bring billions to Georgia
Movies are big business here in Georgia. Feature films, television movies and series, commercials, and music videos generated billions for the state, according to the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office. There were 333 projects shot here in fiscal 2012, bringing in $3.1-billion. That is an increase of 29% ...
Study: Social media posts affect Election Day turnout
What you post on Facebook could impact who wins the White House. A study of millions of Facebook users on Election Day 2010 found that social network postings had an effect on voter turnout. The study, published in the journal Nature, is the first to demonstrate that the online world ...
Fall allergy season comes early, already in high gear
Fall allergy season has hit metro Atlanta early this year, and it's packing a punch. The Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic is reporting high tree pollens about two to three weeks earlier than normal. "Now, we are seeing very high ragweed counts, and ragweed is in the high range," says ...
Pet turtles and exotic pets cause dozens of kids to get sick nationwide
They may look cute and harmless, but contact with reptiles and amphibians can make you sick. More than 160 cases of human Salmonella infections linked to small turtles have been reported across 30 states.Sixty-four percent of all ill persons are children age 10 or younger, and 56 percent are Hispanic.
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