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Rabid racoons found in Hall County
A warning for folks in northeast Hall County, a rabid raccoon has been found on Joe Chandler Road in the Gillsville area. Mike Ledford of Hall County Animal Control is warning residents to be on the lookout for rabid animals and says this isn't the first rabid racoon in the ...
New hope for longer life with brain tumors
Researchers in Georgia think they have come up with a new compound that offers longer life for patients with invasive brain tumors. Until now, such tumors were treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, but few patients survived more than two years. The problem--the tumors moved too quickly into ...
More older cars on the road
A stubborn recession is resulting in more people driving their cars longer. The average age of vehicles on the road today is now a record 11.1 years and it's not uncommon to have 200 thousand miles on them. WSB auto and consumer advisor Adam Goldfein says cars are simply made ...
Southerners have the most sleep problems
Here in the south we have trouble falling asleep staying asleep, and we're the most likely to say we feel tired during the day. That's according to a new report in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. People in California are among the most rested with just 17 percent reporting ...
People, pets struggle with record-breaking pollen
These are the consequences we get for a nice winter. Experts say the warm temperatures we have experienced the last few months, including record-breaking heat this week, is the reason behind the record pollen counts we’ve dealt with the last two days. The Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic ...
CDC launches graphic stop smoking ads
Diseased lungs and cancerous lesions all part of graphic ads showing hard-hitting images of what smoking can do. Federal health officials are launching these ads today. They are aimed at urging Americans to stop smoking. The $54 million Centers For Disease Control and Prevention campaign will feature graphic ads, showing ...
Good signs in housing market
Atlanta home prices slid almost 13 percent last year while other troubled markets saw modest increases or only slight declines. WSB Money Matters host Wes Moss says transactions here have actually gone up, meaning more people selling and buying. "I look at it as a good sign for 2012 and ...
Rabid cat found in Cherokee Co.
Cherokee County environmental health officials are warning about a rabid cat. A stray kitten picked up at the Starbucks at Riverstone Parkway in Canton has tested positive for rabies. A number of people touched the kitten. Health officials urging the public to report any bites, scratches or wounds they may have gotten if ...
2 Georgia Tech students robbed at gunpoint
Georgia Tech police are looking for two men who robbed two students at gunpoint. According to an incident report, the students were leaving the campus library when the attack occurred. The two suspects got out of a white van that had pulled up close to the students, who were getting ...
CDC warns of deadly germ
Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. for short, is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and other health problems including death. The CDC’s Dr. L Clifford McDonald says, “About 14,000 deaths are linked to these infections every year.” But, he says, only about 20 percent of the infections actually happen in hospitals, ...
Study: 20% of families struggling to pay medical bills
More families are feeling the pressure of medical expenses. According to a new report, more than 20 percent of American families had problems paying medical bills. Even if they could pay off their bills, 33 percent of Americans said they were experiencing a financial burden because of medical bills. ...
Cancelled credit card debt returns to haunt taxpayers
If you had credit card or other debt that was canceled or forgiven during the recession you could get slapped with a bill from the IRS. Debt that is canceled or forgiven is considered taxable income and you may be receiving a 1099-C tax form. WSB Consumer advisor Adam Goldfein ...
Debt & taxes
If you had credit card or other debt that was canceled or forgiven during the recession you could get slapped with a bill from the IRS. Debt that is canceled or forgiven is considered taxable income and you may be receiving a 1099-C tax form. WSB Consumer advisor Adam Goldfein ...
In Buckhead tickets up, crime down
Watch out if you're driving through the Buckhead /Midtown area. Cops are watching you and they're ready to pull you over. Officers in Atlanta Police Zone 2 have been writing more tickets in this area than any other; 14 thousand more than the next highest zone. APD Major Robert Browning ...
Georgia's unemployment rate drops
There is good news on jobs front in the state. The unemployment rate in Georgia is at 9.2 percent, that's down from 10.1 percent a year ago. "What we found out is that over the last year from January to January we gained over 83, 700 jobs," says Georgia Labor ...
Slow state economy expected to continue this year
Georgia's economy is expected to continue to lag in 2012. There will be no net growth in the state's employment picture this year and hardly any next year, according to the outlook from Georgia State University's Economic Forecasting Center. Director of the Forecasting Center, Rjeev Dhawan says, "this ...
Georgia economy remains sluggish
Georgia's economy is expected to continue to lag in 2012. There will be no net growth in the state's employment picture this year and hardly any next year according to the outlook from Georgia State University's Economic Forecasting Center. Director of the Forecasting Center, Rjeev Dhawan says "this year is ...
Ga. parents sue over tainted baby formula
Nine parents, including two from Georgia, are suing over contaminated baby formula. The parents have filed a federal class action case in the Northern District of Georgia alleging that their children got sick after eating Similac baby formula that was contaminated with insect parts. Similac brand infant formulas were recalled ...
Infant Tylenol recall
Johnson & Johnson is pulling infant Tylenol off store shelves nationwide. The problem is with the new redesigned bottles. They were supposed to make it easier for parents to measure doses. Since the new bottles were debuted about three months ago, 17 parents or caregivers have complained that the protective ...
Consumer alert: Dangerous toothbrush
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a couple of electric toothbrushes. The brushes can chip teeth and cause a choking hazard. The toothbrushes causing concern are the battery-powered Arm & Hammer Spinbrush—or the Crest Spinbrush, as it was called before 2009. The FDA says parts of ...
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