NEWSTALK 860 » danger http://ksfa860.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Bathroom Is the Most Dangerous Room in the House — Find Out Why http://ksfa860.com/the-bathroom-is-the-most-dangerous-room-in-the-house-find-out-why/ http://ksfa860.com/the-bathroom-is-the-most-dangerous-room-in-the-house-find-out-why/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:40:38 +0000 Amy Sciarretto http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142079 The bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house, and not just because of germs. Slips and falls on wet surfaces have been found to be one of the leading causes of accidental deaths in the U.S., and bathrooms are the most common places that these accidents take place.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/the-bathroom-is-the-most-dangerous-room-in-the-house-find-out-why/feed/ 0 Christopher Furlong, Getty Images What Are the Most Dangerous Cities in America? http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/ http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:50:27 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=112506 Last week, the FBI announced that violent crime dropped four percent in 2011, compared to a 5.5 percent drop in 2010.

However, according to a 24/7 Wall St. review of 2011 FBI crime statistics, violent crime is on the rise in places that already have the highest rates for it in the country — both murder and burglary have gone up.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america/feed/ 0 Getty Images How Many Teens Text While Behind the Wheel? http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/ http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:21:28 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=109361 Teenagers aren’t drinking as much as they used to and more of them now wear seat belts, but all of that could be offset by the startling number of them who admit to texting while driving.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/feed/ 0 larryzou, Flickr Where are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Lufkin? http://ksfa860.com/where-are-the-most-dangerous-intersections-in-lufkin/ http://ksfa860.com/where-are-the-most-dangerous-intersections-in-lufkin/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 16:27:37 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=54640 It’s the beginning of a holiday weekend, YAY! And the beginning of people in your way on the road and aggressive drivers ticking you off. Who will present the biggest problem on the road today? It’s those darn red light runners.

We’ve probably all had the experience of sitting at a red light that turns green, signaling our chance to go, and all of a sudden a car zooms through from the other direction. Near miss! Red light runners cause accidents all the time, and it turns out today is one of their favorite days to do it.

And what are the most dangerous intersections in Lufkin?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/where-are-the-most-dangerous-intersections-in-lufkin/feed/ 0 Andreas Rentz/Getty Images The Newest Dangers to Watch Out for This Season Are Christmas Decorations? http://ksfa860.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/ http://ksfa860.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:02:43 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66308 They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/feed/ 0 Johannes Simon, Getty Images Too Many Drivers Eat, Text, Watch Videos and More Behind the Wheel — Survey of the Day http://ksfa860.com/driving-distractions-survey/ http://ksfa860.com/driving-distractions-survey/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:08:25 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63950 Buckle your seat belts, folks.

According to Harris Poll chairman Humphrey Taylor regarding a new survey, “The number of drivers who engage in potentially dangerous, in some cases extremely dangerous, behaviors while driving is terrifyingly high.”

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