Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » safety http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Nine Ways to Travel, Ranked By Safety . . . From Walking and Planes, to Motorcycles and the Space Shuttle: http://newstalk870.am/nine-ways-to-travel-ranked-by-safety-from-walking-and-planes-to-motorcycles-and-the-space-shuttle/ http://newstalk870.am/nine-ways-to-travel-ranked-by-safety-from-walking-and-planes-to-motorcycles-and-the-space-shuttle/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:00:54 +0000 Paul Drake http://1027kord.com/?p=139189 Here's a new list that ranks nine types of travel from least safe to most safe, based on the number of deaths for every one billion miles traveled.  Motorcycles are the least safe, below walking and cycling.  Trains are the safest, just ahead of buses and airplanes.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/nine-ways-to-travel-ranked-by-safety-from-walking-and-planes-to-motorcycles-and-the-space-shuttle/feed/ 0 TSA Firing 25 Workers, but Not Because of That Horrible Security Report or All the Stealing http://newstalk870.am/tsa-firing-25-workers-but-not-because-of-that-horrible-security-report-or-all-the-stealing/ http://newstalk870.am/tsa-firing-25-workers-but-not-because-of-that-horrible-security-report-or-all-the-stealing/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:30:17 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=147206 According to reports from the Transportation Security Administration, the agency plans to clean a little house at the Newark International Airport by firing 25 employees and suspending 19 others for alleged misconduct.

In a seemingly related pair of stories, a recent internal TSA investigation revealed frequent security failures, while an ABC News story investigated rampant theft at the TSA.

However, both of these things have nothing to do with the 25 firings, according to the TSA.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tsa-firing-25-workers-but-not-because-of-that-horrible-security-report-or-all-the-stealing/feed/ 0 Jeff Swensen, Getty Images Experts Say Technology Can't Keep Parents From Leaving Children in Hot Vehicles http://newstalk870.am/experts-say-devices-dont-keep-parents-from-forgetting-children-in-vehicles/ http://newstalk870.am/experts-say-devices-dont-keep-parents-from-forgetting-children-in-vehicles/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:00:16 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=89353 With the recent rash this summer of child and infant fatalities from being left in hot vehicles, numerous technology devices have come out claiming to help parents "remember."

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/experts-say-devices-dont-keep-parents-from-forgetting-children-in-vehicles/feed/ 0 ALEXANDRIA, VA - AUGUST 17: Reginald McKinnon wipes away tears after talking about his daughter's death from hyperthermia during a news conference to launch the "Look Before You Lock" campaign against leaving children inside parked cars. In 2010, McKinnon accidentially left his 17-month-old daughter in his car while he went to work and she died from hyperthermia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Hermiston High School Stadium's FAIL http://newstalk870.am/board-of-education-closes-school-and-public-access-to-kennison-field-bleachers-considers-renovation-option/ http://newstalk870.am/board-of-education-closes-school-and-public-access-to-kennison-field-bleachers-considers-renovation-option/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:19 +0000 Pollyann Judkins http://97rockonline.com/?p=69000 Hermiston High School’s bleachers have been closed indefinitely after a safety inspector failed to find anything in compliance with modern safety standards.

According to a press release from the Hermiston School District, a report by a landscape architect investigating cracks in the high school’s track concluded, “The bleachers surprised us the most

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/board-of-education-closes-school-and-public-access-to-kennison-field-bleachers-considers-renovation-option/feed/ 0 Health And Safety Expo At TRAC (Slide Show) http://newstalk870.am/health-and-safety-expo-at-trac-slide-show/ http://newstalk870.am/health-and-safety-expo-at-trac-slide-show/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:56 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=61590 Townsquare Media (Newstalk 870, 97.5 KOOL FM, 102.7KORD, 97Rock, and 98.3 The Key)  were proud to be a part of the Health and Safety Expo this week at TRAC. 

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/health-and-safety-expo-at-trac-slide-show/feed/ 0 (newstalk 870 image) Would YOU Be Prepared In Case Of Major Weather Emergency? http://newstalk870.am/would-you-be-prepared-in-case-of-major-weather-emergency/ http://newstalk870.am/would-you-be-prepared-in-case-of-major-weather-emergency/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:00:34 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=52679 Ok, we don't get the big tornadoes like those forecast for parts of Texas and Oklahoma (the central and southern plains) this weekend, and into next week.  But we DO occasionally get our share of freak weather.  Would you be prepared?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/would-you-be-prepared-in-case-of-major-weather-emergency/feed/ 0 (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Feds Want NATIONWIDE Cell Phone Driving Ban http://newstalk870.am/feds-want-nationwide-cell-phone-driving-ban/ http://newstalk870.am/feds-want-nationwide-cell-phone-driving-ban/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:10:11 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=28320 Is it necessary, or should it be left up to the states? Is this another example of the Feds overreaching?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/feds-want-nationwide-cell-phone-driving-ban/feed/ 0 (Photo Illustration by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Massive Accident Involving 176 Cars Kills One and Injures 16 in Tennessee [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/accident-176-cars-kills-one-injures-16-video/ http://newstalk870.am/accident-176-cars-kills-one-injures-16-video/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:00:45 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63587 Thursday morning was a dangerous time to be on State Highway 386 in Sumner County, just north of Nashville, Tennessee — three separate chain-reaction crashes involving a staggering 176 cars left one person dead and another 16 injured.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/accident-176-cars-kills-one-injures-16-video/feed/ 0 WKRN Warning Labels For Morons http://newstalk870.am/warning-labels/ http://newstalk870.am/warning-labels/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:11:12 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=967 Sometimes they just think that we're stupid. Check out these ridiculous warning labels.

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