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As pet owners, we do whatever it takes to keep our pets safe. We ensure they have all of their shots and are protected from fleas and ticks. But there is a predator out in full force this time of year. How do you protect your pets from coyotes?

If you see the Spotted Lanternfly you must destroy it! Then report it before these insects wipe out our trees and crops.

We are told to check our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms twice a year when we change our clocks back. But there's a good reason to check those detectors right now. There is a nationwide recall of the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors because they may not alert residents of a fire.

As a parent, you're always looking out for things that could potentially harm your children or yourself. Now, we're finding that dangers are hiding in even more of the most innocent places that we use every day.

Kids often don't recognize the signs of heat exhaustion and with the higher temperatures coming up, would you be able to before it's too late?

Well, that's unnerving, huh? Usually you see stories like this coming from places like The National Enquirer but when there's NASA evidence to back it up, I don't think they're joking around!

Tests recently performed on many 'back to school' items including crayons, water bottles, 3-ring binders, and markers could cause leukemia, birth defects, and potentially severe behavioral and developmental problems. The results of the test were released on Tuesday and some of the products could have been sold locally,

It seems like every kid has a smartphone and sometimes it's hard to keep track of all of the apps they're downloading for it.

Many us have visited this popular and picturesque Capital Region hiking trail, but amidst concerns of safety, it's in jeopardy of not being open to the public come Memorial Day weekend.

I'm sure you've gotten a scam phone call before and written it off as nothing, but what if the person on the other line seems to know information about your family?

Imagine answering a call from an unknown phone number and hearing "Daddy, Daddy....please help me!" Followed by the voice of a man who claims to have kidnapped your child, asking for ransom money and threatening injury if you don't follow suit.  The thought alone is enough to send chills up your spine, making even the most attentive parents wonder if their child truly is in harms way.  Y

Luckily, I've never been to an amusement park where I've been stuck on a ride or anyone got seriously injured but that's always a risk. Thankfully, after this 14 year old girl almost fell off the Sky Ride, Six Flags Great Escape employees acted quickly to minimize damage.