Tagged: Public Safety

Environment
10:16 am
Mon June 10, 2013

State Officials Warn Of Dangerous Rip Currents

Credit Billy Hathorn, Creative Commons
A swimmer on the Carolina coast.

Safety officials on the coast are trying to make beachgoers more aware of rip currents. Those are the narrow channels of waves that can pull swimmers dangerously far offshore. Signs along North Carolina’s coastline advise visitors to ‘Break the Grip of the Rip.’

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Law
5:05 pm
Thu September 27, 2012

Cyclists Seek To Make American Tobacco Trail Safer

Durham bike riders are traveling the city's portion of the American Tobacco Trail hoping to make it safer. Debbie West says it's a route she likes to take to where she needs to go. "I love the Tobacco Trail. I live and work near it," says West.

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