 | Cordova Crash Survivor Promotes Motorcycle Awareness Month
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month and several states, including Tennessee, use this month to educate motorists.  Watch Video
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 | Baptist DeSoto Hospital Making Strides in Patient Safety
Despite having the busiest ER in the Mid-South, Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven is making great strides in cutting needless injuries. Watch Video
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 | Real vs. Fake? The Christmas Tree More Likely to Catch Fire
More people are choosing to use artificial Christmas trees in 2012. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto's Youngest Students Learn Bus Safety
Ten feet. That's the magic number Mississippi kindergartners, first and second graders are learning. It has to do with bus safety, and how far away from the bus they need to stay. Before this week is over, every one of DeSoto County's youngest students will have heard those words. Watch Video
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 | Dried Up Christmas Trees a Huge Fire Danger
Many mid-southerners will be decorating live Christmas trees instead of artificial ones in homes this season. While they may smell like the holidays, when natural trees dry out, they can become a huge fire hazard and danger. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Swim Program Wins $5K Grant, Olympic Visit
With over half a million online votes, Make a Splash Mid-South's water safety video has earned the city a $5,000 grant to provide free children's swimming lessons and a special visit from Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones.
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| Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones Makes a Splash in Memphis
Olympic gold-medalist Cullen Jones was 'Making a Splash' in the Mid-South Wednesday, promoting swimming lessons and water safety for all children. Watch Video
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 | Demolition of MCS Building Halted for Asbestos Violation
Code enforcement ordered work to stop last week on demolition of an abandoned Memphis City School after the health department demanded everyone off the property.
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| Event: Safe Kids Mid-South to Offer Sports Safety Clinic
Safe Kids Mid-South, led by Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, will sponsor a free Sports Safety Clinic on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2392 N. Germantown Pkwy., from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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 | Train Ride Focused on Railroad Crossing Safety
BNSF Railway is educating people on the dangers at railroad crossings. Memphis police officers helped in that education process by giving tickets to those that don't understand the danger. Watch Video
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| Event: Free CPR Event Aims to Train 300 to Save Lives
Each year Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital treats about 40 children who drown or almost drown in pools, ponds or other bodies of water. An event hosted by Make A Splash Mid-South, Le Bonheur and Safe Kids Mid-South will arm parents and other caregivers with the skills and knowledge of how to perform CPR.
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 | Mayor Wharton Joins AT&T Campaign Against Texting While Driving
Texting while driving is a dangerous trend that's fast becoming an epidemic. Watch Video
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