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National Park Service offers a lot of online free information! Below are Ten Essentials: a collection of first aid and emergency items.

Asheville Chamber of Commerce Feature -- June 5, 2019 Amplified Media Shares it's storytelling building blocks 

Kansas City, MO After two years of planning, a group of homeless veterans in Kansas City, Missouri will finally have a place to call home. 

Raleigh -- May 24, 2019 Heading to a beach, lake, river or pool this holiday weekend? 

Raleigh -- Press Release NCDHHS May 23, 2019 -- To help those struggling with substance use disorders and enhance public health prevention efforts, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is focusing efforts to reach patients at risk for hepatitis A in the state-operated Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers.

Landlords are required to maintain rental property in good and safe working order, in compliance with local building codes.

Twitter image colors and content could help identify users with depression, anxiety

There are many benefits to owning a pet. Pets teach children valuable life lessons like responsibility, trust, compassion, respect and patience. While pets offer a lot of benefits to kids, kids also have a lot to offer the pet in your family as well. Both kids and pets enjoy high energy play as well as having a cuddle buddy during nap time.

CHYNOVSKA JESKYNE, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech speleologists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without strapping on scuba gear, wet suits, helmets and water-proof lamps: 3D mapping.

University of Edinburgh -- The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique.

Petfinder -- How to Find Your Lost Pet. 

What is Mulch Poisoning? Cocoa bean mulch has an attractive smell that makes the ingestion of the mulch an interesting prospect to many dogs. The danger of ingestion lies in the compounds theobromine and caffeine, which are also found in chocolate. These substances will poison a dog, leading to symptoms like tremors and vomiting. Other types of mulch may be less toxic but still present risk of obstruction of the bowel and irritation to the gastrointestinal tract.

We all Love Our Pets! Let's make sure that there's nothing that will harm them in our yard!