Safety

The Rockford chapter of the Better Business Bureau warns scammers are now going after takeout ordering websites.

As you prepare the prop board for your kids' back-to-school pics this year, police warn there are several things you should NOT include on it.

A handful of drivers are causing big problems on the streets of Rockford right now, and the City has something to say about it.

Extreme heat is hitting our area and it is nothing to take lightly. Here are the signs for heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

Drinking ice-cold water on a hot day can be extremely dangerous for your body, here's why.

The National Weather Service will soon begin sending emergency alerts to our phones anytime a thunderstorm qualifies as destructive.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department is warning about a new phone scam claiming you need to send gift cards to take care of a warrant.

A rise in daytime coyote sightings and attacks are being reported in the Rockford area, here's what you should do to keep your family and pets safe.

It might feel great outside to you, but here's how to make sure it's safe for your dog.
Summertime and the living is easy ... and hot.
I'm that type of person where I get hot very easily, but my dog on the other hand could lay in the sun for hours on end just panting away...

A fungal disease in mud called Blastomycosis is running rampant in Wisconsin right now thanks to the wet spring.