Technology to battle the coronavirus is big on the virtual show floor this year. Several companies are showcasing disinfecting robots. LG is introducing an autonomous UV-C light robot designed to irradiate viruses on heavily touched surfaces. (Largely unmentioned is the fact that COVID is largely transmitted by airborne vapor droplets, not viral smears on surfaces.)
A do-it-yourself approach for home improvement projects may reduce your initial costs — but for certain jobs, the risks far outweigh any potential savings. If any of these projects are…
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This letter to the editor can be found on page A4 in today's print edition.
NASA’s first new space potty in decades is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon.
So needless to say, 2020 might just be a bonkers year! And you could be making some crazy life decisions. Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.
Maintaining a clean house is easier than you think.
TRUMP, at a mega-rally Monday in Ahmedabad, India: “Under Prime Minister Modi, for the first time in history, every village in India now has access to electricity.”
There are microbes everywhere. Most are just fine for us. It's the dangerous ones that prompt disinfectants and gloves. But are you cleaning all the germiest places?
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman says lightning destroyed her septic tank and caused a toilet in her house to explode.
In a rare occurrence, a lightning strike blasted apart a toilet, causing extensive damage to a Florida home.
In previous chapters of what I have come to refer to as “The Adventures of a Small-Town Newspaperman,” I have chronicled such amazing feats as…
When a brick failed to do the job, a man resorted to throwing a toilet in an attempt to break into a local store Friday, according to the Stat…
Our country needs change as it teeters on economic ruin, but that wasn’t on my mind when I went to see a showing of “The Hobbit.” The highligh…
I loathe the women’s restroom with every fiber of my being. It exists for no other purpose than to torment me.
A surprising amount of the drinking water in the United States has already been used by toilets and passed through an old sewage treatment pla…
Concord and Kannapolis residents who use low-flow toilets in their homes will now be eligible for a credit on their water bills as both cities…
The Burke County Jail, often referred to as the downtown jail, has come under scrutiny from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human …
My wife, Judy, and my dog, Molly, and I recently completed a 6,500-mile drive across parts of our Central and Western states, crossing parts o…
Mooresville's Public Utilities Division is joining with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program to promote "Fix…
Does your cat or dog drink out of the toilet?
"Mom, don't feel bad about it. It was an accident."
It's not a waste. It raises money for a good cause.