If you travel by air, you know how inconvenient it can be to have your flight delayed. You might not have much control over most issues that cause delays, such as weather or maintenance, but is there anything you can do in advance to minimize your chances of delay?

Travelers sometimes make the mistake of not reviewing the details of their trip, which could lead to errors in their ticketing. Minor errors on your flight reservation used to be an easy fix at the counter when a customer checked in. Now, with tighter security and rising airfares, even the most insignificant discrepancy can cause you a big problem or result in extra fees. Continue reading Avoiding Delays When Traveling »

Though many parents try to do the right thing for their kids when purchasing a child safety seat, many don’t buy the right size seat or install the seat properly.  This puts the child in the same danger as having no seat at all.  Therefore, it’s a good idea to purchase the seat from a store that will allow you to take the seat to your car and have it installed.  This ensures that the seat is safe and is right for your child. Continue reading Child Passenger Seat Safety: Step-by-Step »

 

High gas prices have caused many of us to feel the sting every time we fill up, and as gas becomes more expensive, there are some folks out there who going to extremes to separate you from your fuel.

Where once upon a time gas stealing was simply an issue of people driving off without paying, now thieves are going to new and curious lengths to fill their own tanks, and you could find yourself a victim with an empty tank and an expensive auto body shop bill. Continue reading Don’t Let Thieves Drain Your Gas Tank »

AMW host John Walsh trains with the FBI in Quantico, VA

I’ve just had some first-hand, close-up exposure to what FBI agents-in-training have to go through. And let me tell you - I loved every minute of it! This month marks the Bureau’s 100th anniversary, and to help celebrate the occasion, I took the AMW crew to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia to shoot a special episode of our show. With our cameras rolling, the FBI’s top trainers let me try my hand at some of what they put agents through. I spent time at the firearms range, moved in on a realistically staged bank robbery with an FBI SWAT squad and even got to rappel down the side of a building in an exercise with the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team - one of the most elite counter-terrorism units in the world. Continue reading John Walsh: Takin’ It To The Streets »