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It’s finally ready! We’re so proud of the 2018 Destinations Calendar! Not only does it contain beautiful photography, but it also delivers a lifesaving message. Please be sure to request yours today. This year, we received stunning image after beautiful picture honoring the times when...
Category 4 Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area August 25, 2017 and dissipated on September 3, 2017. The area had a total rainfall of 64 ½ inches. Hurricane Harvey was an extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane, which became the first major hurricane to make landfall in...
Statement: MADD is devastated that a helpless six-year-old was trapped underwater for at least half an hour because his mother allegedly drove drunk. We expect the courts to hold the alleged offender fully accountable for this despicable crime. This is why MADD demands Illinois laws...
In July, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals held the world’s largest conference for treatment courts and criminal justice reform. More than 5,000 people gathered at the National Harbor Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland to take part in more than 300 sessions in more...
By Rosalind Donald, MADD Kentucky Victim Services Specialist This story is about a mother who has paid her daughter’s cell phone bills since 2012. What situation caused this parent to pay for her adult daughter’s cell phone bill for the past 5 years? The reason...
MADD’s updated response: We will continue to stand with the Evans family as they face a life without their mother, wife, and sister. Update 10/20: Charges were upgraded against the woman who killed a California woman and mother of six. Originally charged with misdemeanor DUI,...
The plea started out like many GoFundMe pages with an entreaty to help raise $10,000. But unlike pages set up to pay outrageous medical bills or cover funeral expenses, Jan Michael Nieves Delgado, 22, took to the popular crowdfunding site for a different reason. “Back...
Highway construction, traffic snarls and speed enforcement – traffic reports, although often useful, rarely rise to the level of “lifesaving.” But the Total Traffic & Weather Reports on several iHeartRadio channels do just that thanks to Regional Vice President, Operations Southwest, John Winder. He donates...