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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Fan safety has been a growing topic of concern across the country for the sport of baseball, the Richmond Flying Squirrels are taking action to insure their visitors get the best experience possible while keeping them out of harm’s way with new netting around the Diamond. The viewer friendly netting will stretch from behind home plate … Read More

New safety netting at Ottawa’s baseball stadium will extend farther down the sides of the diamond in response to changes happening in the big leagues to protect fans from screaming foul balls. Dan Chenier, the city’s general manager of parks, said the current safety netting will be replaced and extended 60 feet on each side of the diamond at Raymond … Read More

COLUMBIA, SC (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced it will be putting up netting in an effort to combat contraband. According Bryan Sterling, Director of the Department of Corrections, said access to cell phones allows inmates to coordinate with people outside. Sterling said people are also throwing packages or backpacks over the fence. The current fence … Read More

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are expanding netting to protect seats behind each dugout and for five sections past down both foul lines, a decision announced after several fans were injured last year. A boy was struck on the head by a portion of Chris Carter’s broken bat at Yankee Stadium on May 25, and a fan sitting … Read More

LAKEWOOD – Fans taking in a BlueClaws game this spring will notice something new at FirstEnergy Park. The Class “A” minor-league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies extended the protective netting around the park to the end of each dugout. The move, which will keep more foul balls out of the stands and fans safer in their seats, was done in October said Greg Giombarrese, director … Read More

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two of America’s iconic bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the George Washington Bridge in New York, are undergoing major changes. Both projects include the addition of a unique netting to help prevent suicides. Safety netting is being added along the outer edges of both high-span bridges. The changes have News Channel … Read More

LEE COUNTY, Fla.– The Minnesota Twins are looking to keep fans safer at spring training games this year. They plan to expand the safety net in place inside Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The team’s president said that since the stadium is so intimate, they need the extra netting. It’ll stretch further down the first and third base lines, past both … Read More

With a Christmas parade today and Stevens Center repairs on Sunday, better plan ahead before coming downtown this weekend. Downtown street closures ahead of the Jaycees Holiday Parade will begin at 2 p.m. today, with the parade starting at 5. A block-long section of Marshall Street downtown will be closed from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday as workers get … Read More

An estimated 35 injuries occur every year per 1 million spectator visits to Major League Baseball parks. One of the most widely played incidents came in September at Yankee Stadium when a young girl was hit by a line drive off the bat of Todd Frazier. She was carried out of the stadium on a stretcher and play was halted … Read More

A garden is a labor of love and hard work. It takes great efforts and hours of planning and labor to grow fruits, flowers, and beautiful trees. However, while you might take all the necessary care and caution while grooming your garden, wild deer may gain access to it even so. Deer are beautiful creatures, but a herd can easily … Read More