The Food and Drug Administration has announced new rules requiring chain restaurants and supermarkets serving prepared food to put calorie counts on the menus. The regulation applies to any establishment that serves food and has 20 or more locations. Melissa Martin is the state Department of Health and Hospitals “Well-Ahead” manager…

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The rules also apply to gas stations, bakeries, coffee shops, amusement parks and vending machines and they all have until November 2015 to comply.

As you get the kitchen ready to cook the family Thanksgiving feast, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning hopes safety is on your mind, as well. Browning says once you begin cooking, you should attend to that cooking…

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He says it’s also important that your stove and oven are clean and properly maintained.

The American Automobile Association says more than 46 million Americans will take a trip this year to celebrate Thanksgiving, with more than 90 percent traveling by automobile. AAA travel analyst Don Redman says folks will enjoy the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in five years…

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He says they attribute this jump in travel to an improving economy.

State Police is reminding motorists that parking on roadway shoulders and grassy areas along interstates and highways is illegal. An increasing number of vehicles are being parked in these areas during hunting season. The say parked vehicles pose a threat to motorists when they exit or reenter the roadway and can be a hazard to motorists stopping for emergencies. If you observe a hazardous situation, you are asked to call star-LSP from your cell phone.