Kimberly Suiters
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7 On Your Side: Weight gain for strength
Sarah Dunkin has exercised for decades.She used to use numbers to measure her progress.But about 18 months ago, Dunkin ditched the scale and decided to focus on how she felt – healthy and beautiful and bigger.ABC7’s Kimberly Suiters has more in the video a → Read More
E-cigarettes: Safer than smoking tobacco?
Cigarettes kill approximately 7 million people worldwide every year according to the American Cancer Society. Can e-cigarettes save them?After 7 On Your Side's groundbreaking report about teens Juuling in school, dozens of adults who vape told us, e-cigar → Read More
The stolen snowboard: Mother is told to pay $500 cash or daughter will be left in Canada
For thousands of high school students in our area, an overnight ski trip to Canada is a mid-winter dream come true.But for one Northern Virginia family, the end of one of those trips was a nightmare, when the director of the trip, Dan Callahan, told the mo → Read More
Tamiflu: Why the life-saving drug costs so much
The deadly flu outbreak claims two more victims.A three-year-old in Indiana died days after being diagnosed. And now Alivia Viellieux’s family is second-guessing the advice they received to not give their daughter the flu shot.They had told us once the flu → Read More
Are your kids JUULing at school? 7 On Your Side investigates
JUULing 101: Parents, it’s time to go to schoolIs your child JUULing in school? Would you even know a JUUL if you saw one?As e-cigarettes and vapes help adults quit the tobacco habit, the JUUL is booming in popularity among teenagers.Why?For starters, teen → Read More
7 ON YOUR SIDE tackles peeling plastic problem in SMART cars
It starts as a little bubble here. A tiny blister there. And then, it comes off like a scab.“And that’s my baby with the crappy paint job,” complained Ruth Dumont as she peeled of another piece.The problem is peeling plastic on some 2008-2009 smart cars, a → Read More
Consumer Alert: New warning on DIY dental work
“So, there’s this idea of what teeth are supposed to look like,” said Anna Hanson, wise beyond her 18 years. “People want that and they’ll do anything they can to get it cheaply.”But at what price?With braces costing anywhere from $4,000 to $10,000, an in → Read More
7 ON YOUR SIDE: Dozens say travel agent ran off with $40K in cash of dream trip money
A pilgrimage to Mecca is considered the journey of a lifetime for many Muslims, a dream come true.But two dozen people in Northern Virginia, who paid cash for pricey packages to the holy city, are facing a nightmare.“The counter guy said you don’t have a s → Read More
'Tinder for teens'? The dark side of a teen app called 'Yellow'
Swipe right to connect. Swipe left to forget forever.Sounds a lot like the popular dating app Tinder, but this one is called Yellow, and it’s attractive to underage kids.In the App store, Yellow is billed as an easy and free way to build friends. Safety e → Read More
7 ON YOUR SIDE shows you how to protect yourself from friending a fraud
Facebook knows where you’ve been. Where you live. What your password probably is. Because we tell Facebook, a network of nearly two billion people worldwide, everything.“There is a reason they are one of most valuable companies in the world,” said Max E → Read More
7 ON YOUR SIDE uncovers the smart way to break away from your timeshare
Owning a timeshare can take you around the world. But disowning your timeshare can get you a giant runaround.“Frustration. Goose egg. Attitude,” said Orlando Brooks of D.C.“Bills in the mail,” said his wife Deborah.The Brooks have enjoyed their four time → Read More
Tire troubles: 7 On Your Side investigates 'Mr. Tire'
7 On Your side didnt set out to investigate Mr. Tire. But after this scenario, we had little choice.A series of tire blowouts courtesy of potholes in D.C. and Virginia sent me looking for sturdier, more reliable tires for my car. The tire manager at Mr. → Read More
Husband honors late wife with amazing foundation: The Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation
Neal and Jennifer Lawson used to talk about how blessed they were.After 13 years of marriage, they had a happy home in Arlington, with three thriving children: Cooper, Booker, and Sadie.She was an incredible mother, said Neal of Jenn. The best Id ever se → Read More
Creepy van with "Free Candy" written on its side leaves residents uneasy
A panel van advertising free candy leaves some parents in California uneasy.Parents and kids in a Sacramento neighborhood were hoping the van was a trick, and not really offering free candy.A 12-year-old spotted the van in his neighborhood and thought som → Read More
7 On Your Side Medical Matter: Best time to get a flu shot
The best time to receive your flu shot is right now, in August and September, before the flu starts to spread.ABC 7's Kimberly Suiters has more, you can watch above. → Read More
Consumer health alert: Working long hours can increase risk of stroke
Researchers looked at more than half a million people in over 25 different studies. Their conclusion?Working more than 40 hours a week is almost as bad for you as smoking cigarettes when it comes to your risk of stroke. ABC 7's Kimberly Suiters has more on → Read More
Hackers expose millions on cheating site; some in US govt
Hackers say they have exposed unfaithful partners across the world, posting what they said were the personal details of millions of people registered with cheating website Ashley Madison.A message posted by the hackers alongside their massive trove accused → Read More
Johns Hopkins burn unit team helps with injuries after massive fire in Taiwan
WASHINGTON WJLA -- Experts from the Johns Hopkins burn unit traveled all the way to Taiwan to help with injuries after a massive fire hurt hundreds. → Read More
WWII ‘war orphans’ feeling abandoned once more as floral fund program ends
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – When World War II claimed their fathers—in these two cases both Army captains in their 20s—the U.S. government called the sons, and 183,000 other American children, “war orphans.” “You had to bear the brunt of what it cost to win this war,” said 71-year old Ed Peters in his home in Hamilton, Va. Peters was 10 months old when his father parachuted into Normandy and was shot in… → Read More
Battling bugs with chemicals and repellents
WASHINGTON (WJLA) -- All it takes is one bite and the phone lines ring off the hook. "If you can't walk from your front door to your car without being eaten alive, that's when they call us," said Damien Sanchez, owner of D.C. Mosquito Squad. The overwhelming majority of Sanchez's customers choose to treat their yards with chemicals, but the number of clients willing to pay 30 percent more for… → Read More