Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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According to authorities, the man who unleashed an attack at Ohio State today used his vehicle to run people over, and then wielded a butcher knife. He was killed by a campus police officer.
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The CodeRed system can be used to alert people to a variety of situations, from evacuation notices, weather advisories and highway closures to fire emergencies.
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Throughout Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath, Southeastern Regional Medical Center faced failing generators, an influx of people looking for shelter and impassable roads.
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In the new map, dozens of structures are already gone, swallowed up by the higher seas that have pushed inland, and hundreds of the remaining buildings are now awash in broad bands of red and orange.
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The grants cover repairs, temporary housing and other approved essential disaster- related costs.
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Over the years, planners, engineers, water quality experts and others have come to recognize how urban development can drastically alter the landscape and exacerbate flooding.
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What will be retained, and what will be replaced by the new administration?
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Might Fran Townsend be the next Secretary of HLS
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As tsunami warning sirens blared in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, many remembered the March 11, 2011 triple tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that killed 18,500 people and displaced 174,000 residents.
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The outcome of collective bargaining with the fire and police unions, as well as seven other city unions, will determine the retirement packages for future employees.
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Temporary, but maybe permanent.
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To help find the missing, the Mineral County, Colo., emergency management office recently received a drone to get to those places where an all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile or even a man on foot can’t access.
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The system uses audio sensors placed at least 30 feet above street level to determine when and where shootings take place.
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Where does fresh water come from where you live?
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