Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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More powerful ammunition meant to protect nuclear reactors was capable of piercing control panels and critical piping.
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If there is one potentially positive side effect of the situation, it could be that all the media attention shines a light on the larger water infrastructure problems the U.S. faces.
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App will quickly lock school's main entrance.
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The death rate of black children in house fires across the United States is more than double that of white children.
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The officers would generally have the same powers as municipal police and must be certified by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
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From securing the area near the town house where the San Bernardino shooters lived on Dec. 2 to assisting with the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival each year, members of the all-volunteer organization can be called upon to help.
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Two recent events — the mid-April Donald Trump rallies and Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon — created concerns about the public safety department’s preparedness.
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Too many questions linger about implementing the program.
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'We really need to let the public know this is not something we should be sticking our heads in the sand over.'
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The CIA used a series of tweets on Sunday, using the hashtag #UBLRaid, saying: "To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today."
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'If approved, this law would result in those of us on campus feeling less safe, not more safe,' read a resolution by the Faculty Senate at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College.
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New Jersey is perhaps best known for the “Parkway” and former presidential hopeful Gov. Chris Christie. But some might argue that it should be getting attention for its novel fusion center approach to cybersecurity.
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'The National Weather Service is always looking for good informations and good resources.'
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The storage will cost the city about $8 million over five years, with about $585,000 more per year in additional staffing costs.
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Violent crime, which also includes sexual and aggravated assault and robbery, is up about 15 percent in Las Vegas, he said. It was up 5 percent from 2014 to 2015.
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The El Paso Independent School District in Texas has equipped all 43 of its officers with body cameras, which has led to some questioning the privacy of the information collected.
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Last May the state agency was soliciting proposals for a $150,000 unmanned aerial vehicle to help with missions like search and rescue.
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It's a race against the clock to save $400,000 to replace 30-year-old system.
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