Public Safety
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land. -
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will evaluate a $13 million rental agreement for the Sheriff’s Office to obtain new radios and accompanying equipment. The previous lease dates to 2015 and expired last year.
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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“With the tragedies… over the last few years around ice and water we feel this would be money well spent and certainly getting a grant to pay for that will help tremendously.”
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Guidelines from the CDC are continuing to encourage vaccinations and booster shots, as well as updating the quarantine periods and regulations depending on individuals’ vaccination status.
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The physiology-based heat-sensing technology monitors core body temperature and alerts the sensor’s wearer and a supervisor if the worker is in danger of a medical incident from heat exposure.
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Missouri residents scrambled to receive COVID-19 testing services last month, with sites running out of tests within only a few hours and cars lined up for blocks.
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COVID could join the ranks of dozens of other endemic diseases, including seasonal threats like the flu and illnesses of varying degrees of severity from the common cold to malaria.
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Researchers found that just over 7% of medicare beneficiaries who did not die within seven days of diagnosis received an infusion, with higher rates of treatment seen among groups with fewer chronic conditions.
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In her first State of the State address last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a proposal to spend $10 billion over several years to support the state’s beleaguered health-care workforce.
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Amid lockdowns, changing protocols and vaccine development, calls to respond to people experiencing suicidal ideations hit a five-year high in Salem, N.H. last year with 65 Fire Department responses.
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Californians who have had a COVID-19 booster shot have rates of coronavirus infection less than half that of those who are fully vaccinated.
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Officers are retiring early and the pool to replace them is small, the result of anti-cop sentiments felt across Minnesota at a time — a crime wave — when they're needed most.
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As the pandemic enters its third year, the proposed pay raises underscore what critics see as a fundamental flaw in Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budget for the Department of Public Health.
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Students could check out of their lunch period and get the shots immediately. About 54% of the city’s 12- to 17-year-olds and 47% of 5- to 11-year-olds are vaccinated, and that’s not nearly enough.
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Lexington Emergency Management shares updates on winter weather via Facebook and Twitter. Emergency management officials also share information on how to prepare for winter storms like this one.
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Abbott guaranteed in November that “lights will stay on.” His remarks were highlighted by Grand Prairie Democrat Chris Turner, who in a Twitter post contrasted them to the governor’s Tuesday statement.
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The research by null shows a correlation between states with stronger gun laws and those with lower rates of deaths by shootings.
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With the usual suspects calling 911 for nonemergency needs combined with the omicron variant, the system is backed up to the point where some patients are waiting an hour or more to be admitted to the hospital.
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“There was a boom, then a monster sound. It was so loud, and it didn’t stop. It could’ve been me. I’m on that bridge every day. It’s very, very busy.”
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The governor stressed the storm will have a “long tail” and said people should get any supplies they need as soon as possible to stay off the roads beginning late Friday afternoon through Sunday.
