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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The Star compared Tucson's 911 "ring times" to a standard set by the National Emergency Numbers Association, which requires 95% of 911 calls to be answered within 20 seconds of receiving a call.
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Intensive care units, where the sickest patients get the highest level of care, were also full at Oneida, Community General and Oswego Health. Upstate’s downtown Syracuse hospital, the region’s largest, was 97% full for both acute care and ICU beds.
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The plans include new steps to ensure almost 100 million vaccinated Americans can quickly get booster shots, including expanded capacity at pharmacies, education and outreach among Medicare beneficiaries, and rides to booster sites by AARP.
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Researchers in the United States and Europe have seen coronaviruses with frightening mutations arise in COVID-19 patients whose natural defenses have been suppressed by drugs to fight cancer or manage autoimmune disorders.
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"Part of the challenge with treating and managing people with long COVID is that a lot of them had been very healthy, very high-functioning. This syndrome has significantly impacted their day-to-day living and how they function with their jobs."
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After already spending a year learning remotely during the pandemic, students and educators at the middle and high school in New Jersey went back to the same virtual pattern after the town was rocked by the remnants of Ida.
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Omicron has spread to several regions, including Australia, Belgium, Britain, Hong Kong, Israel and Italy. Some cases have no connection to South Africa, suggesting the variant may already be spreading locally.
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Researchers are feverishly working to better understand the variant, which reportedly has more than 30 mutations in the spike protein that is pivotal in gaining access to healthy cells, top scientists said on Sunday.
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The National Weather Service issued flood warnings in Whatcom and Skagit counties, as well as the Olympic Peninsula, all areas that recorded as much as 4.5 inches of rainfall between noon Saturday and noon Sunday.
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A marching band was playing “Jingle Bells” and the crowd was jovial as the parade wound through downtown Waukesha, Wis., when a red SUV barreled through, according to a social media video from the city’s feed.
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In Washington, which long has lagged behind the rest of the West Coast in school seismic safety and earthquake preparedness, the idea of raising the construction bar for schools has yet to catch on.
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An honors seminar at Iowa State University takes some of the top students on campus through emergency response training that includes a realistic simulation of a tornado hitting campus.
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Maury County, Tenn., Mayor Andy Ogles issued the order Thursday afternoon in response to a federal mandate requiring health care providers that receive federal Medicare and Medicaid funding to have all staff members vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Pandemic inpatient counts were up to 123 on Wednesday, 24 more than the network's previous high during a spring 2021 spike of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Munson Healthcare numbers show.
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The CRASE program is conducted by the Odessa Police Department for groups and businesses seeking more knowledge about how to prepare for an active shooter situation or a safety assessment of their establishment.
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More than 40 cases of physical and verbal abuse against staff have been reported over the past year at Oneida Health, a 101-bed hospital in Oneida, N.Y. The number of cases is probably higher than that because many incidents go unreported.
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The proposed budget includes several resilience efforts that, when put together, show an approach where the state will try to help local governments better prepare themselves for future flooding.
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San Jose is one of only a half dozen jurisdictions in California that have taken the unconventional step of using WEA to push out information about vaccination clinics.
