Public Safety
-
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday. -
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.
More Stories
-
Florida has one of nation’s most stringent building codes, and county rules require owners of older buildings to submit reports from licensed engineers or architects certifying a building’s safety after 40 years.
-
Amateur radio operators around the nation on Saturday and Sunday tuned into the annual Amateur Radio Field Day, a practice exercise in using the systems to establish communications during a disaster.
-
When the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's grid operator, required the utility to cut power across San Antonio, massive pumps used to push water throughout the city shut down.
-
Rescuers removed four bodies from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, as the search for survivors went into its second day and another fire broke out in the debris.
-
Once the heat arrives, residents are encouraged to find air conditioning, avoid strenuous activities, wear light clothing, drink plenty of water and check on family and neighbors.
-
’We have 11 cases, that ranks us first in the 17 counties in the Capital District. The doctor told us that the age range of cases is from 35-50 and that they are all very, very sick cases.’
-
State lawmakers, concerned about governmental overreach, have stripped local public health officials of much of their near-unilateral power. The changes to emergency management laws established a new set of rules.
-
“Some hospitals are being forced to slow the pace of elective surgeries until the blood supply stabilizes, delaying crucial patient care,” Chris Hrouda, president of Red Cross Biomedical Services, said last week.
-
They’re expected to get a public airing next week as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ponder a spate of post-vaccine heart problems in adolescents and young adults.
-
The Piedmont Police Department is using automatic license plate reader technology to keep its citizens safe and to find people suspected of a crime. A new transparency portal is helping residents understand how they work.
-
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a health advisory on June 10 about the rise of RSV in southern parts of the U.S. The disease is a respiratory illness that causes similar symptoms to COVID-19.
-
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to prevent the Federal Emergency Management Agency from demanding repayments from disaster victims if there was no fraud involved. The bill passed by voice vote.
-
Researchers developed a new forecast model to better predict large waves approaching the coast of West Maui, where sea-level changes and coastal erosion continue to imperil vital infrastructure and properties.
-
Masks won’t be required by state law, but restaurants, venues and other businesses and workplaces may continue to do so. Local jurisdictions and school districts could issue their own orders if allowed under local laws.
-
Gov. Cuomo said once the state hit the 70 percent rate, all state mandates — including capacity restrictions, health screenings, cleaning and disinfection protocols and others — would be fully relaxed.
-
Wilmington councilman Neil Anderson said he knows the fire department’s schedule is set up to allow firefighters to work another job if desired. “Most do and many are entrepreneurs that run their own business.”
-
Little damage has been reported so far, and only two storm-related emergency calls came through as they passed across Onondaga County, according to the county’s 911 dispatch center.
-
It is not an easy task to convince some of the homeless people to get the vaccine, especially those who have lived on the streets the longest, said Ricky Leath, outreach specialist with the city of Miami.
