Public Safety
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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.
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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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The overwhelming message in all of this is that communicating accurate, up-to-date information to the public is vitally important, but part of the responsibility for preparing for the next disaster lies with citizens.
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According to a press release issued by the Colusa County Sheriff's Office, the state is currently experiencing its driest year on record since 1977, and local groundwater levels are at an all-time low.
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The move comes on the heels of announcements from the leading vaccine makers that they would seek full approval for their coronavirus vaccines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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"This may become an annual wellness strategy to reduce the effects of the virus as we do with the flu," said Dr. Eneida O. Roldan, chief executive officer of the Florida International University Health Care Network.
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In a good year, the reservoirs can store enough water to supply California's human consumption needs — with billions of gallons extra. This year the major reservoirs are holding, on average, just half what they should.
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Some enticements are designed for employees and others are for customers and the public. The incentives, some of which have been offered for weeks, acknowledge it’s necessary at times to nudge people toward good deeds.
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The state “has really increased the amount of COVID sequencing that is happening, but they’re doing it on this really broad scale, where they’re collecting big numbers so they can make big, broad statements about things.”
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The U.S. Department of Education will distribute $10B to community colleges, $2.6B to historically Black colleges and universities, $190M to tribal colleges and $6B to other minority-serving institutions.
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The latest numbers from FEMA show Kansas has the second-lowest percentage of applications that have been awarded money. Agency data released Tuesday shows 55 awards totaling slightly under $400,000 have been approved.
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Deanne Criswell was recently confirmed as administrator at FEMA and brings a unique level of experience to the agency during a critical time when it’s being asked to do more in an increasingly challenging environment.
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A recent analysis by The New York Times found Lake Charles had lost around 6.7% of its population in 2020 — the highest of any metro area in the nation.
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There were 38 patients being treated for the virus Wednesday, according to state numbers posted on the city of Joplin’s website at null. But the numbers reported by the two hospitals totaled 39.
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Just over half of all Ohio adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine, including more than three-fourths of Ohioans older than 65. The threat of the virus has likewise been retreating, with 30% fewer Ohioans hospitalized than two months ago.
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For New Jersey, that means that 170,860 of 217,178 current policy holders — or 79% — would see their premiums go up, while the remaining 21% would pay less. The changes would affect new policyholders beginning Oct. 1.
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The law would allow people to sue if facial recognition technology is used in violation. It would not ban the use of such technology by any other government within King County, or by private groups or individuals.
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Since December, about 9% of Durham’s calls have been routed to the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center. Calls ring for about 30 seconds in Durham before automatically transferring to Raleigh.
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The Illinois Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it would be partnering with Amtrak, Walmart, TravelCenters of America, Wally’s and Hy-Vee to provide vaccination clinics to travelers.
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Workplace vaccination requirements are expected to become increasingly contentious, and the issue could be especially pressing in the health care industry, where employees work closely with vulnerable patients.
