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 bill gives fire departments in New Mexico access to 100 percent of the available money in the Fire Protection Fund. Before the bill, state law required that most capital in the fund revert to the General Fund.
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The Fresno Bee spoke with Fresno Health Department officials Dr. John Zweifler, family physician, and Fresno Health Department community health division manager Joe Prado, who oversees the county’s vaccine distribution.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last month it will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20 of last year, through coronavirus relief legislation.
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River North’s predominant ZIP code has nearly double the percentage of residents fully vaccinated than the South Shore ZIP code. But River North also has twice the number of new COVID cases, relative to population size.
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Nearly 30% of all Latinas and 36% of undocumented Latinas lost their jobs during the first months of the pandemic. They’ve gained since then, but there’s still a long way to go until Latinas in California have recovered.
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Enhancements to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecasting system will effectively allow models to run at a higher resolution of detail and yield a more accurate, longer forecast.
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“Participants MUST be live-in Residents of Golden Beach and must present ID,” read a flyer about the Friday event at Town Hall. “Anyone found not RESIDING in Golden Beach will have their appointment canceled.”
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“Getting ‘Vax’ to Business” is a recent effort by the town of Vernon, Conn., to lead the state toward herd immunity by reaching a portion of the population that may otherwise not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Officials encouraged people waiting in line without appointments, or those who want to be vaccinated at this site in the coming days, to make an appointment through visiting the state’s MyTurn.ca.gov website.
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The topic came up Tuesday as a few dozen Hampton Roads clergy leaders and elected officials participated in a “Get out the Vaccine” Zoom session, organized by Celebrate Healthcare LLC, a local community organization.
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The latest payment repaid the county for picking up and disposing of 470,000 cubic yards of storm debris from roads and public rights-of-way — enough to fill Spaceship Earth at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT five times.
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As cleanup efforts continue, FEMA is also assessing the damage to determine whether the county should be declared a disaster area and eligible for federal funds, Coweta EMA Director Michael Terrell said.
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Where’s the CARES funding? Sarasota County schools officials say their pandemic remediation efforts face uncertainty as they wait for the state to release millions in federal stimulus dollars.
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“We’re going to knock on every residential door in the city, making sure every Detroiter knows how to make an appointment,” said Vicky Kovari, an executive assistant to the mayor who headed the city’s Census outreach.
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The executive order applies to all public agencies and any public or private organization that receives state funds. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities are exempt and can still require proof of vaccination.
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Officials are getting those extra vaccines out as quickly as possible as cases and hospitalizations rise in Michigan, which last week was the worst in the nation in COVID-19 cases per capita during the last seven days.
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A worst-case scenario could send 20 feet of contaminated water flooding from the site, Acting Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes said Sunday during a news briefing with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Vaccine passports have been discussed since before vaccines were even authorized for use, but those conversations have been elevated as the world looks to recover from a deadly and economically crippling pandemic.
