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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Among those with “Long COVID,” headaches, fatigue and shortness of breath are common, as are memory, concentration, sleep and balance problems. Athletes who scarcely noticed they were ill find they can’t exercise.
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The campaign aims to alert and remind state residents about risks for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. On average, Michigan has 15 tornadoes per year, and Monroe County is a place where tornadoes are likely to occur.
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The $919,869 grant is awarded to HeartLands Conservancy and will be used to develop a community-based watershed plan that will help fix sewage system infrastructure and eliminate stormwater runoff in the three towns.
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“It was a crash course. We were told, ‘here are the paper forms, they have the information you need to get. Here are the phone numbers of the people you need to call right now.’”
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Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto may have suspended the mandate Friday, but he says that he’s not asking people to stop wearing masks. In fact, Hutto said he’d still have his with him whenever he went out.
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This funding is an advance payment for costs to establish the community vaccination site on the Cleveland State campus, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency statement on Tuesday.
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This outreach program targets vulnerable populations that may face disparities associated with access to vaccines. Smaller vaccination events occur in churches, community centers and other partner organizations.
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Pawtucket says it expects added vaccine supplies in the coming weeks and is encouraging residents to register and check its website for available appointments.
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Up-to-date GIS data from Nearmap has helped Melrose, Mass., and Hudson County, N.J., deliver COVID-19 supplies, educate the public about testing sites, and track COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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The Lummi Nation is one of several tribal governments in Washington state helping hasten the vaccine rollout for educators. The Suquamish Tribe is expected to vaccinate about 500 North Kitsap School District employees.
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In his third major job for the city, Mike Myers will be responsible for guiding systemic change in all of it’s public safety bureaus, looking for ways to save money by integrating fiscal or other business operations.
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Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and the American Rescue Plan Act, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020.
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For decades, residents in Centreville, Ill., and other economically challenged cities in the area have suffered from sewage and flooding problems that could be addressed by a $22 million FEMA grant.
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Officials said that they are still working through several segments of Phase 1B, which includes essential workers who cannot work remotely, like firefighters, child-care workers and grocery store workers.
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The university has been working with the state Health Department in developing the new test, and with Thermo Fisher Scientific “to validate the test and provide the necessary supply chain for distribution.”
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At some point, public health could depend on more people being inoculated. And if it does, government officials and private employers will have a problem: It’s not clear that anyone can be compelled to get a vaccine.
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“We were sharing with each other on Twitter, because nobody was telling us what to do. We came up with our own first guidelines... I’d click on the (federal) website” for information, “and it wasn’t there.”
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The state of Florida says the federally supported vaccination sites, set up in greater Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando on March 3, are a success: More than 45,000 of 101,000 people were vaccinated as of Wednesday.
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