Public Safety
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Rates of ER visits for heat-related illness in Dallas-area kids soared between 2012 and 2023. The findings mirror global trends as temperatures, particularly in the summer, increase. -
A new Google and Muon-backed satellite wildfire detection system promises faster alerts and high-resolution fire imagery. But with false alarms already straining fire crews, its real impact may depend on trust.
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System issues were behind intermittent disruptions to Next-Generation 911 earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said in a preliminary report. A cyber attack is not believed to be behind it.
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Last week marked the deadliest week of the pandemic in Sonoma County since the virus was first detected locally March 2. On Tuesday, local health officials reported seven people had died within a week's time.
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From Miami to Palm Beach, Isaias dumped two to four inches of rain, knocked out power to a few hundred customers and kicked up plenty of ocean swells, to the delight of surfers. But there was little reported damage by Sunday evening.
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The impact of disaster mitigation improves greatly when you have a community accepting the measures being recommended. This is especially true with a city, county or state embracing the idea of wearing a mask to lessen a disease.
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The order, which goes into effect Saturday, follows weeks of statements by Gov. Evers that such a mandate was unlikely in Wisconsin. It also sets up a likely battle between the Democratic governor and state GOP leaders.
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While the United States began recognizing coronavirus cases at the beginning of the year, North Texas was late to the game when it came to recognizing its first cases of the virus. Still, area hospitals and nursing homes acted fast.
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The total number of inmates who have died of the highly contagious respiratory disease rose from 46 to 49 overnight, according to Department of Corrections data. Two of the new deaths announced were inmates at the South Florida Reception Center.
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New York nursing homes were on guard from early March, told by state officials to follow rules that were supposed to prevent coronavirus infiltration — a ban on visitors, health checks of employees, stepped-up cleanliness. But in most nursing homes, those measures failed.
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The information, which the state Health and Human Services Commission previously declined to make public, allows family members to see how many coronavirus cases have spread in facilities where their relatives live.
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"Individuals are encouraged to reserve medical and surgical face masks, such as 'N95' masks or similar medical or surgical masks for health care personnel and other first responders with the greatest need for such personal protective equipment."
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Local health authorities can make that call when responding to immediate outbreaks and quarantine needs, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in his letter. But they can’t issue blanket orders keeping schools closed simply as a preventive measure, he said.
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Jeff and Catherine Carlton were weeks into parenthood when Scotty experienced his spontaneous brain malformation. They called in social services, and Scotty received early intervention treatment from Cook Children’s Hospital.
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Early in the pandemic, supplying and and restocking testing supplies was a concern, with tests often reserved for those with clear symptoms of the virus. Now there are enough kits and people to withdraw specimens from test subjects in pursuit of peace of mind.
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Zoom and FaceTime have been lifesavers for many older adults staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But an unprecedented shift to virtual interactions has a downside: Large numbers of seniors are unable to participate.
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Even as access to testing grew in wealthier, whiter parts of several California Bay Area counties, community testing sites lagged or offered only limited hours in communities of color where the virus was spreading fastest.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is offering financial aid for buildings with public places to install ultraviolet germicidal irradiation lights in air ducts to minimize the spread of airborne microorganisms like COVID-19.
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Just before 8 a.m. Saturday, Hurricane Hanna — the eighth named storm of the year — was producing winds up to 75 mph, moving west toward the Texas coastline, south of Corpus Christi, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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The Booneville School District in northeast Mississippi, like many neighboring districts, was set to have students return to the classroom Aug. 5, but decided to change course when teachers were exposed to the coronavirus.
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But some North Carolina manufacturers have weathered the coronavirus crisis by switching gears during the pandemic to produce much needed personal protective equipment. For some, the transition was a lifeline. For others, it felt like a duty.
