Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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She works 12-hour shifts at an Arizona medical center tending to the gravely ill, dozens of whom she has watched die, all while knowing that her mask, gown, gloves and face shield don’t guarantee that she won't be infected.
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After EMT Edgardo Diaz tested positive for COVID-19, doctors monitored him closely. When his kidneys began failing, he was hospitalized. Doctors were able to give him plasma before he became sicker or needed a ventilator.
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While a Napa, Calif., hospital contends it’s doing the best it can to protect its workers, many employees feel differently. The issue recently came to a head after seven workers, not wearing adequate personal protective gear, were exposed to a coronavirus patient.
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The two deaths involved elderly individuals, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Based on the agency’s count, there have been 11 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in York County and seven confirmed in Lancaster County.
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Ventura will become the second city in the county to require face coverings, after Ojai, which implemented an order in early April. But Ventura County does not have a countywide order that requires the use of masks.
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Under an emergency order from the state Department of Health and Human Services, nursing homes and long-term care facilities must test all residents and staff weekly until a facility goes 14 days without a positive test.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking at hospital numbers, as are county commissioners as the state considers a partial Phase 2 reopening in the county. Only 23 percent of ICU beds are available in the county's 17 hospitals.
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The website Down Detector, which tracks network outages, reported widespread issues with T-Mobile service on Monday afternoon, with pockets of outages detected across the country. The company was working to resolve its problems.
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The artificial intelligence location positioning system runs off a Bluetooth mesh network that ensures privacy, and automatically locates positions of students, employees or guests, offering direct and indirect contact tracing.
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Former Health Department geographic data scientist Rebekah Jones has created FloridaCOVIDAction.com, which asserts that the state's widely read public-facing dashboard under reports how many people have tested positive for the pathogen
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“It’s as if you have a really bad sunburn on your back except it’s from the inside. It’s kind of the way your lungs feel when you go out on a cold day in the winter and you don’t have a scarf on. I’ve had that for the last 10 weeks. That’s the most frustrating symptom.”
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Despite lifted restrictions and the reopening of many activities, experts still recommend wearing a mask — even if it's outdoors. As temperatures rise, wearing a mask may feel stifling at times.
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Defunding the police covers a spectrum of ideas Some people want to reallocate portions of police budgets to other needs. Others want to dissolve law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system altogether.
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The county manager said that recovery made him question whether to sign a renewal of the state of emergency he declared March 15, after the state Health Department reported the first known case of coronavirus in the county.
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The Cambria County, Pa., Department of Health reported 493 additional positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 76,436. There were 61 additional deaths, for a total of 6,014 fatalities attributed to COVID-19. There are now 60 cases and two deaths in Cambria County.
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State officials in Mississippi paid nearly $500,000 to a company whose owner was convicted on federal fraud charges after he resold to grocery stores food that was intended for animals or meant to be destroyed.
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Outbreaks of COVID-19 are especially dangerous in jails and prisons because it is almost impossible for those who are incarcerated to safely socially distance. The ACLU has filed lawsuits regarding alleged unsafe conditions in incarceration facilities.
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More than 2,500 homes, businesses and nonprofits were damaged or destroyed by the floods, with estimated losses of $175 million. Some 150 homes were destroyed, with another 790 suffering major damage that may yet be declared total losses.
