Classes Cancelled After 4 Injured in Tuskegee Shooting
(TNS) -The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a probe into what led to a weekend shooting at Tuskegee University.According to the Macon County...
N.Y. State Fire Departments to Receive $3.5M in Federal Funds
(TNS) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand recently announced over $3 million in federal funding for New York State...
Everbridge Launches New Dashboard for Emergency Responses
The battle of the dashboards — among the main features of government technology in 2023 — has gained a new entrant, this one from critical...
Cops in Naperville, Ill., Streamline Video Evidence Process
Like police agencies everywhere, the Naperville, Ill., Police Department uses video to record interrogations of potential suspects. That used to mean manually starting and stopping...
Opinion: Triple-Teaming Leominster’s Flood Recovery
(TNS) - Assistance from public and private sources at the local, state and federal level continues to lift Leominster's spirits, especially those residents directly impacted...
Health Workers Wary of Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals
(TNS) - Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus...
Boston Upgrades Response System, Unifying Its Message
The city of Boston is replacing its mass notification system with a cloud-based dashboard, reporting and notification system by Genasys that consists of a platform...
Kansas Cities Allowed to Hire Police With Little Vetting
The Kansas City Police Department captain and 24-year veteran of the force didn’t balk at taking a nearly $56,000 annual pay cut. He wasn’t turned...
Dallas the Latest City to Consider Gunshot Detection System
(TNS) - Dallas could become the latest city to use a gunshot detection system to help police address crime. But the tool has gotten mixed...
For Military, PFAS in Firefighting Foam Pose New Threat
Like their civilian counterparts, U.S. military firefighters are up against a new enemy. From right in their own backyards comes a relatively hidden but potentially...