Rain, Flooding Leave Calif. Drought Claims Behind: Opinion
(TNS) - Two words that government officials always try to avoid saying are "drought's over" — even when there's flooding.This winter, Gov. Gavin Newsom has...
Fire School Trainees in Alabama Learn to Use Fire as a Tool
(TNS) - Sometimes it can be productive to burn. Sometimes it can even be a career.For those who do want to earn a living using...
What if the ‘Big One’ Hits the North Bay?
(TNS) - The ground jerks violently, shudders and rocks, cracking walls and blowing out windows.Roadways rupture. Water lines break. Homes and buildings slide off their...
Texas County to Complete Buyout of 110 Flooded Homes
(TNS) - After back-to-back rain events in 2016 flooded dozens of homes, Montgomery County is hoping to wrap up the final buyout of some of...
Kentucky City Applies for Grant for Paramedic Course
(TNS) - The Owensboro, Ky., Fire Department is planning to send six more firefighters to paramedic training and is seeking a federal grant to help...
Eligible Volunteer Fire Departments Offered New Grants
(TNS) - A new pilot program from the Texas A&M Forest Service is issuing grants of up to $3,000 to help volunteer fire departments with...
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria Reminds Calif. How to Prepare
(TNS) - It's a matter of when, not if, a major earthquake hits California . We've enjoyed a period of relative earthquake quiet — a...
COVID-19 ‘Emergencies’ May Finally be over After 3 Years
(TNS) - Three years after the coronavirus outbreak prompted governments to take unprecedented action to contain the virus, the state of California and the federal...
Vernon County Updating Hazards Mitigation Plan
(TNS) - The frequency of and damages caused by severe storms and other natural and man-made hazards in Vermilion County will be discussed at a...
Worry That It Can Occur Here?
(TNS) Recent attacks on substations in two North Carolina counties have officials in the Triad and across the state calling for better protection of the...