Oregon Police Recruits Waiting Months for Basic Training
(TNS) - Portland police hired 80 new officers in the past year, but more than half of them haven’t even started their training.They must wait...
Tips to Stay Out of the ER as COVID Variant Spikes
(TNS) - Doctors from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine said that people can take steps to avoid busy...
Why Airlines’ Medical Kits Fall Short During Emergencies
(TNS) - In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled...
From Drought to ‘Epic’ Snow to Flooding in California?
(TNS) - Nearly every square mile of California was in a severe drought four months ago. The first six months of 2022 were the driest...
How Do Chemicals from Wildfires End Up in Water Supplies?
When we see smoke from a wildfire, most of us can deduce that it’s probably not very healthy to be breathing in. But it turns...
Recovering from Broken Bridges, 500 Mudslides
(TNS) - LOS ANGELES — The atmospheric river storms that pummeled California for weeks inflicted "extensive" damage to as many as 40 of the state's...
Mental Health Clinicians Taking Baltimore County 911 Calls
(TNS) - Around 8:30 p.m. one Thursday last fall, a phone rang.“C3, Pam speaking,” a woman answered.For a few seconds, she nodded as she scribbled...
New Maps Show Hidden Flood Risk in California’s Bay Area
(TNS) - Amid dramatic ocean swells and drenching atmospheric rivers, a new report lays bare a hidden aspect of sea level rise that has been...