App Streamlines Emergency Communication in Spokane County, Wash.
(TNS) — Thousands of phones across Spokane County buzzed on Friday, Aug. 18.Then they buzzed again. And again. And again.The Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC)...
Proposed Maine Legislation Could Change State Gun Laws
(TNS) — Maine lawmakers have submitted more than a half dozen new bills to restrict gun access, promote mental health care and support victims in...
Pennsylvania to See Increase in Extreme Weather Events
(TNS) — Pennsylvania is poised to see an increase in extreme weather events including intense rainstorms, as well as climate-driven changes such as floods and...
Why Killer Robert Card Was Allowed to Keep his Guns
(TNS) - Before Robert R. Card II killed 18 people in Lewiston, the U.S. Army deemed him to be such a risk that it forbade...
Police Want More Training, Mental Health Support
A report by Vector Solutions found that law enforcement officers surveyed report that they would like more scenario-based training and more mental health support.The two...
School Officials, Police React to Guns Found on Campus
(TNS) - The Puyallup School District hosted a virtual gun safety and community forum Tuesday night after four students were expelled within a month for...
‘Flash and Boom’ in Minnesota May Have Been a Meteor
(TNS) - A bright flash in the Minnesota sky was followed by ”a thunderous boom” in what officials say may have been caused by a...
Overdose Deaths Soar While Drug Arrests Plunge in Calif.
(TNS) - Once upon a time, California's jails were stuffed with low-level drug offenders.This was wastefully expensive for the public and wholly ineffective for the...
Climate Change Increasing Extreme Wind Events in Midwest
Straight-line winds cause billions of dollars of damage to Midwest states and have been on the increase during the last 40 years. A new study...
App and Peer Group Built to Support Police Officer Health
Police officers and police department staff have long suffered emotionally from the horrors of the job and traditionally have kept to themselves, compounding the issue....