Los Angeles Police Warn About Wildfire Scammers
(TNS) — Victims of the L.A. County firestorms are grieving their losses as well as frustrated with delays in getting restarted with their lives, which...
Washington, D.C., Plane Crash Leaves No Survivors
(TNS) — The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington left no survivors...
What Happens to Cars Destroyed by Major Fires?
(TNS) — In the chaos of fleeing from the fast-moving flames of the Palisades and Eaton firestorms, many evacuees were forced to abandon their cars,...
EPA Plan for Eaton Fire Debris Draws Local Opposition
(TNS) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to open a site to process Eaton fire debris near L.A. County's foothill communities has prompted swift...
Michigan City Adds Electric Police Vehicle to Fleet
(TNS) — The newest vehicle in the Sterling Heights Police Department is already gaining public attention.But the department’s new Chevrolet Blazer EV Police Pursuit Vehicle...
States Work to Fight Disinformation During Emergencies
(TNS) — As deadly wildfires raged in Los Angeles this month, local officials were forced to address a slew of lies and falsehoods spreading quickly...
Some Major California Fire Departments Are Understaffed
(TNS) — The devastating fires that continue to burn in Los Angeles and rank among California’s deadliest and most destructive in history exposed long-festering complaints...
New University Center to Focus on First Responder Mental Health
(TNS) — A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to...
Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to...
Rochester, Minn., Switching to Encrypted Police Radio Channels
(TNS) — A popular pastime among neighborhood watchdogs will soon go away in Rochester as local law enforcement agencies transition to encrypted radio communications.Both the...