3 Dead, 7 Injured in St. Louis High School Shooting
(TNS) — ST. LOUIS — At least three people were killed, including the suspect, and seven more were injured after a shooting Monday morning at...
Ian Was Lethal for the Elderly and the Chronically Ill
(TNS) - Thomas Billings Jr. and his wife, Sarah, decided to ride out Hurricane Ian in the family room of their Naples ranch home, close to...
New App Can Be a Public Safety Guide During an Emergency
As a firefighter, Andrew Leith used to teach the Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) how to prepare for disasters. That morphed into teaching classes for...
Climate Change Is a National Security Issue, Tim Kaine Says
(TNS) - Sen. Tim Kaine said Tuesday that combating sea level rise and improving coastal resilience is not only a climate concern, but a matter...
Two-Week-Long Industrial Fire Raises PFAS Concerns
(TNS) - A fire has been raging at an Upper Peninsula industrial complex for two weeks despite the "aggressive attack" firefighters across the region launched...
Changes Made After Firefighter Slept Through Emergency
(TNS) - When firefighter-paramedics got the 911 call of a Cooper City man in distress, there was no immediate response from the rescuers, according to...
Researchers Create Video Game for Earthquake Preparedness
(TNS) - The Big One is coming. Would you know what to do if an earthquake hit the Pacific Northwest?A new video game, released before...
States Looking at Digital Maps to Keep Schools Safe
(TNS) - In the wake of the devastating shooting in Uvalde, Texas, one of the latest tragedies in a decadeslong surge of violence in schools,...
COVID Booster Uptake ‘Slow and Sluggish’ in Bay Area
(TNS) - Bay Area health officials are worried that not enough people are rolling up their sleeves to get the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots...
Seattle Broke Heat Record as Wildfires, Smoke Spread
(TNS) - Seattle broke the record Sunday for the hottest temperature this late in the year, as heat-driven wildfires threaten homes in southwest Washington and...