Louisiana Coastal Restoration Projects Get $9.3 Million
(TNS) - Four grants totaling $8.8 million for coastal restoration projects in southeast Louisiana were among dozens nationwide announced Tuesday in New Orleans by the...
Overcrowded ERs, Nursing Shortages Hammer Hospitals
(TNS) — Alesha Holley had terrible abdominal pain. On the recommendation of her doctor, she took herself to the emergency room.Holley would have to wait...
Officers Stress Importance of Managing Their Mental Health
(TNS) - Police chiefs and law enforcement officials from around the Valley stressed the importance of managing mental health for those tasked with enforcing the...
Minnesota Nurses Reach Deals in Twin Cities, Duluth
(TNS) - Nurses reached tentative contracts with numerous hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth, avoiding ill-timed strikes amid an increase in respiratory diseases and...
College to Improve Emergency Safety Notifications
(TNS) - Clark State College has been awarded more than $93,000 to help improve safety on campus.The Campus Safety grant will be used to enhance...
Glynn County Debates Having a Public Safety Director
(TNS) - The Glynn County Commission approved a request to fund the new director of public safety position at Thursday's meeting, but not without a...
Data Reflects Nation’s Need for Disaster Paradigm Shift
Many emergency managers have long since recognized that as the nation continues to respond to disaster after disaster, most of them climate related, it’s past...
Community’s Response Stems Flood Fallout: Editorial
(TNS) - "There's no practice for something like this."The words of Lowell Housing Authority Board Chair Phil Shea succinctly describe the instinctive rescue and relocation...
The Public Doesn’t Understand Hurricane ‘Cone of Uncertainty’
(TNS) - When there’s a hurricane coming, one iconic image fills TV screens and social media feeds: the cone of uncertainty.But as shown by the...
Active-Shooter Hoaxes Cause Massive Georgia Police Response
(TNS) - Hoax active-shooter alerts sent some Georgia schools into lockdown on Wednesday, drawing huge emergency responses as frantic parents tried to locate their kids.It...