Illinois Town Taps Focus Group to Discuss Emergency Services
(TNS) — A focus group for emergency services on Monday packed the Effingham City Council chambers with police officers, firefighters, the dive team and more...
California Tsunami Evacuation Left Room for Improvement
(TNS) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Thursday — and while Humboldt County evaded major structural damage and injuries, many locals bungled the tsunami evacuation.Of...
New Alabama Grant to Help Traumatized Police Officers
(TNS) — Two area law enforcement agencies recently received grants that will allow one agency to beef up security at its county courthouse and the...
California Police Use AI to Transcribe Body Cam Videos
(TNS) — A new front in the battle over the benefits of artificial intelligence versus its risks is opening up in law enforcement, where police...
Colorado County Outfits Fire Truck With Fentanyl Awareness Wrap
(TNS) — It only took one pill for Adams County Fire Rescue Lt. Ben Ramos to lose his brother, Anthony, forever.Ramos’ brother died in September...
Major Earthquake Rattles California’s North Coast
(TNS) — A powerful 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County Thursday morning, followed by a series of aftershocks, left people scared and shaken...
Grants Help Alabama Authorities Prepare for Disasters
(TNS) — A two-part grant is helping local hazardous materials planners prepare for disaster.The Morgan County Commission on Tuesday authorized its chairman to enter into...
North Carolina Police Turn to Training to Stop Taser Misuse
(TNS) — Unclear police policies, inefficient training and too little accountability is resulting in some North Carolina officers misusing Tasers and similar devices, civil rights...
Tiny Cabins Offer Shelter in N.C. After Hurricane Helene
(TNS) — After Helene’s rains struck, Thomas Whiteside and his grandson watched a creek near their Black Mountain house rise hundreds of feet in minutes....
More Than 1,600 in Tazewell County, Va., Seek FEMA Help
(TNS) — While officials in Mercer County are still awaiting a federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden, more than 1,600 claims for assistance have...