New Tech Credited With Quick Response in School Shooting
(TNS) — ATLANTA — Staff at Apalachee High School have only worn badges for about a week that can quickly alert school officials or first...
New Software Aims to Revamp the Police Background Check
With its newest product launch, NEOGOV is betting that it can bring digital efficiency to background checks for police and other public safety job candidates.The...
LSU Professor, Students Use AI to Track, Predict Wildfires
In the last 30 years, the number of yearly wildfires nationwide has steadily declined according to the Congressional Research Service — but the acreage burned...
How Long Would It Take to Evacuate Lake Tahoe in an Emergency?
(TNS) — People forced to flee the Lake Tahoe Basin during a wildfire emergency could face a life-threatening, hours-long, slog to safety, a new report...
Unique Grant to Reduce Flooding, Rebuild Louisiana Wetlands
(TNS) - A first-of-its kind federal grant will be used to reduce flood risk and rebuild lost wetlands in an area of St. Bernard Parish...
Groups Collecting Funds and Resources for Wildfire Victims
(TNS) - The impact of this year's wildfire season continues to reverberate throughout the state as the number of acres burned reaches 1.2 million.At this...
Calif. Coffee Pot Fire Still Growing, Triggers Evacuations
(TNS) - A wildfire ignited by lightning on Aug. 3 in the southwest corner of Sequoia National Park has been quiet for the past week...
Anderson, Ind., Police Plan for More Gunshot Detectors
(TNS)— Anderson police are using the latest technology to address gun violence in the city.The city placed 175 gunshot detectors around Anderson since November 2023,...
Some Families Not Notified of Wake High School Bomb Threat
(TNS) - A Wake County high school is apologizing after some parents were not notified about a bomb threat Thursday that led to an evacuation...
Massachusetts Fire Departments Getting $1.5M in Assistance
(TNS) - Dozens of fire departments across Massachusetts are set to share in more than $15 million in federal funding that will help them pay...