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With thermal imaging, live video, and supply drop capabilities, the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s drone program is transforming search-and-rescue operations
Cuts to Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools programs causing uncertainty for small farmers
More than 40% of National Weather Service field offices are critically understaffed, raising concerns about timely storm warnings as deadly tornadoes and flooding
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A day after recording the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida broke a previous record for current hospitalizations set more than a year ago
While Act 1002 allows DOC facilities to mandate masks, jails operated by local governments cannot
The dozen or so units respond to at least 26 calls a day, some of which take hours to resolve, officials said
In its first 18 days, the pilot program in Columbus handled 56 incidents, sending EMS providers to non-threatening calls that would otherwise go to police
“Does a person at high risk or with a new cancer diagnosis run to TikTok or Facebook memes for medical advice?”
While some question the involvement of a private contractor, others are negotiating who would be eligible
The updated guidance was prompted by new data suggesting vaccinated people can pass on the virus
The heat wave earlier this summer led to 15 confirmed and five pending deaths due to heat
The surge comes as the more infectious Delta variant spreads across Los Angeles County
City attorneys are challenging a judge’s order to hire at least 730 officers by next summer