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A Firehouse Subs grant helped Pittsfield Township firefighters replace one old camera and place new ones on every truck in the fleet
A new survey of likely voters finds broad bipartisan support for solutions addressing homelessness
“We know we’re safer than we’ve ever been before,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said; security measures will include blast barriers, rooftop snipers and over 100 bomb-sniffing dogs
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Nearly a year ago, a consultant hired by the city recommended the structure be closed immediately due to a “magnitude of code violations”
Isaac Legaretta is facing termination for declining a vaccination; Dona Ana County said it stands behind its policy
The move comes amid blowback for a police raid at the wrong home in 2019
“What we heard from the community is there’s an opportunity to actually bring some relief to the officers and what they have to do in the community.”
The Oakland fire union president supported moving the program to the fire department instead of an independent organization
Gov. Mike Parson has faced criticism that the state’s distribution strategy is inequitable and favors less-populated rural areas over its largest cities
Chattanooga state legislators raised concerns related to the city’s compliance with a decades-old federal court order
EMS incident data also showed a slight increase in incidents involving alcohol in May
A new report identified about 400 attacks motivated by fear or frustration over COVID-19
The St. Louis homicide rate has been among the nation’s worst dating to the 1990s