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The California state prison system aims to increase the female workforce from 17% to 30% by expanding recruitment efforts
Hawaiian Electric President Shelee Kimura acknowledged the company’s downed power line cause the first fire
Fires are not uncommon as smoke detectors, sprinklers are lacking inside the Men’s Central Jail
The new policy bans officers from shooting at moving vehicles and reclassifies a threat of force as a use of force incident
The crowd threw bottles at cops and put metal bars in the street to try to damage police vehicles, officials said
Sanford’s fire union president said a 72-hour wait for first responders’ test results is “unacceptable”
The court invalidated parts of the law where it encompasses speech tending to “encourage” or “promote” a riot
The National Hurricane Center projected the storm will grown into a Category 3 hurricane before landfall
Officials say the breach may have leaked the names and addresses of those who tested positive for the virus
The budget would have cut up to 100 officers, slashed some salaries and reallocated an additional $14 million to other services
It’s the first case brought against an officer since Washington voters in 2018 made it easier to prosecute police for using deadly force
The New York chapter of the ACLU published the data after prevailing in a fight with public safety unions that had sought to keep the records secret
“If you are in denial about climate change, come to California,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom