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Neil Carlberg was a Bellingham firefighter for 33 years, retired in 2011 and died of esophageal cancer in 2018
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges

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The Iowa National Guard and private companies are hauling fresh water and bottled water into Hamburg and Glenwood after Midwest floods caused drinking water treatment plants to shut down.
The Minnesota Army National Guard will provide helicopter support to flood-stricken Nebraska.
Members of Congress propose the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in the United States.
Drones with thermal imaging cameras aided first responders in searching for victims after a devastating tornado hit Alabama.
Of 29 ‘Sanctuary Cities’ fingered in 2017 for being out of compliance with federal immigration laws that stood to lose federal law enforcement grants, only Oregon has yet to be cleared to receive those grants, according to DOJ
The House of Representatives approved a measure 240-190 requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers. The bill will move on to the Senate.
Former mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and U.S. Representative, Senator Bernie Sanders will run again for President.
The state of Illinois is reviewing a lapse in retrieving the handgun used in a workplace shooting that killed five at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora.
With an increased frequency of severe storm damage and increased hurricane flooding, the South Carolina Floodwater Commission was formed to address real-time climate impacts.
Former Newark Mayor and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced his Election 2020 bid for President.