New St. Louis (MO) Program to Divert Mental Health Calls Away from 911
If all goes according to plan, thousands of 911 calls beginning this month will not reach St. Louis police or fire personnel.
Head-On Crash Kills Seven Kids, Two Adults in Central CA
Investigators are asking for the public's help to determine what led up to a head-on crash that killed seven children and two adults in central California on New Year's Day.
Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places in the United States
Of the more than 3,000 counties, Los Angeles County has the highest ranking in the National Risk Index.
Businessman, Family Die when Plane Hits MI House
A small plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two family members.
Fauci: Vaccinations are Increasing in a ‘Glimmer of Hope’
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.
Flight Medics, Nurses in NM Provide Crucial Rural Lifeline
Sitting in the cabin of their helicopter, Sam Dominguez and Alicia Bricker, a flight medic and flight nurse based out of Las Cruces, said their jobs have gotten a lot busier during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘If They Could See What I See Every Day’
When coronavirus first hit back in the spring, work actually slowed down for Amber Michaels and her colleagues at Indianapolis EMS. Not anymore.
Patient Care Falters as COVID-19 Devastates L.A. County (CA) Hospitals
With hospitals overwhelmed by patients and no outlet valve available, doctors, nurses and paramedics are being forced to make wrenching choices about who gets care and at what level.
Firefighters Honor Volunteer EMT Killed at WA Hospital
Liliya Zagariya was killed Dec. 22 in an apparently random shooting at a medical building north of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.
Nashville (TN) Bombing Spotlights Vulnerable Voice, Data Networks
The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to phone and data service outages and disruptions over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. communications.
