Reading Time: 2 minutes The County of San Diego’s emergency information app has a new name, a new look, and new features to help keep you safe. SD Emergency is now Alert San Diego. The updated app is part of the County Office of Emergency Services’ (OES) modernized emergency communication system, providing quick access to…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – As you get ready for your morning commute, take a deep breath. That advice comes from AAA, as a recent study found that 96% of drivers admitted to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors over the past year. AAA did a similar study in 2016. Since then, they found: Cutting off other vehicles is up…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Sunday morning, the St. Joseph Police Department responded to an armed carjacking in the 800 block of South 24th Street. The victim was approached by Devonyra Hudges, who pointed a firearm and stole his white 2014 Honda Accord. Later Sunday morning, officers were dispatched to a disturbance in…
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has described the killing of Charlie Kirk as a politically motivated “assassination.” According to authorities, the shot was fired from an elevated position 200 yards from the event at the University of Utah, and the suspect was arrested in Washington, following a confession to a family member. It was just a…
ALBANY, N.Y. – Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III will detail arrests and criminal charges stemming from a raid executed by U.S. immigration and border control agents on a Cayuga County food production facility at 11 a.m. today in Albany. Homeland Security investigators and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will join Sarcone in his office to…
SAN JOSE IS BEING RECOGNIZED as the nation’s safest major city, but officials say there’s still work to be done. A report by financial tech company SmartAsset has ranked San Jose safest out of the 50 largest U.S. cities based on several factors, including violent crimes, traffic fatalities per 100,000 residents, median income and housing…
“WE HAVE THE BODY BAGS READY.” Though it was more than 25 years ago, I still feel the chill that ran through my body in a conference room in the wetlands of Northern California. I was a graduate student on a multi-university, interdisciplinary wetland restoration project team. We, a group of scientists from the south…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina officials are supporting a plan by the Federal Communications Commission to stop inmates from using cellphones in prisons. The Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the FCC will be voting this month on a proposal that, for the first time, would allow prisons to jam contraband cellphones….
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett announced Thursday that he is seeking re-election. He ran unopposed three years ago. Prior to his first term, he served as Chief Deputy under Sheriff Jim Hammond. In a public statement, Sheriff Garrett says he’s focused on building a brand founded on exceptional customer service, professionalism, and innovation: “Three years…
Koraput: Jeypore town police on Saturday handed over 17 missing mobile phones to their rightful owners after tracing and recovering them from different locations. Police said complaints regarding the loss of the mobile phones had been lodged by their owners on the CEIR portal (www.ceir.gov.in). Acting on these complaints, the police launched an operation and…