December 12, 2016
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is understaffed and struggling to accomplish its statewide public safety mission due to declining revenue that’s led to reductions in staff and restricted travel, according to the state’s commissioner of public safety. Cost-cutting measures will help …
May 25, 2016
A major fault off the Oregon Coast is expected to produce an earthquake, and transportation officials say preparing for that event needs to be a top priority. The Medford Mail Tribune reported a Cascadia Subduction Zone event tops the needs …
December 10, 2013
George County, Miss., will officially open two new storm shelters Tuesday in Agricola and Benndale. The county began the construction of the shelters two years ago. The $3.2 million project was paid for with a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant. …
March 15, 2013
Last call at California restaurants, bars and nightclubs could come later under legislation proposed by a state senator from San Francisco. Sen. Mark Leno’s bill would allow cities and counties to petition state alcohol regulators to allow alcohol service until …
January 25, 2013
Federal regulators must account for response times in the data they collect from transmission operators on natural gas pipeline incidents, a congressional watchdog agency said this week. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Pipeline and …
March 14, 2012
Police recently cited a city club for allowing violent mosh pit dancing and vowed a crackdown on what they called “dangerous behavior” and a “public safety hazard.” The Boston Herald reports that police cited the House of Blues for a …
February 9, 2012
Following three years of budget cuts, Oklahoma’s public safety officials told lawmakers their budgets need a boost to restore workforce levels and replace antiquated facilities and equipment. The heads of Oklahoma’s public safety agencies told members of a House budget …
January 13, 2012
On Jacob Gingerich’s farm in western Kentucky, there is no phone or electricity for his family of 12 children. He even sees putting an orange safety triangle on their black horse-drawn buggy as a violation of the simple and pious …
May 25, 2011
Florida began its sometimes annual hurricane exercise Monday after skipping the practice storm last year because officials were busy with a real emergency — the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The hurricane taking aim at Florida is fictional, but it’s …