Dr. Lauren Siewny, Emergency Department medical director at Duke University Hospital, has a failsafe forecast around winter weather: When freezing rain falls, so do people. Siewny — pronounced…
Read more Tree limbs aren’t all that break in an ice storm. How to avoid common injuries.Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in Northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said Monday.In Redding,…
Read more Redding flash flooding leads to water rescues and 1 death; Shasta County declares emergencyTRAVERSE CITY — A full rollout of Grand Traverse County’s Central Dispatch AI assistant has been delayed because of technical problems. The county’s implementation of the new automated…
Read more GRAND TRAVERSE: Tech problems dog AI dispatch system rollout; program requires ‘babysitting,’ unpopular with callers, dispatchersTRAVERSE CITY — A full rollout of Grand Traverse County’s Central Dispatch AI assistant has been delayed because of technical problems. The county’s implementation of the new automated…
Read more GRAND TRAVERSE: Tech problems dog AI dispatch system rollout; program requires ‘babysitting,’ unpopular with callers, dispatchersTRAVERSE CITY — A full rollout of Grand Traverse County’s Central Dispatch AI assistant has been delayed because of technical problems. The county’s implementation of the new automated…
Read more GRAND TRAVERSE: Tech problems dog AI dispatch system rollout; program requires ‘babysitting,’ unpopular with callers, dispatchersMOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to…
Read more Washington State Under Emergency As Torrential Rain Triggers Floods, Mudslides And Evacuations – KXLReusable straws took off as more people started paying attention to waste and sustainability. The classic plastic straw gave way to paper, metal, silicone, bamboo, and glass. The…
Read more ‘New fear unlocked’: California woman uses glass straws to drink water. Then she ends up in the ERHave you ever been in or traveling through an area where there is no or low traditional cell service and thought, “What if I had an emergency and…
Read more New Text to 911 service allows you to reach help without cell reception. Here’s how it worksOn her first day in office, Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness. The declaration allowed the city to cut through red tape, including through…
Read more Mayor Bass lifts state of emergency on homelessness. But ‘the crisis remains’Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a…
Read more How Tiny Drones Inspired by Bats Could Save Lives in Dark and Stormy ConditionsFILE – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks during a signing ceremony in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) SALEM, Ore. — October 29, 2025 —…
Read more Kotek Declares 60-Day Food Security Emergency As Federal Shutdown Halts SNAP Benefits – KXLOura Rings offer round-the-clock health updates with a little bit of glamour, but is it all too good to be true? TikToker Sonam (@sonam_says) has gone viral after…
Read more ‘A plot twist I didn’t see coming’: NYC woman buys $500 gold Oura Ring. Then she says it landed her in the ER1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Alcorn State University 1 dead, 2 injured in Alcorn State University shooting; MBI investigating. Updated: 10:11 PM EDT Oct 11, 2025…
Read more 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Alcorn StateMontgomery County Fire officials are urging the public to prepare a “file of life” folder as a means to help first responders provide more accurate care during emergencies.…
Read more Montgomery County Fire officials urge residents to fill out a ‘file of life’ – WTOP NewsDavid Stuckenberg, cofounder and chief operations officer at Genesis Systems, explains that the WaterCube uses proprietary liquid and solid sorbents—materials that absorb water—that essentially “form a handshake with…
Read more Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From AirJUPITER, Fla., October 13, 2024 (Newswire.com) – A tornado triggered by Hurricane Milton has completely obliterated Furry Friends Ranch, a beloved animal shelter and community center in South…
Read more Tornado Devastates Furry Friends Ranch in Palm City, FloridaLess than two weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the American Southeast, hospitals and health care providers in Florida are preparing for yet another destructive storm as Hurricane…
Read more Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane MiltonYou should be sure to keep your personal information up to date. That includes your emergency contacts (which you can configure at Settings > Safety & Emergency >…
Read more How Google’s Satellite eSOS Works During Emergencies on the Pixel 9Juliet and Callie had to meet again to recap the Love Island USA reunion! First, they address the flaws of the show format (01:15) and the girls who…
Read more Emergency Pod! First ‘Love Island USA’ Reunion.RICHMOND, Texas – When a hurricane is eyeing up the Texas Gulf Coast, we all want to know the most up-to-date information every single minute. Technology has given…
Read more Artificial intelligence and ‘deepfakes’ could spread life threatening misinformation in emergencies
