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Battle of the Badges: BPD, BFD face off to collect blood donations
Burleson police and fire departments are kicking off the month of April with a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive to encourage residents to donate blood. BPD is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p ...
NYC probation commissioner’s uniforms policy, badge redesign under fire
A judge ruled Probation Department officials wrongly retaliated against a veteran woman officer for wearing business attire ...
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These Jackets Are Fire
Instagram-marketed brands like Ronning in Britain target early adopters with waist-length clasp jackets for about one third ...
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Federal job cuts by the numbers: Will layoffs affect the economy?
Amaranth adds that in past periods of austerity, government employment has declined by 4,000 to 10,000 per month. In a report last week, Wells Fargo economists said their best guess is that federal ...
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FOUND - Concord Police looking for missing elderly man
The Concord Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 79-year-old James Baxter Hunter of ...
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Robert F Kennedy Jr to cut 10,000 US health department jobs
A number of agencies under the US Department of Health and Human Services will be merged or cut down, in the latest cost-cutting initiative of the Trump administration. It will lead to 10,000 full ...
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Arkansas fire departments take aim at illegal burning as fire risk continues
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Multiple local fire departments are releasing warnings about the dangers of illegal burning as fire risk conditions continue in the region. Drought has begun to ...
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Police release CCTV footage after woman kicks, bites attacker
A woman walking home from work has kicked and bitten an attacker who pushed her against a wall and removed his pants. Police have released CCTV footage of a man they believe may be able to assist ...
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San Jacinto Co. fire grows to 2,000 acres, only 20% contained
evacuations were in place for homes along Pauline Road, Leee Turner Road, Kirby Road, Big Buck Road, Hereford Way, and Blue Teal Road ... men and women of our fire departments and law enforcement ...
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Fire at Lodge Apartments in Blue Springs damages 10 units, displaces 14 residents
BLOG AS THE DIFFERENT THREATS REACH THE METRO. A FIRE AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN BLUE SPRINGS LEAVES BLACKENED ROOFS BEHIND, AND IT LEAVES MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME. KMBC NINE TERISA ...
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‘We have nothing’: Fire forces 14 out of Blue Springs apartment complex
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fourteen people are left without a home after a fire broke out at an apartment complex Tuesday night in Blue Springs. Around 6:20 p.m., the Central Jackson County Fire ...
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A CT volunteer fire department is closing down after 68 years. It’s an ‘end of an era,’ mayor says.
The Torringford Volunteer Fire Department has announced it is disbanding after more than 68 years serving the City of Torrington, officials said. The news of the closure comes after years of ...