Minneapolis public schools face a series of crises. Some have been forced on us, like the COVID-19 pandemic. Others were created by years of district underfunding and missteps. Communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and constitute the majority of families in our district. That’s why the Minneapolis Teachers Federation was at the negotiating table months ago ...

A family of six was displaced after a large house burned down in the Tilden Woods neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials say it happened around 4:00 p.m. on the 11600 block of Danville Drive near Luxmanor Elementary School and Tilden Middle School. The occupants have left the house unharmed, but officials say the ...

THE Scottish Greens have been accused of doing “another U-turn” after failing to propose a moratorium on shutting down large-scale waste incinerators despite being featured in the party manifesto. The party manifesto pledged to “oppose the construction of new incinerators because they ease the pressure to reduce waste, cause air pollution and are bad for the climate.” The Scottish government ...

An unusual episode took by surprise a group of rescuers working against the clock to find a man their friends could not find after a night in which they had ingested a significant amount of alcoholic beverages. The hilarious situation took place in Turkey after the man’s friends requested the intervention of the authorities and a major operation was mounted ...

In the pandemic winter that followed last summer’s racial equity protests, Akron City Council asked Akron University to see if the public was okay with the course that he had put in place to rethink the police. The legislature had just published a list of possible police reforms in January. Board leadership wanted to know if the community would approve. ...

Posted on September 30, 2021 Councilors agreed to cancel the Council fireworks in Dumbarton and Dalmuir in November following the introduction of new Covid-19 restrictions. The move comes after new guidelines have been agreed to in the Scottish Parliament, meaning any adult attending a major event from 1 October 2021 will need to present their vaccination passport before they can ...

A suicidal racist sprayed his apartment with gasoline with the intention of setting it on fire. Garry Smith was dragged out of the downstairs apartment before he could set it on fire and endanger the other residents of the block. And he ranted at the police: “I am a racist and I am proud. I hate black people. Black b ...

(Update: Added video, comments) Second rescue effort at same time involves injured Smith Rock hiker TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A woman drowned above Tumalo Falls Wednesday afternoon, despite efforts to save lives at the scene, Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies confirmed. The report of a possible drowning and water rescue was received by dispatchers around 3:30 p.m., Sgt. Jayson Janes said. ...

VISTA – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic hitting small businesses, Vista City Council recently approved a grant program to help ease financial hardship. The board approved its COVID-19 Small Business Grants Program at its September 14 meeting, offering grants between $ 1,000 and $ 25,000 for qualifying small businesses. The city received $ 26.1 million from the Coronavirus State and ...

WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – The Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team has won the Land Rover Defender Above and Beyond Service Award and is proud to own a new vehicle. The winners were announced on Facebook Live and their response was invaluable. The sounds of cheering filled the room when Wolfe County Search and Rescue discovered they had won ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – 176 Wing operations and maintenance groups have been honored with the 2021 Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year award. Over Memorial Day weekend, Guardsmen from the 176th Wing generated and conducted 30 sorties, culminating in over 120 flight hours during two high altitude rescue missions that saved 13 people in Wrangell-St . Elias National ...

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been told it needs to adapt to cope with the increasing risks of flooding and wildfires. In a new Scottish Government consultation document, it is revealed that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) will need to prepare for more extreme weather conditions due to the climate crisis. While SFRS’s top priority remains ...

A court order is now in place prohibiting anyone from entering or depositing more waste at the Shee Recycling site in Durham Road, Birtley, after the waste stored there becomes a fire hazard. This is the second time that powers have been used in the Northeast. The restriction order was obtained in Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court last week (Thursday, September ...

A 50-year-old man has disappeared after having a drink with his friends. While wandering in the woods, his friends filed a disappearance report with the police, following which a search operation was launched. The incident took an amusing turn when it was discovered that the man was part of the team that had gone to the forest to search for ...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WVLT) – The Knox area rescue departments met with more than a dozen people on Tuesday to present a plan that should reduce the number of people on the streets and using drugs in Knox County. Executives from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center told WVLT News the region is facing a record number of drug-related deaths, which ...

Firefighters rushed to a Liverpool business after a fire. The Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was called to a business on County Road in Walton at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28. After teams arrived just five minutes later at 8:20 p.m., they found a fire at the company’s door. READ MORE:Drunk driver sobs in court after witnessing ‘gruesome’ murders ...

Bob smith, EditorTuesday, September 28, 2021 20:29 GMTNo further updates have been made One of the team members enjoys an unscheduled tea break while cleaning up. Photo: OVMRO Mountain rescuers teamed up with volunteers to clean up a lake in Snowdonia this weekend. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organization joined the team’s 333 Supporters Group and the Snowdonia ...

Unlike fast fashion, clothing at Junk Kouture, the world’s largest youth fashion event, is made from recycled waste (Photo: Antony Jones / Getty Images for Junk Kouture) I made quick representations to Scottish Water who explained that it was a phenomenon of nature, “a storm over a thousand years”. Well, since that meeting there have been three more of these ...

For the Love of Cats: A silent art auction fundraiser is scheduled for October at the American Legion, Sauls Bridges Post 13, 229 Lake Ella Drive. The benefit is for Feline Advocates of Leon County (FALC), a local 501 © feline rescue (3). FALC is a rescue that focuses on the defense and rehousing of homeless cats and kittens in ...

THE number of reported cyber crimes in Scotland nearly doubled during the pandemic, new statistics have revealed. An estimated 14,130 crimes fall under the cybercrime category recorded by Police Scotland in 2020-2021 – a staggering 95% increase from the estimated 7,240 reported in 2019-20. The shocking increase in agent-recorded cybercrimes came as recorded crimes declined in four key areas; non-sexual ...

Fire department provides safety tips to help reduce fall and winter fires The Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is providing home fire safety tips to help residents stay safe this fall and winter. During the colder months, the Service often sees an increase in house fires, often caused by chimneys, candles and families being more at home. Will Newman, ...

Portage County Commissioners agreed to donate $ 15,000 to the County Water Rescue Team after learning the group had no county-wide funding source to offset its expenses. The team, made up of firefighters from across the county specially trained in water rescue, have been busy this summer rescuing people due to high water, including several rescues on the Cuyahoga River ...

There are fears that Kim Jong-un will accelerate his candidacy for the “third world war” after the tin dictator fired a short-range “ballistic” missile early this morning. It comes after the North Korean ambassador told the UN in a chilling warning that no one will deny Pyongyang the right to test weapons. 3 North Korea fired ballistic missile at sea ...

Ryan Delano is practicing his rappelling technique during a search and rescue training course on Friday, September 24, near Windy Point Campground.Liz Copan / For the Daily News Summit Search and rescue teams from across Colorado gathered in Summit County this weekend for the annual SARCon event, an opportunity for members to learn about new tools and techniques, learn about ...

The stereotypical image of the buff, oiled and semi-nude firefighters adorning the cover of calendars is a far cry from the volunteer firefighters you’d likely see in Western Australia’s eastern wheatbelt. Key points: Women make up nearly half of Merredin’s fire and rescue service Lt. Sheree Lowe says brigade offers childcare program to attract female volunteers Statewide, women make up ...

Happy Tuesday, Orange County! Here’s everything going on in Orange County today. First of all, the weather forecast for the day: Partly cloudy all day. High: 73 Low: 58. On Tuesday, high tide was expected at 2:26 p.m. at 4.27 feet. Sunrise was expected at 6:44 a.m. and sunset at 6:39 p.m. On Wednesday, high tide was expected at 7:53 ...

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) team were ambushed as they put out an out of control bonfire in the grounds of Mansion House in Gracemount just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Blinded firefighters were forced to call the police for backup as young people swarmed them with projectiles that damaged their fire engine. No injuries or arrests were reported, ...

Rhianna Conway, who runs Scamp’s Pet Boutique, hosted a dog show and family fun day at The Old Plow on Saturday. The event, held in bright September sunshine, raised £ 808 for the Pawprints rescue charity in Rugby. She wanted to make a few people smile in the village where she lives after the coronavirus pandemic. Rhianna and the dog ...

Search and rescue teams have found the work car of a missing St Austell man they had been looking for for days. As reported in The Packet last week, Police in Devon and Cornwall are increasingly concerned for the welfare of Anthony Haley, 42, missing in the St Austell area. Anthony was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September ...

RESCUE team responds to incident where man slipped and dislocated his ankle while working with friends On Saturday September 25, CUMPOL (Cumbria Police) tasked the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team to rescue a walker who was descending Wetherlam Edge with a group of friends, when he slipped on a wet rock and dislocated ankle. Two Land Rovers left for Tilberthwaite, followed ...

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Fire crews have received invaluable on-the-job training in Irvine’s high apartments as the five 14-story blocks await demolition. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service held another controlled fire simulation exercise in disused multi-story apartments at Doon Court last week – right next to where crews responded to the tragic Garnock Court fire which claimed the life of a resident 22 ...

SINGAPORE – When First Warrant Officer Dan Qiong of the Singapore Civil Defense Forces (SCDF) travels overseas on search and rescue missions, she has a canine colleague with her. While the SCDF officers of the Disaster Assistance and Rescue (Dart) team are well known, what is less well known, it is the 14 dogs of the Search Platoon who are ...

A major crackdown on human trafficking in Ireland has resulted in the rescue of 38 foreign nationals by gardaí over the past year, including 25 women who have been coerced into sexual exploitation. specialist detectives are investigating those behind a growing number of illegal immigrants from South America, including Brazil, who are forced into the sex industry here. Gardaí is ...

Through Annie berman Updated: 48 seconds ago Posted: 44 minutes ago Gary Fisk. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group) Rescuers are searching for a missing man from Eagle River who left Tuesday morning to hike Crow Pass, a popular hiking trail in the Chugach Mountains. Gary Fisk, 74, started at the end of the Girdwood Trail around 8 ...

A section of the M66 was closed after a vehicle overturned following a “serious” accident this evening (September 25). Emergency services were called to junction three near Pilsworth, Bury, around 8:30 p.m. this evening. A man was released from a van following the crash on the southbound carriageway, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said. Six vehicles were ...

Heartbroken families were forced to flee their homes in terror in the early hours of the morning – after their buildings began to collapse. They rushed to retrieve their belongings after huge cracks appeared in their walls, floors and ceilings, exposing the houses below and the dirt below. The drama unfolded in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, this morning with some residents claiming ...

A day after a fire consumed a home in Petah Tikva, a 12-year-old boy seriously injured in the blaze died on Friday evening. Emil Alufer was taken to hospital in critical condition in the early hours of Thursday with severe burns and smoke inhalations, doctors said. Another man in his 50s was seriously injured after rushing into the house to ...

The search for a missing Cornwall man in his 40s has intensified as emergency services and his family remain concerned for his well-being. Anthony Haley, 42, of St Austell, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (September 22). Police, coast guards, mountain search and rescue teams and people who know Anthony are looking for him – with the search intensifying ...

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Saturday deployed a total of 18 relief teams to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in preparation for Cyclonic Storm Gulab over the Bay of Bengal. NDRF chief executive SN Pradhan said the 13 teams will be deployed to Odisha and five teams to Andhra Pradesh by Saturday evening. NDRF teams in Odisha will be ...

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F&M Bank F&M Bank welcomed two new team members, Kevin Nixon and Katherine Preston, and announced senior management promotions for Paul Eberly and Bobby Williams. • Nixon has been appointed Vice President and Director of Commercial Relations for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Commercial Team. He brings over 13 years of business lending experience, primarily as a Business Development Officer at First ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – Search and rescue teams are always looking for an experienced outdoor enthusiast who has been reported “late” from a backcountry canoe trip earlier this week in Yellowstone National Park. Kim Crumbo, 74, from Ogden, has not been found. However, rescuers located the body of Crumbo’s brother Mark O’Neill, 67, on the eastern shore of Shoshone ...

BUTTE – Mining is all about scavenging valuable ore, but sometimes miners have to scavenge something else that’s valuable – human life. And that’s where mine rescue comes in. “The most important thing to come out of every mine is the miner because without the miner you have no production and there’s no point if you can’t do something safely,” ...

The Scottish Government has requested military assistance to help deal with deteriorating response times from the Scottish Ambulance Service, amid reports of patients dying and waiting in agony for hours before paramedics arrive . A total of 114 soldiers have been enlisted, with the first deployment of drivers expected to be behind the wheel from Sunday. Register now to our ...

Scottish firefighters have been forced to use vacation and labor time when protecting themselves from the coronavirus. A shock case in an employment tribunal found that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) had inflicted “unfavorable treatment” on life-saving heroes when they forced disabled firefighters to take their protection time on their own. annual vacation. The firefighters union also argued ...

Five climbers have died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, the Russian Emergency Ministry announced on Friday, in one of the worst tragedies in recent years on Europe’s highest peak. Elbrus, a dormant volcano in Russia’s North Caucasus region, is Europe’s tallest mountain at 5,642 meters (18,510 feet) and is experiencing a nationwide tourism boom due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Former Rangers star Craig Moore believes Steven Gerrard’s side are still trying to find their rhythm despite making it to the Scottish League Cup semi-finals. Gerrard’s side came close to national cup victory this season, beating Livingston 2-0 at Ibrox in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. Rangers are also top of the Scottish Premiership table, but complaints about ...

United States Chief District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced Robert Arthur Ginder to seven years and six months in federal prison for sharing images of child sexual abuse in an online chat room. The 35-year-old former Nassau County Fire Department logistics officer who pleaded guilty in April will also be serving a 10-year sentence of supervised release and will have ...

The LeicestershireLive Heroes Awards 2021 took place tonight – celebrating the inspiring members of our communities and offering them well-deserved recognition. The awards, whose main sponsor was the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner, took place at King Power Stadium in Leicester. The awards were hosted by presenter Des Coleman and saw a range of awards given for feats of compassion, ...

Human remains were found in a burning car in Dumfries. Emergency crews rushed to Jocks Loaning on Wednesday morning. Police received reports at around 8:15 a.m. that day of a burning car near Jocks Loaning. Read more Related Articles While the fire was extinguished, emergency crews found human remains inside the engine; a gray Vauxhall Insignia. The grim discovery has ...

A Cumbria rescue team are the recipients of a brand new car. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) received the keys to their new rescue vehicle from Colin Todd of Lakeland Land Rover. The vehicle is the first of the New Defender 110 model to be adapted for mountain rescue and the purchase and conversion was made possible thanks to the ...

A state panel on Wednesday approved a request from the Arkansas Alliance for Boys & Girls Clubs for $ 6.3 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to 23 Boys & Girls Clubs at approximately 50 Arkansas locations for support young people at risk. The 15-member Arkansas bailout steering committee – appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson in May to recommend the ...

Su Xiao, 49, and Xu Guangchun, 42, are like-minded souls on the streets of Beijing, checking surveillance cameras and checking passers-by, with an almost constant barrage of calls on their phones. They are looking for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, a serious illness that can easily erase a patient’s memory and other major mental functions. Seven years ago, Su and Xu ...

WOMAN fights for her life, three children injured after house fire The 28-year-old was rescued after being trapped on terraced property in Tonypandy, south Wales, by the blaze. 3 The 28-year-old was rescued from this houseCredit: WalesOnline / Rob Browne 3 Fire ripper across the property TuesdayCredit: WalesOnline / Rob Browne She was rushed to hospital where she remains in ...

A stranded dolphin has been rescued off the coast of Texas, volunteers said. Screenshot, Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network on Facebook A maritime rescue group knew that volunteers would have to “act quickly” if they were to save a dolphin trapped off the coast of Texas. The dolphin was stuck in the “very shallow water” of Lighthouse Lakes near Port ...

Fire and rescue units from Norway, Paris, Oxford, PACE, West Paris, Harrison and Bridgton were called to Stephens Memorial Hospital on Friday after smoke was detected in the building. Nine ambulance services were called in to transport patients to other medical facilities. Fire departments in Greenwood, Woodstock and Poland provided coverage for several services that were dispatched to the scene. ...

A worker who fell while renovating a building in Kalyaninagar was rescued by a Pune fire team By Nadeem Inamdar POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 11:32 IST Pune: A team of firefighters from Pune from the Yerawada fire station on Wednesday rescued a worker who got stuck in debris at a construction site in Kalyaninagar. The worker fell while renovating a ...

A STREET left with catastrophic damage from heavy rains that flooded dozens of homes could cost up to £ 2million to repair, it has been claimed. Multiple meetings between residents, councilors and officials have taken place with the aim of rectifying the problem, which has plagued the streets for several years. As previously reported, 50 homes were evacuated last month ...

Texas anti-abortion groups are taking no action against a doctor who revealed he terminated a pregnancy after six weeks in violation of a new state ban, bizarrely claiming there is no evidence that a law has been broken. The organizations – which have lobbied for the law which Dr Alan Braid freely admits to having flouted – appear to be ...

Pulling a deer out of a swimming pool on Monday morning was a first for Old Town policewoman Catherine Denning. Denning, who has been with the Old Town Police for two years, was on duty Monday when the department received an unusual call from the Maine Warden Service, asking if an Old Town officer could come to a local house ...

Early on Sunday morning, September 19, 2021, MPs and SAR teams from Clackamas, Washington and Tillamook counties continued their search for a missing 85-year-old Hillsboro man. The search area was concentrated in the northernmost part of Tillamook County, accessible by Highway 26.“The vehicle of the missing man was found parked, out of gasoline between 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday ...

AARON HICKEY is out of place in Serie A as the ex-Hearts star scored his first goal in Italian football. The former Jambos kid took the plunge last summer and impressed in his first year at the club. 1 Ex-Hearts kid Aaron Hickey celebrates debut goal for Bologna in draw with GenoaCredit: AP The 19-year-old has played five times in ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As north Texas sank deeper into the pandemic last year, everyone, including nonprofits, had to figure out how to get on with their lives. There is a chance this week to help the community say thank you to these nonprofits. “So many nonprofits have had to do so many things, from reinventing programming and going virtual to ...

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – A woman and her grandson were rescued by three public works workers after a fire trapped them in a room on the second floor. Firefighters said they were called to the Shelton Avenue home in New Haven on Tuesday morning. They said the rescued woman Juanita Bryant had to push an air conditioning unit through ...

A NUMBER of incidents requiring assistance from the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team on Saturday, September 18 included two people being taken to hospital. A report was received at around 11:45 a.m. of a victim with a fractured ankle at Bwlch Ciliau on Watkin Road in Snowdon. The team was assisted by the Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team and the Maritime and ...

It was an evening that so many people have been waiting for – an evening filled with celebration, camaraderie and enthusiastic applause for his examples of heroism and moving and empowering dedication to others. The Scotland’s Champions Awards have seen stars from the stage, film and sport present awards, encourage and recognize the incredible acts of selfless courage shown by ...

MONT RAINIER, MD., September 21, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Alley Cat Rescue, Inc. (ACR) Launches African Wildcat (Felis lybica) Sightings Mapping Project Across Africa and neighboring countries. The African Wildcat project will collect data from people visiting and living in these areas through the ACR Facebook group (facebook.com/ACRAWCProject) and the online report form. Those reporting sightings will provide details ...

by Xinhua Writers Yao Yulin, Wang Xiaojie and Zhao Xu BEIJING, Sept.21 (Xinhua) – Su Xiao, 49, and Xu Guangchun, 42, are like-minded souls on the streets of the bustling Chinese capital of Beijing, checking surveillance cameras and checking passers-by, with a near constant barrage of calls on their phones. They seek to help older people with Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

Father daughter firefighters team Lloyd Sowers Reports TAMPA, Florida – An attic fire might not be how most people start their day, but for Lauren Glanton, Tampa’s rookie firefighter, it seems to come naturally. “It was my wake-up call,” she said. “It was fire time, rock and roll time!” Answering the call works in the family. “Broken legs, gunshot wounds, ...

The Prime Minister commented on plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act currently in force in Scotland. In an interview with the BBC, Ms Sturgeon suggested that people should instead focus on “real threats” to women’s safety. The law currently states that if someone wishes to obtain a certificate to legally recognize the acquired sex of an individual, the person ...

CONTACT: Lt Bradley Morse 603-744-5470 603-271-3361 September 20, 2021 Albany, New Hampshire – On September 19, 2021, New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified of an injured hiker on the Moat Mountain Trail in Albany. Toni Weinstein, 49, of New Market, NH, was hiking the Moat Mountain Trail and slipped on a rock injuring his ankle. She was unable to ...

Days after losing consciousness as volunteer coxswain, Meredith Scanlon and Antony Charles took command of the Harwich RNLI inshore lifeboat for the first time, in separate incidents. The first duty fell to Meredith when, on Tuesday September 14, she took command of the coastal lifeboat Atlantic 85 from Harwich RNLI. Tierney, Harvey and Sonny Reid in a multi-agency search for ...

NORTH PORT, Fla .– The North Port Police Department said Fox news Monday that he “currently has no plans to conduct a major search on the Carlton Reservation today” – the place in Florida where authorities were looking for Brian Laundrie over the weekend. Laundrie is a person of interest in Gabby Petito’s investigation. Authorities found a body in Wyoming ...

A A seven-year-old boy who went missing overnight from a major search operation was hiding in the attic of his grandmother’s house, his mother confirmed. Carson Shephard was not discovered until after police scanned the area using thermal imaging equipment on Monday morning, she said. He was reported missing on Sunday, having been last seen in the Afton Bridgend area ...

Wrexham.com> News Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has apologized to potential recruits after putting aside plans to hire more full-time fighters. An online registration window for full-time fighter roles was scheduled to open today (Monday, September 20) and close 48 hours later at noon Wednesday. At the time, Senior Director of Operations Paul ...

Posted on September 19, 2021 8:34 PM Last update on September 19, 2021 8:40 p.m. Written by Greg Sapp Local authorities are investigating two recent deaths. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Little Wabash River south and west of Effingham at 2:45 p.m. Saturday. The location is near the Summit and Jackson Township Line, at the end of ...

PRINCE Andrew is about to fire his “shambolic” legal team because he is “extremely worried” about the sexual abuse case against him, it has been claimed. Virginia Giuffre – a slave trafficked by pedophile Jeffrey Epstein – attempts to prosecute the 61-year-old in New York civil court after alleging she was forced to have sex with him three times when ...

Police discovered a cannabis crop of around 120 plants after witnessing a major house fire with the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Neighbors at Harwill Crescent in Aspley had to be evacuated and the building was closed yesterday as firefighters scrambled to contain the blaze shortly before 5 p.m. The electricity supplier was also present to cut the power. Around ...

TWO years after being nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, Cumbria’s mountain rescue teams have finally secured their award. All 12 were nominated by Superintendent Matthew Kennerley in 2019 for the award which is the team equivalent of an individual MBE. They were told they won in April of last year. Due to the pandemic, however, there was ...

He crawled into the burning cab of a wrecked truck, risking his own life to save the life of a stranger trapped inside. Ignoring the raging flames and thick smoke, Lee Metcalf transported the driver to safety – an act of extraordinary bravery that saw him named our 2021 overall Scottish champion last night. The 46-year-old’s award was just one ...

Wakil’s eyes are full of tears. He doesn’t know if he and his family will leave Afghanistan and fears the Taliban will hunt him down and kill him. Wakir, a former US government employee, is not his real name. He spoke to CNN on condition that his identity was not revealed. He is stuck in the northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif, ...

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PITTSBURGH – After practicing in an old limestone mine and abandoned hospital outside Pittsburgh, a fleet of robots from Carnegie Mellon University are heading to Kentucky for the final test of the ability to navigate autonomously on an uncertain underground route. The challenge: Collect as many items as possible in an hour while navigating a cave in Louisville, Ky. The ...

Pat of the M1 near Nottinghamshire is expected to remain closed for the remainder of the day following a bus fine Emergency services including Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Services and Derbyshire Police rushed to the scene after a bus caught fire near the Mansfield junction. No one was injured, according to police and firefighters. The road was closed in both ...

One person was rushed to hospital after a series of deliberate fires in Edinburgh in the early hours of this morning. Many people were treated at the scene following several fires in the Drylaw area on Saturday. The cops have launched a major investigation and are treating all fires as suspects. Read more Related Articles The six separate incidents were ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WAFF) – First responders, county employees and some local organizations will receive a boost from federal COVID-19 assistance in Madison County. County Commissioners Pass $ 36 Million Budget Full-time county employees will receive a bonus of $ 5,000. Part-time employees will receive $ 1,000. HEMSI, the US Space and Rocket Center and the new mental health facility in ...

Posted on September 17, 2021 | 5:51 p.m. Gerd Jordano The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission will be holding its 20th annual fundraiser, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, in the historic Rancho Dos Pueblos and virtually for guests who prefer to camp at home. The event will honor Gerd Jordano with the Léni Fé Bland Award. This Léni Fé ...

CLEVELAND – The United States Coast Guard is looking for a missing swimmer who went underwater near Edgewater Park on Friday and has not resurfaced. At approximately 4:55 p.m., the Coast Guard received a report from EMS that two people had been seen swimming near Edgewater Park and one of the swimmers had returned to shore, but another had been ...

The NHS crisis in Scotland has become so severe that GPs say they need a Nightingale hospital to cope, with 200 British troops expected to be called in to support the SNP-run health service. A senior family doctor has claimed that closing the NHS Louisa Jordan, the Scottish equivalent of the seven Nightingale field hospitals that have been established in ...

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County Animal Shelter is waiving all adoption fees for dogs and cats for the next 30 days as part of the annual “Clear the Shelter” event that helps pets find loving homes and alleviate the lack of space at the shelter, county officials said. As an open shelter in the largest county of New ...

New images have been released showing the impact of a large fire inside an abandoned school in Bramcote. East Midlands firefighters were called to the scene of the incident off the A52 Derby Road behind the Bramcote Leisure Center in the early hours of Thursday morning (September 16). No less than 60 firefighters witnessed the incident – and the A52 ...

Tobermory RNLI volunteers and friends around the world successfully completed the # Tob2Tob Challenge in August by collectively covering 7,836.7 miles – which is more than the circumference of the Moon. The # Tob2Tob challenge ran throughout August with volunteers, friends and supporters of the station aiming to walk, run, cycle, swim or row the 3,205 miles between the Tobermory ...

The Barrow Fire and Rescue Team, on call, will travel from Coniston to Barrow in their fire kits to raise funds for two special charities. On Saturday, September 18, the blister squad of firefighters and rescuers from Barrow, Claire Ball, Matty Westall, John Rose and Ryan Thompson will travel a total of 26 miles in their uniforms to raise funds ...

Search and rescue personnel will practice skills and interoperability this week with two planned training exercises. This weekend, Tasmanian Police search and rescue teams will be joined by participants from Ambulance Tasmania and several rescue and volunteer groups including the State Emergency Service (SES) , Surf Life Saving Tasmania (SLST), Southern Tasmanian Caverneers, Northern Caverneers and the Mole Creek Caving ...

SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) – Mourning swept through Magoffin County as the community put to rest a man who has dedicated his life to serving others. Carter Conley, 71, founded the Magoffin County Rescue Team in 1974 and served as its daily captain thereafter. He died on September 12 after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19. Conley was fully vaccinated. “We ...

Mayor Levar M. Stoney called on Monday to use the $ 155 million in US bailout funds poured into city hall coffers to increase the stock of more affordable homes and apartments for low-income residents; strengthen recreational facilities and improve access to the James River; investing in child care and health programs; improve public safety; and provide $ 3,000 in ...

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Women who work for Avon’s fire and rescue service are paid more than men at 1 hour an hour, report reveals gender pay gap Avon Fire and Rescue pays women an average of £ 15.66 per hour and men £ 15.65 The service reported last year, men were paid an average of 69p more than women A 2019 report showed ...

A HERO dad has revealed the horrific moment he tried to save a man from a fireball car crash before the scorching heat forced him to give up. The vehicle caught fire after crashing into a building in west London yesterday, killing three people. 5 The remains of the car following the explosion of the “fireball”Credit: PA 5 Brave Danny ...