Alpena County’s new 911 director takes the helm
ALPENA ― While firefighters, police, and medical responders rush to protect the community in times of need, the head of a county 911 office sits on the front lines of information, said Kim Elkie, …
Williamsburg-James City County high schools partner with TNCC to give students a leg up
By graduation, these seniors will have the necessary training to become an EMT or a firefighter, or they could continue their college career in the health sciences.
Islamic Center increases reward to find missing 3-year-old Lina Khil to $120K
The total reward for information that helps bring missing San Antonio 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil home has been increased to $170,000. On Thursday, the Islamic Center of San Antonio said it had …
‘This is cruelty on display’: Cops roasted for ‘bragging’ about arresting people who allegedly stole things like diapers
Over the past few years, police departments have popularized a very specific type of social media post: Photos boasting about a dramatic haul of seized drugs or weapons. Sometimes these pictures make …
Weslaco PD revisiting missing person case from 2000
The Weslaco Police Criminal Investigations Division is revisiting a missing person case from 2000. Weslaco police received a call for a missing person on Oct. 6, …
Waverly woman found guilty of felony animal cruelty in Ross County
A Ross County woman was found guilty of fifth-degree felony cruelty to animals, the first successful prosecution of felony animal cruelty in the county.
FDNY firefighter, 33, dies day after Far Rockaway house fire
An FDNY firefighter has died after battling a house fire in Queens on Tuesday afternoon, fire sources told PIX11 News on Thursday. The FDNY first reported the …
Iowa officials honor 9-year-old boy for saving his family from fire
Juan Gomez, of Des Moines, received a Hero Award from the Saylor Township Fire Department, the organization stated in a Facebook post. On Jan. 26, the boy woke up after smelling smoke and alerted …
Weather can be second foe for firefighters battling blaze on frigid winter day
Darting in and out of a smoke-filled building in search of occupants and scaling a ladder to the roof as flames roar is dangerous work, even in the best weather …
$1,000 reward offered as authorities look for Dillon County woman missing nearly 5 months
The humane society temporarily moved many of its animals and other operations to the Tanger Outlet building in September. It is located off Highway 501 across from Carolina Pottery in Conway.