Public Safety
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Rising use of force by federal agents is testing the limits of state authority and civil rights protections.
Firefighters are adopting new equipment and approaches to better protect against toxic smoke and soot.
The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal ICE agent has renewed scrutiny of long-standing rules that sharply limit when officers may fire at moving vehicles.
Officials have pledged faster permitting and infrastructure fixes, but residents point to broken promises after earlier wildfires.
Rather than acting as substitute police, guard medics could help save lives by backing up strained local emergency responders. It’s not unprecedented.
DHS is using federal funds to reimburse local police who partner with ICE, a policy that could reshape law enforcement in rural communities with limited staffing and resources.
From heat-risk task forces to flood and wildfire planning, states are broadening their approaches to disaster preparedness.
As the city weighs renewing its multimillion-dollar ShotSpotter contract, officials acknowledge they can’t verify sensor locations, raising oversight and transparency concerns.
A new state audit finds vacancy rates above 30 percent despite hundreds of millions spent on salaries, bonuses and contract labor.
They argue the devices infringe on the privacy of drivers who have not violated any laws.
Over the past decade, nearly 40,000 people have died and more than 2 million have been injured on California roads. Many of those crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel.
Cleveland wants to send clinicians to some calls. Here’s how some other cities have done something similar.
The shelters offer a stable alternative for unhoused families, which officials say reduces trauma for children and costs less than traditional foster placement.
About 338 of every 100,000 women are behind bars in the state. Officials say the new facility could finally curb the nation’s worst record on female incarceration.
A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety.
The AI-equipped cameras help police link suspects across cases, but critics say the systems lack clear rules and oversight.
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