Fife firefighter dies following huge blaze at Jenners building in Edinburgh Barry Martin, 38, from Fife died on Friday, January 27, four days after the former Jenners building caught fire. Daily Record · Jan 27, 2023
Dennis Anderson: DNR leader says funding needed, source to be determined Appointed Department of Natural Resources commissioner in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz, Sarah Strommen is the first woman to lead the conservation agency. In the interview below Strommen, now reappointed by Walz, looks back at recent conservation successes and also at challenges that lie ahead. The interview has been edited… Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023
Scots emergency responders given King's Service Medals in New Year's Honours List Two firemen Alan Aitken and Robert Strang and Ambulance worker Wendy Bathgate were awarded this New Year. Daily Record · Jan 3, 2023
Husband devastated after wife dies 'waiting 16 hours for an ambulance' 'The service people couldn’t give us a time that an ambulance would be sent out because they were extremely busy' Wales Online · Dec 5, 2022
Derry woman on supporting children to a 'less fearful future' by volunteering for NSPCC The NSPCC's Young Witness Service has helped over 300 young witnesses in Northern Ireland since the start of 2021 Belfast Live · Nov 11, 2022
Fears that 'essential' fire services in Tyne and Wear face cuts amid 'huge' budget strain Bosses say it is too early to know what job or service cuts might be coming, but the inflation crisis is posing a major headache for fire authority chiefs Chronicle Live · Nov 7, 2022
'We just want to keep you safe' - Firefighter's plea to stop abuse after he's attacked while putting out blaze Nathan Gray, who is a firefighter for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS), has called for help from parents as attacks continue to rise Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022
Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. WEKU · Oct 26, 2022
New Pentagon abortion policy likely to trigger legislative war WASHINGTON — A day-old Pentagon policy on female servicemembers’ access to reproductive health services is already triggering election-year sniping among lawmakers and figures to loom large in forthcoming legislation. Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022
New Pentagon abortion policy likely to trigger legislative war - Roll Call Guidance to ensure abortion access for servicemembers comes as midterms loom and annual defense bill awaits lawmakers in Congress. Roll Call · Oct 21, 2022
Ex-Oath Keeper: Group leader claimed Secret Service contact Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret Service The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Secret Service took phones from 24 agents involved in January 6 response – report Phones reportedly confiscated amid criminal investigation about missing text messages from January 5 and 6 The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022
Worrying figures show lowest Scottish fire service staff numbers in a decade Currently, the SFRS employ 7,715 staff members across the country. Regional fire bodies made way for a single service in 2013 in a move that critics believed paved the way for driving down staff numbers Edinburgh Live · Sep 21, 2022
Firefighter shares her hopes to one day lead an all-female crew Sarah Iceton is a Watch Manager at Gateshead Community Fire Station and has worked for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) for almost 15 years Chronicle Live · Sep 4, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Sep 3, 2022 Region's fire service is now better prepared for terrorist attack, government inspectors say after criticism last year 'By April 2023 we will equip every fire appliance in Greater Manchester with specialist equipment to support a timely response to a Marauding Terrorist Attack or a Mass Casualty Rescue incident'
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 Lawsuit seeks national wolf recovery plan WASHINGTON — A national environmental group on Tuesday gave official notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it will be suing the agency over the lack of any national wolf recovery plan.
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022 Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? The federal government has been asked to consider at least two videos made in recent years as evidence that ivory-billed woodpeckers may still exist
Manchester Evening News · Jul 29, 2022 Emergency services scrambled to reports of man in Manchester Ship Canal The road has been closed off for more than two hours.
Salon · Jul 22, 2022 Pence Jan. 6 security feared for lives Secret Service agents thought they would be killed during riot that GOPers called a "normal tourist visit"
Salon · Jul 20, 2022 Lost Jan. 6 texts: We need answers Secret Service denies it "maliciously" deleted Jan. 6 texts. But they're gone, and our republic needs them
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022 Afternoon Edition: June 23, 2022 Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022 Pravda Records ringing in 38 years with music festival — and plenty of beer Pravda Records remains one of Chicago’s longest-running, most indefatigable indie imprints.
The Hindu · Jun 21, 2022 No change in recruitment process, regimentation under Agnipath scheme The decision was taken on the basis of various committees, said Lt. Gen. Anil Puri
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2022 South Sider who was first Black Secret Service agent on a White House detail honored Abraham Bolden broke the color barrier at the Secret Service and later blew the whistle on lax security and racism. He faced retaliation in the form of federal charges and prison time. President Joe Biden pardoned him in April.
Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022 'Mother hen' paramedic killed in horror crash as training exercise goes wrong Mark Pell, 51, was taking part in a driver training course in North Wales when the London Ambulance Service paramedic was caught up in a fatal five vehicle horror crash