Wash. fire chief warns city must find long-term funding for EMS
Tuesday October 20th, 2026
Ephrata Chief Jeremy Burns told the city council that EMS needs a sustainable funding source beyond the general fund, floating a voter-approved EMS levy or utility model used in nearby cities Read More
NYC ambulance response times up nearly 4 minutes since 2015, report finds
Tuesday October 20th, 2026
Comptroller Mark Levine’s report recommends closing the roughly $51,000 pay gap between FDNY EMTs and firefighters, estimated to cost $300 million annually, as life-threatening emergency response times have slowed from 9:16 in 2015 to 11:55 today Read More
Fired Wash. firefighters appeal ruling over COVID vaccine mandate lawsuit
Tuesday October 20th, 2026
Eight former Redmond firefighters are challenging a 2025 district court ruling that sided with the city’s denial of religious accommodations to its 2021 vaccine mandate Read More
Supreme Court rejects bid to revive 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal
Tuesday October 20th, 2026
The high court’s ruling leaves in place former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s 2024 decision to void Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement sparing him execution Read More
Former Pa. county DA convicted of official oppression for seizing Stop The Bleed kits from ambulances
Monday October 19th, 2026
A judge found David Russo guilty of official oppression for directing the seizure of “Stop The Bleed” kits from county ambulances amid a personal feud with officials Read More
N.Y. governor signs law quadrupling tax credit for volunteer first responders
Monday October 19th, 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law raises the annual personal income tax credit from $200 to $800 starting in 2027, as volunteer ranks statewide hit a 40-year low, falling from 120,000 in 2000 to 80,000 today Read More
3 injured when small plane crashes into Calif. traffic
Monday October 19th, 2026
Two adults and a child aboard a 1968 Cessna registered to a San Jose State flight club were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the plane went down near Capitol Expressway Read More
4 Canadian soldiers killed, 39 injured as wildfire overtakes training exercise
Monday October 19th, 2026
Officials said a fire believed to be contained suddenly shifted a kilometer in 36 seconds, overtaking soldiers conducting live-fire combat training at a base in Alberta, leaving 19 people in critical condition among 39 total injured Read More
Driver released without charges in fatal Kan. soccer field crash
Monday October 19th, 2026
The woman, whose truck struck and killed two people at the Stryker Sports Complex, was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical inspection as police continue interviewing more than 30 witnesses Read More