Move Over, Don’t Text, Use Seat Belts, Save Lives & Know the Law (Videos)
Posted by FHWA Deputy Administrator David Kim
This month, FHWA and its partners began a year-long effort to engage state DOTs, first responders, community traffic reporters, drivers’ education instructors, grassroots preparedness organizations,...
USS Nitze Assists Stranded Iranian Mariners (Learn More)
Guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of maritime security operations, assisted three Iranian mariners in distress, Nov. 18.
Nitze received notification from aircraft carrier...
San Antonio Police Announce Arrest in Officer’s Killing (Video)
By Emanuella Grinberg, Steve Visser, Tony Marco and Max Blau, CNN
San Antonio Police announced Monday the arrest of a man suspected of targeting and killing a 50-year-old police officer.
Otis Tyrone McKane,...
Official: At Least 6 Killed in TN School Bus Crash (Learn More)
By Ariana Sawyer, The Tennessean, via USA Today
At least six people were killed and at least 23 children taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a tree Monday afternoon in Chattanooga,...
Sale of Crime Weapons Fund Over $100k in Safety Gear for KY Police
The latest sale of confiscated weapons has generated $104,392 in grants to purchase body armor vests, service weapons, ammunition and Tasers for budget-strapped law enforcement officers across the state, according to...
New Jersey State Police Selects ATI Mass Notification System (Video)
ATI Systems, has installed a new Wide- Area Mass Notification Warning System using redundant communication, UHF radio frequency and IP communication to provide emergency communication for the New Jersey State Police Division...
USCG & Locals Save 6 from Sinking Boat off New Bedford, MA (Video)
The Coast Guard and local responders rescued 6 people Sunday from a 72-foot scallop boat sinking five miles off New Bedford.
A person aboard the scallop boat, Captain Jeff, used a VHF radio...
CBP Opens W TX Facility to Process Surge of Illegal Border Crossers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responding to the recent upsurge in illegal border crossers along our Southwest border with today’s opening of the Tornillo-Guadalupe, Texas, Temporary Holding Facility.
The temporary...
US Sailors Assist New Zealand Earthquake Relief (Video)
Sailors assigned to USS Sampson (DDG 102) flew ashore Nov. 18 to support New Zealand forces in rendering assistance to residents affected by the recent earthquake in the rural areas of...
CDC: Opioid Epidemic Raises Preventable Injury Deaths (Video)
The number of potentially preventable deaths – premature deaths that could have been avoided – declined from 2010 to 2014 for three of the five leading causes of death in the...
