Charlotte NC Nov 12 2021 More than 1,100 U.S. colleges and universities now require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, igniting conversations about exemptions and enrollment. Some schools announced this spring that they would be requiring students and faculty to get the shot while others waited until after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Ider AL November 2 2021 About a month after being hospitalized with COVID-19, Ider Police Chief Buddy Crabtree died Saturday, according to Ider Mayor Wendy Lassetter, WAAY 31 reports. He was 65. Crabtree had served with the Ider Police Department since 2011. The Town of Ider is located in DeKalb County and has a population of […]
Washington DC Nov 1 2021 Despite receiving over 5,000 reports of travelers failing to wear a face mask in airports since the federal mask mandate went into effect last February, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) let off the vast majority of offenders without so much as a slap on the wrist. The federal mask mandate applies […]
PITTSBURGH PA October 28 2021 Pittsburgh Police Sgt. Richard Howe has died following complications from COVID-19. Pittsburgh Public Safety announced Thursday in a release that Sgt. Howe died surrounded by loved ones at St. Clair Hospital. He was 51. Public Safety said Howe was a 24-year veteran of the police force. He worked as a motorcycle […]
BELLA VISTA, Ark. October 27 2021 The Bella Vista Police Department announced Saturday the passing of Officer Chris Cummins after a months-long battle against COVID-19. The department took to Facebook, writing “It is with heavy hearts we mourn the passing of one of our own today, and offer our deepest condolences to his family and […]
Bucks County PA October 25 2021 A Pennsylvania State Police trooper who served Lower Bucks County residents died Thursday. Trooper Dung X. Martinez, 57, died Thursday morning after being hospitalized for COVID-19, according to the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, the union that represents troopers. The Pennsylvania State Police said Martinez was assigned to Troop T […]
Charlotte NC October 17, 2021 A staggering number of frontline first responders in America are dead from the Covid-19 virus. There’s no disputing that our frontline workers continue to be exposed to this deadly virus and we only need to look to law enforcement and private security officers to see the toll that the virus […]
New York City NY October 11 2021 A 37-year-old man working as a security guard in an Apple store in New York City was stabbed multiple times following a dispute over wearing a mask inside the store to comply with Covid-19 safety policies, police said. New York City police responded to the West 14th Street […]
CHARLOTTE NC October 8 2021— The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, as well as a local high school community, are mourning the death of a veteran officer who has died. CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings tweeted Tuesday morning that Officer Julio Herrera had died. Herrera, who had been with the department for 28 years, was the school resource […]
Washington DC October 6 2021 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that another member of the TSA family has sadly passed. Manuel “Manny” Quijano, a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO) at Tampa International Airport in Florida, passed away on Sunday, after contracting COVID-19. Quijano joined TSA in 2002 when the checked baggage operation was […]