KIHEI HI Dec 4 2020— After a break of several months during the COVID-19 pandemic, police Citizens’ Patrol volunteers are back on the road in South Maui, patrolling beaches and parking lots in a new vehicle. “It was a long time coming,” police Lt. Audra Sellers said at a blessing for the vehicle Tuesday at […]
Josephine County, OR December 4 2019 In rural Josephine County, Ore., basic government services can be hard to come by. Budget shortfalls are a constant in what was once a rich timber- and gold-mining region, and residents have repeatedly voted against increasing taxes to fill the ever-widening gap. For the residents of Cave Junction, a […]
ALTOONA, Pa. Dec 8 2017 Sheetz is testing out blue lighting in one location’s restrooms to deter heroin addicts from shooting up in the convenience stores. The blue lights are designed to prevent people from finding their veins, according to the convenience store’s corporate office. Police in Altoona said they do see overdoses in public restrooms […]