A group of citizens in Cleveland has trained to render life-saving aid to victims of gunshots and other trauma, reports Cleveland.com. Members of the city’s Wolfpack Gunshot Response Team sport red shirts illustrated with a wolf’s head. The group’s motto is “leave no homie behind.”...
Spray-on textured ceiling was popular from the 1950s to the 1980s because it was an easy way for builders to hide imperfections. Unfortunately, this was during a period when asbestos was a high-demand building material in the U.S. Known as “popcorn ceiling,” “cottage-cheese ceiling” or “stucco...
Two Seattle police officers who unleashed a barrage of gunshots at a fleeing car last year, wounding the driver and a passenger, have been fired after a lengthy internal investigation, reports the Seattle Times. In strongly worded disciplinary reports released Monday, Interim Police Chief Carmen...
What began as complaints of illegal activity turned into a yearlong investigation of casinos in Robeson County, N.C. And on Monday officials announced they have not only found unlawful gambling, but also marijuana farms and an illegal police force, reports the Charlotte Observer. The multi-agency...
A city audit of the civilian bodies with oversight of the Austin Police Department paints a picture of an ineffective program incapable of creating substantive change, reports the city’s American-Statesman. The report, completed in June by the city auditor’s office, looked into the effectiveness of...
Clearwater, Fla., police Chief Dan Slaughter said the state’s “stand your ground” law needs “significant improvements” after a fatal shooting last week riled his community, reports the Tampa Bay Times. “My hope is that we learn from the Parkland students,” Slaughter said, referring to the...