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Oakland Group Offers Non-Police Hotline for Mental Health or Substance Abuse Emergencies – NBC Bay Area
Chances are 911 is the first phone number you memorized, but now a group in Oakland wants people to dial a different number when there’s a mental health crisis or a substance abuse emergency. It’s a non-police emergency hotline manned by trained volunteers who want to offer an alternative to people who don’t trust police. …
North Carolina tornado: Rescue teams head to Brunswick County area to search for missing persons
The Wilmington Fire Department said teams requested by the state emergency management are deploying to locate the missing people. Earlier, the National Weather Service Wilmington Office reported structural damage and power lines and urged people to avoid the area. About 140,000 people were estimated to live in Brunswick County in 2019, according to the US …
Dangerous windchills in Twin Cities area, Duluth sets record
A long-running cold stretch across Minnesota could wrap up by breaking a record. The record of 25 below dates back 146 years to 1875. No records were set on Sunday, even though the temperature dropped to 20 below, 6 degrees away from the record of 26 below set in 1972. Nick Carletta, meteorologist at the …
ARHT Media Announces New Strategic Partnership With Liaison Technology Group Including A Permanent Capture and Demo Studio In The Chicago Area
TORONTO, Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARHT Media Inc. (“ARHT” or “the Company”) (TSXV:ART), the global leader in the development, production and distribution of high-quality, low latency hologram and digital content, is pleased to welcome Liaison Technology Group (“Liaison”) into our growing global Strategic Partner network. Liaison, a full-service commercial and residential custom electronics …
SJPD Assigns New Mental Health Unit – NBC Bay Area
The San Jose Police Department is making a big change in the way it deals with some of the most controversial calls they get. The department now has a dedicated team, exclusively for situations involving mental health issues and they’ve already got their first high profile case — the arrest of a man who broke …
Breaking: Police searching for bank robbery suspect in Deerwood area
The reported incident happened in the 4400 block of Southside Boulevard. JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person who they say robbed a bank in the Deerwood area on Monday and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The reported incident happened in the 4400 block of Southside Boulevard …
One area health district now has more than 2,000 registered to receive coronavirus vaccine
ROCKY MOUNT, Va – The West Piedmont Health District is working to vaccinate hundreds of people this week. While district leaders admitted to having a slow start with the COVD-19 vaccine, more than 2,000 people who are eligible in Phase 1b have registered. [Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The health department’s interactive map] The health …
Alabama tornado: Hotel sustains significant damage after tornado rips through Birmingham area
Video from CNN affiliate WVTM shows that the Hampton Inn in Fultondale, which is located just north of Birmingham and has a population of around 9,000, according to census data, sustained significant damage during the storm. The affiliate reported that guests staying at the hotel were able to escape the building and sought shelter in …
Austin-Round Rock area closes year with record-breaking $17B housing market
Experts say it’s a “historical and unprecedented time” for the local housing market. AUSTIN, Texas — The housing market continues to take off in the Austin area. The Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) is reporting a record-breaking 40,165 homes totaling more than $17.5 billion were sold last year alone. Homes are also selling fast and …
California health officials identify COVID-19 variant linked to several large outbreaks in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A COVID-19 variant first found in other countries and states has been showing up in increasing numbers throughout California, health officials with the California Department of Public Health, Santa Clara County and UCSF announced on Sunday. Authorities say the L452R variant of COVID-19 was first identified in Denmark in March of …