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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Fire Department is battling a brush fire in Mira Mesa. The fire is reported south of 11107 Batavia Circle. The blaze is pushing north and uphill.Evacuations are in progress. Montongo Street is shut down. This story is developing. Many fire crews are working a brush fire south of Los …

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the San Gabriel Valley is known for its amazing work in space exploration, but it is also trying to keep firefighters here on Earth safe. The center is working on new technology aimed at finding firefighters in burning buildings. The technology is called POINTER, and it …

York City Fire/Rescue is on the scene of a house fire on Prospect Street, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Dawn J. Sagert photo (Photo: York Dispatch) At least a dozen units have been dispatched to a structure fire in York City, according to York County 911. The fire is on Prospect Street between Lamour Street and Vander Avenue, …

Local authorities and hospitals in Japan have been using a range of remote monitoring devices to keep tabs on coronavirus patients recovering at home or in designated hotels during the pandemic. The equipment includes innovative technology such as a shirt that gauges a patient’s heart rate and a bed that tracks respiratory function. And according …

Local authorities and hospitals in Japan have been using a range of remote monitoring devices to keep tabs on coronavirus patients recovering at home or in designated hotels during the pandemic. The equipment includes innovative technology such as a shirt that gauges a patient’s heart rate and a bed that tracks respiratory function. Series of …

GRANGER, Ind. — Right now firefighters are battling an apartment fire on the 800 block of Summer Place Lane in Granger.  The fire was called in around midnight on Sunday. Right now it is unclear what the extent of the fire is, or if there are any injuries. We have a crew headed to the …

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many long-term care facilities across the state are in the process of reopening for visitors nearly seven months into the coronavirus pandemic. However, there’s concern about the well-being of residents because of the reduced interactions with loved ones. Michelle Algeri said she doesn’t want her mom, 85-year-old Marjorie, to “die alone.” Marjorie …

Relationship therapist Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman doesn’t mince words when discussing strains the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on couples nationwide. She tells of one husband-and-wife client duo and how the pandemic has “driven them crazy” when he comes home weekends from his high-stress, front-line medical worker job he took in another state to better make …

COVID-19 hit North Carolina in March, months after the flu season. So, the state  got a break; it didn’t experience the traditional flu season along with the COVID-19 pandemic. It’ll be different in the fall when schools reopen for in-person learning.  October, November and December is when the flu hits hard. Students, teachers and support staff with a cough or fever will likely be asked …

The teambehind ENDCoV, a free mobile application that couldaccurately identify people who need to be tested for COVID-19. While science has yet to find a way to stop the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, technology is doing its part to minimize contagion, thanks to software that can help identify possible patients, inform those who may …