Nick Smith Archive
Today (January 9) is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day—a day where the nation gets to give their gratitude to law enforcement officers and organizations for all the work they do. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), there are over 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers serving in the U.S. which it says
Victims of the massive bushfires are returning to their neighborhoods and seeing the destruction firsthand. Insurers report there’s nearly half a billion U.S. dollars in damage. That estimate is expected to rise sharply. Crews are still racing to get the upper hand, before worsening conditions threaten to intensify the fires later this week. Firefighters have
*Brandon Eaton was impaired when he was driving a vehicle that struck the firefighters. *The firefighters were directing traffic around an accident when they were killed. *The Sumrall fire station was named after Alvin Beasley, one of the slain firefighters. *A third firefighter was injured in the incident that also killed Lorrie Sykes. Brandon Chance
Federal Judge Rules California ‘Gig Labor’ Law Applies To Freelance Journalists SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge will not temporarily exempt freelance journalists and photographers from a broad new California labor law, saying they waited too long to challenge restrictions that they fear could put some of them out of business. U.S. District Judge
Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, but less than 10 percent actually do. Donating blood is safe. Sterile, disposable needles and supplies are used once and then properly disposed. You cannot contract any infectious disease by donating blood. Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh
