Public Safety

Firefighting is in the blood of the Fanella family, stretching back four generations in Mount Carmel Township.

Fifteen years after starting her first EMT classes, Capt. Candace Brown of the Lynchburg Fire Department has received this year’s prestigious, competitive Governor’s Award for Outstanding Emergency Me …

Parker Gregg lost his father to carbon monoxide poisoning in 2017 and he’s been on a mission ever since to make sure no other family has to go through what he …

Bruce Sams is no stranger to fighting for his life and fighting to save others’ lives. As a McMinnville firefighter, it’s right there in his job description.

Is it love at first billboard? That’s the strategy a man who moved to Central Texas six months ago is hoping will find him a woman to spend the rest of his days with.

Democrats face another blow as the senate parliamentarian has advised against including an immigration provision in the social spending bill. It would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for …

Staff members at a South Side public school say COVID-19 is on the rise there, and Chicago Public Schools leadership is refusing to acknowledge the problem and failing to protect them.

Friday is your last chance to help one southwest side business collect donations for tornado victims in Kentucky.

An arbitrator has ruled that several unions, including one representing firefighters, must follow Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Guilford’s Dive Rescue Team was just wrapping training in the Westbrook YMCA pool when firefighters leapt into action to save a man’s life.