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The suit says that First Med violated the federal WARN act in not giving advance written notice to employees of Friday’s mass layoffs
The medic was three times over the legal limit for alcohol when he ran a red light and crashed into a pickup truck
Rescuers started scouring the wilderness from the air and on the ground on Sunday night; they were found huddled around a fire near their overturned car
His mother said the school wouldn’t allow her son to carry his own inhaler, and confiscated it on several occasions when he tried to use it
Dozens of vehicles — possibly as many as 90 — were involved in the chain-reaction crash that claimed the life of at least one driver
Only five of the 26 ladder trucks have passed, but some remain on the street
The victim had multiple wounds to her chest and neck; medics pronounced her dead at the scene
Victims’ families are calling for privacy, and for people to mark the upcoming school shooting anniversary with acts of kindness or volunteerism
Doctors took an artery outside the skull and sewed it into the brain, making a new path for blood to flow for the 14-year-old boy
One of his goals is to more than double the number of volunteers serving the community and its almost 60 square miles
A couple and four children went to play in the snow in the remote mountains, and didn’t return after a night of sub-zero temperatures
The medic was among emergency responders attempting to help a man who had fallen down an embankment on a highway
Police say an employee came forward after witnessing the women injecting themselves with morphine at work
Portsmouth Ambulance has already snapped up 25 displaced employees laid off Friday by parent company First Med
Her death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy determined she died from multiple injuries, and neglect was a contributing factor
A 71-year-old woman hit a deer with her car, sending it flying into a 27-year-old jogger; both women were hospitalized
Fire officials said a civilian medic suffered a minor injury after being hit by a piece of debris; the medic was taken to a local hospital for treatment
His EMT instructor said that his actions reflect great credit upon himself, his department, the EMS profession, and of course his school
He also faces murder charges in a July crash that killed a woman and her three young sons while drag racing
He was sentenced to 20 days in jail for attacking an EMT and taking control of his vehicle in an effort to get his girlfriend to the hospital for treatment
The husband told investigators “that they committed the murder because they just wanted to murder someone together”
Fire commanders at the Asiana Airline crash had never taken aircraft disaster training; it is not required by FAA
The vehicles now join 10 previously delivered ambulances, completely replacing the fleet
He was charged with secretly using a photographic device to gratify sexual desire
Timothy Jaccard decided to change his career path after responding to four separate scenes of babies who were found abandoned and not breathing
The dog is learning to alert even while he’s sleeping and to rouse his owner from her sleep
While he was running next to the bus, the boy tripped and was subsequently run over by the rear right tires