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Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk grew up in the Remer area and started his career with the sheriff's office in 1997.

Ojai will welcome its new chief of police, and express its gratitude for its outgoing chief, at the next Ojai City Council meeting on Jan. 24.

The workers are asking the city to improve working conditions and recognize their union.

The 2023 federal omnibus bill is helping Lane County establish a behavioral health crisis stabilization center.

Stranded vehicles, for dead bodies, for check the welfares of houses and weve been doing that nonstop for days. >> have you been age to go through all the 911 calls that came in during the storm and wellness checks to make sure all of those are accounted for? >> so we have. it was a tremendous effort. we were backed up over 1,100 calls. we had dispatchers in not only a dispatch center but actually some of the district houses. we have police officers that were former dispatchers before they becam...

The Sheridan Board of County Commissioners would like to remind folks that during this New Year’s holiday the use of fireworks is limited to 6:01 a.m. Dec. 31, until 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, except for permitted Supervised Public Displays. Sheridan County would like to remind residents that fireworks

Five cars were involved in a crash on Suitland Parkway with one person involved fleeing the scene and another taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries.

Prevent such horrific outcomes. >> we are a specialized unit that is highly trained in dealing with any type of crisis, any mental illness. our met deputies are truly experts. >> met stands for mental evaluation team. >> the units going to start rolling to the hospital. >> okay. >> and lieutenant breeze is the woman in charge. >> okay. >> right now, were standing in the middle of their dispatch center. >> she has the belt around her neck. >> this isnt a place the public can just call into. its w...

Towers. this situation ended not violently, thats not always the case when police encounter a man with a mental health crisis. >> whats going on? >> drop it for me, my guy. >> drop it! >> a paranoid schizophrenic off his meds shot four times. the sheriffs department is trying to prevent such horrific outcomes. >> we are a specialized unit that is highly trained in dealing with any type of crisis, any mental illness. our deputies are truly experts. >> met stands for mental evaluation team. >> the...

Halle Zander's three part series on emergency alerts looks at Pitkin, Eagle, and Garfield Counties and the work they're doing to make sure Spanish speakers in the valley have the information they need when an emergency strikes.