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LDH: Number of child drownings increased in 2020 PxHere / MGN Online and last updated 2021-05-25 13:45:08-04 2020 was one of the deadliest years for child drownings in the Louisiana, according to state health officials. The Louisiana Department of Health says that infant and child drownings (ages 0-14) increased by 60 percent in Louisiana from 15 in 2019 to 24 in 2020. LDH is asking families to stay aware and take precautions to prevent child drownings this summer. "Water safety and drowning prevention efforts remain as important as ever, especially as families return to water activities a...

GRFD and GRPS Team Up To Teach Students Fire Safety Not only was last year one of the deadliest in American History because of COVID-19, but it was also the deadliest in Grand Rapids for house fires, according to the Grand Rapids Fire Department and WZZM. There were 9 deaths in 5 different house fires in Grand Rapids in 2020 which is more than the last two decades, as Grand Rapid Fire Department Lt. William Smith told WZZM, "This was a very, very high number for us. We haven't had that many fire fatalities for a very long time, nearly 20 years. So, the fire prevention division decided to ch...

The Year of COVID, Elections and Police Brutality Also Saw LGBTQ Activism Protesters hold signs and chant slogans at a march against racism and police brutality organized by leaders of black LGBTQ rights groups and attended by a large LGBTQ+ community and supporters, in West Hollywood, California, on June 14, 2020. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images By For the past five years, Truthout has looked back at the queer and trans news you might’ve missed because corporate news outlets decided not to cover it. This year, almost all of us were tangled up with the biggest news stories — queer a...