Month: July 2015

This summer, Alabama doctors are warning residents to take extra precautions when jumping in swimming pools. And on the Fort Morgan peninsula, firefighters are reminding the public to stay out of thunderstorms when visiting the beach. But lightning and swimmer’s ear aren’t the only safety concerns in the Gulf States this summer — Louisiana doctors … Read moreLightning Strikes, Flesh Eating Bacteria Threaten Alabama Beach Goers

Mobile, Alabama is hammering out the details for any potential above ground storage tank (AST) installations in the future. Fox 6 WBRC reports that last month, the city council’s planning commision are reviewing recommendations from a subcommittee regarding regulations of AST units that could store oil. Planning committee attorney Douglas Anderson says that there are … Read moreMobile Considering Regulations For Above Ground Storage Tanks

A small crowd was already waiting in the psychiatric emergency department at the L.A. County-USC Medical Center when Los Angeles police Det. Jim Hoffman arrived early on a Saturday morning in March. Sitting in a narrow hallway just outside the locked psychiatric unit, two police officers from LAPD’s Central Division waited with a man and … Read moreL.A. County’s Psychiatric Urgent Clinics Seek to Curb Long Waits for Patients and Police Officers