Jovon Newman always had a passion for music, but as he got older and his successes stalled he set it aside and joined the service to provide for his growing family.
"I've actually been in several different music projects--groups and duos. I've been doing it for a while now. I had to take a break from it because I joined the service. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com
March 2021 marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic upending our lives and the economy here in the United States. Pre-pandemic, Americans were doing well financially, with major markers like unemployment, reaching 50-year lows. Post-pandemic, however, things are looking wildly different. During the second quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, our nation’s real GDP fell by a whopping 31. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mooresville Tribune
PHOTOS: Firefighters from multiple East Texas fire departments battled a house fire in the Long Cove subdivision in Malakoff early Sunday morning.
According to a post on the Payne Springs Fire Rescue Facebook page, firefighters with PSFR were asked to provide mutual aid for a structure fire in the Long Cove subdivision at about 1:54 a. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
Every year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ the King High School in Middle Village played host to a commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in Manhattan — one of the worst tragedies to hit New York City in the 20th century.
The longtime chairman of Christ the King’s board of directors, former state Senator Serphin Maltese, along with his brothers Vincent and Andrew, organized the annual memorial service. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: QNS.com
The Peoria Fire-Medical Department, the Peoria City Council and Human Resources Director Christine Nickel are piloting a cancer screening program for line-of-duty firefighters.
The program would allow all firefighters to receive an initial screening to determine their risk level. Based on the risk factors, the firefighters with the highest risk would be included into the program as a participant and the screenings would begin. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Times
With the arrival of spring and after an exhausting year of COVID-19 restrictions, Americans are eager to return to some sense of normalcy.
However, many health experts are urging patience, warning a possible fourth surge may be on the horizon, with over a dozen states exhibiting early signs of increasing case numbers. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Columbia
VIDEO: The Navarre Beach Fire Department is asking for help on a special project. The dept. wants to build a motorized scooter for a Navarre 11-year-old to help him move across the sand on the beach. Christian has Kabuki syndrome and going to the beach is one of his favorite things to do. He loves the beach so much, Fire Chief Danny Furiegh tells Channel 3 News his family relocated to the area so he could be closer. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 News
Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), celebrates his 70th birthday this month, reflecting on a legacy and impact that spans the generations: Kids know and love him, parents grew up with him and grandparents remember his messages of fire safety.
“For seven decades, Sparky has worked hard to make communities safer from fire. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mount Desert Islander
VIDEO: Firefighters had walked back and forth between their trucks and the pile of cars where passengers were trapped so many times they began to instinctively know where to step, or not to step — a sunroof that wasn’t stable or a hood that was too slick. Much their icy walk was done on top of vehicles caught in the 133-car pileup near downtown Fort Worth. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The three Powhatan firefighters behind the newly formed Triple Tap Coffee plan to live up to their company’s name.
When a firefighter hooks three hoses up to a fire hydrant, the goal is to maximize water flow to create high performance hydrant operation, said Jeffrey Wallace, a career lieutenant paramedic with Powhatan County Fire and Rescue. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch
PHOTO: Minneapolis Fire Capt. Scott Coffey was on scene at a 2010 house fire when a backdraft explosion blew fellow firefighter Jake LaFerriere across a room, leaving him with severe burns and ending his career.
Coffey never forgot the trauma of that day, but he also found inspiration in the way LaFerriere moved forward after his recovery and launched Firefighters for Healing, a nonprofit that supports burn victims and first responders. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ECM Publishers - Metered Site
VIDEO: Many in the Veteran, active-duty military, police officer, firefighter, and other first responder communities struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress.
The usual treatment is a 15-minute consultation and a handful of prescriptions, but that’s not working! The suicide rate is extremely high, and for many the PTS drugs seem to do more harm than good. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSI-TV 51 San Diego
VIDEO: Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department faced massive flames as they battled a mobile home fire Wednesday night.
Video showed flames shooting into the night sky as the home burned near Fourth Street and Broadway Road in south Phoenix.
Firefighters got the call just after 7 p.m. Crews arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (azfamily.com)
VIDEO: Local first responders have a new way of training during the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) is now using virtual reality training programs.
“We can basically do anything that you can do in real life, you can do in virtual reality,” said Commander Keith Noble, ATCEMS. With the help from the City of Austin, Augmented Training Systems, and a grant from US Ignite, ATCEMS is now implementing virtual reality training. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYE-TV CBS 42 Austin
VIDEO: Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue's Station 2 and Station 12 each house some of the departments' most unique and largest trucks, which also provide special rescue and firefighting capabilities.
Station 2, located on Paul W. Bryant Drive, has been home to the fire department's first and only Tractor Drawn Aerial apparatus, also known as a tiller truck, since 2017. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tuscaloosa News
VIDEO: Even though a devastating house fire took their home and belongings on Tuesday night, the Moniz family is praising God.
On Wednesday, professional surfer Kelia Moniz posted to Instagram that her parents' home in Hawaii had burned down overnight, incinerating everything inside. “My parents house, my childhood home went up into flames. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Today
VIDEO: Even with the race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible accelerating, some experts are warning that if Americans do not also follow proper safety and mitigation measures, the U.S. could see a COVID-19 resurgence.
Although the country's national daily case average continues to fall -- about 32. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
VIDEO: An Ontario neighborhood rocked by a deadly, massive explosion involving fireworks remained evacuated Wednesday, with residents reeling from the series of blasts that shattered nearby windows and sent up a huge plume of smoke.
Authorities - including the FBI and ATF - are investigating Tuesday afternoon's explosion of what were believed to be a cache of commercial-grade fireworks in Ontario. - PUB DATE: 3/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: For a lot of people, getting over COVID-19 is more than getting over just the initial illness.
Recovery from long-lasting symptoms can take months and can require medical help, as a Mesquite Fire Department firefighter recently found out.
Rob Williams said he had hoped the worst was over after being released from his COVID-19 stay at the hospital. - PUB DATE: 3/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
George Stephens has been the chief of the North Garden Volunteer Fire Company for 20 years, and a firefighter even longer. He joined the company as a young man after he watched firefighters struggling with inadequate tools and unreliable water resources try to salvage a house.
“Despite their heroic efforts, the house burned to the ground. - PUB DATE: 3/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: University of Virginia
