public safety

City and state leaders sent a letter to police, obtained by NBC 10 Boston, describing the situation in and around the area of Mass and Cass as a threat to public safety.

Residents in Onset, Massachusetts, reached out to the NBC10 Investigators to help get the streetlights back on. According to town records, some of them have been out for years. Drew Framson said people are fed up. “If you can’t walk the streets safely at night… something’s not right,” Framson said. According to the Town of Wareham, the ornamental streetlights...

A nationwide shortage of EMS workers is having a trickledown effect on ambulance response times during medical emergencies, according to figures reviewed by the NBC10 Investigators

As fire and EMS departments across Vermont and the country struggle to attract and retain personnel, the issue is getting high-level attention from the chair of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. “I think it’s going to require a combination of federal, state, and local efforts,” observed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who held a roundtable discussion on the issue this...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, said he was especially concerned about the issue in rural areas that depend on volunteers to respond to emergency calls.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that he would be refiling legislation to set the ground rules for enforcing laws that ban driving while under the influence of marijuana in Massachusetts. It’s reengagement on a issue that stalled last session despite his administration’s public push for stronger impaired driving laws. Baker made the announcement with Secretary of Public Safety and...

Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded that the gunshot detection system used by police rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

Since it was blocked off to traffic, Waltham’s Moody Street has become an even more popular dining destination. But some business owners are concerned emergency vehicles can’t get through.