Phoenix strengthened its heat ordinance, adding anti-retaliation protections, enforcement authority, and penalties for contractors violating worker safety rules.
Community Safety
Arizona's task force has recommended new workplace heat safety rules requiring water, shade, rest breaks and training. Critics want stronger enforcement.
Washington’s effort to keep families together has reduced child removals, but it’s also raised fears that higher legal thresholds may leave some children unsafe.
A series on EMS services in rural Missouri relied on newsroom collaboration, time management, and repurposed reporting to cover systemic challenges and solutions.
A "handshake agreement" in the '90s established a unique partnership between two health systems that has grown to support emergency medical services in the Ozarks.
The Dispatch and the Columbus Metropolitan Library have launched a partnership that allows central Ohioans to test their homes for radon for free.
Overdoses have been declining nationally since August 2023, but Alaska is far behind in that progress
Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.
The superintendent of one of the country’s largest juvenile jails is resigning Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
A rural Missouri ambulance district brings preventive care into homes, reducing emergencies while highlighting workforce shortages and the need for community-backed EMS funding.