California police group says rural areas have severe shortage of cops

California's overall police force numbers are at their lowest in decades, with rural communities struggling the most to recruit officers, according to a new report from the state's largest law enforcement agency. The analysis comes just months before Californians vote on Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would increase penalties for retail theft and drug […]

BCBS of Alabama expands medical scholarship program to serve rural areas, address shortages

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama announced it is expanding its medical scholarship program to better address health disparities, particularly in rural Alabama. “Blue Cross is committed to improving areas where there is currently a shortage of healthcare workers,” said Dr. Darrell Weaver, vice president of healthcare worker engagement for Blue Cross & Blue Shield […]

Is Biden’s Plan For High-Speed Internet In Rural Areas About To Go Up In Flames?

President Joe Biden's administration is struggling to meet its goal of providing high-speed internet access to people in rural America, The Texas Tribune reported Wednesday. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a coalition of broadband internet service providers and nonprofit organizations said that certain beneficiaries of grant initiatives to build broadband infrastructure […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Mike Johnson Moves To Beef Up Border Security In Wilderness Areas

Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson plans to introduce a bill later Tuesday that would give federal law enforcement more power to patrol the vast swathes of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border and Conservation Act, obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller, amends the Conservation Act to allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate within […]

Openings for wildlife will be installed in areas of U.S.-Mexico border wall

Wildlife openings in part of U.S.-Mexico border wall, including parcel in Arizona, under terms of settlement of four-year lawsuit over how Trump administration paid for new construction will be An agreement filed in federal court stipulates that a 5-foot-by-7-foot walkway be created in the Perilla Mountains Corridor in Cochise County to house jaguars and black […]

Cochise County one of the most active areas in state for wildfires | Cochise County

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Some areas in Comal County placed in emergency water stage

Comal County, Texas – Update Friday June 30th: All Texas Water Company customers in Comal County are still being asked to limit their water consumption to indoor use only due to the emergency water situation. According to a press release, the water storage facility is beginning to be restored, but it is not yet at […]