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Utah repeals collective bargaining ban impacting public safety unions, first responders

Rep. Jordan Teuscher, the House sponsor of the February ban, said the repeal “allows us to step back, to lower the temperature and to create space for a clearer… conversation”

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Person of interest in Brown University shooting to be released

The release of the lone detainee leaves no known suspect, with officials pledging to ramp up the investigation by canvassing for surveillance video that could help pinpoint the suspect

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R.I. police take person of interest into custody after deadly Brown University shooting

Two people were killed and nine were wounded when a gunman opened fire in an engineering classroom as students took final exams

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Video: Wash. deputies rescue people from flooded RV park

Pierce County deputies rescued elderly people, adults and children trapped around their mobile homes as the Puyallup River rose

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Calif. sheriff speaks out after suspect accused of starting devastating fire granted pretrial release

The suspect was in jail for 30 months since his arrest in June 2023 on suspicion of starting the previous summer’s Oak Fire, which burned 19,244 acres near Yosemite National Park

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Multiple people shot in active shooter incident at Brown University

Providence police are actively searching for the suspect while officers work to secure the area near the near Barus & Holley building

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BWC: Mich. officers, bystanders carry injured woman away from vehicle crash

“I can’t walk,” the woman can be heard telling a Sterling Heights officer as she tried to move away from her smoking car

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Ohio PD reports declines in serious crime categories, including nearly 50% drop in aggravated assaults

The Columbus Division of Police reported declines in murder, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and theft by taking a motor vehicle,

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BWC: Mass. trooper rescues man in crisis from Boston bridge

Trooper Rassan Charles spoke to the man to reassure him, reminding him he wasn’t alone and eventually coaxing him off the Tobin Bridge

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Fallen Chicago officer told PD she feared working with ex days before he fatally shot her, lawsuit alleges

The suit states that Officer Carlos Baker shot Officer Krystal Rivera in the back and failed to notify anyone of the shooting or render rudimentary first aid to her

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‘We stand firmly behind our sergeant’: Fla. PD chief supports cop who arrested deputy for fleeing

After the Ormond Beach PD officer arrested him, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office detective stated he did not know the officer was trying to pull him over when he kept driving

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Idaho sheriff revokes cross-deputization for PD leaders, leaving cops without supervisors in county jurisdiction

Coeur d’Alene PD Chief Lee White and Rathdrum PD Chief Dan Haley allege that the Kootenai Sheriff Bob Norris’s order is a retaliation over their role in an investigation

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N.C. juvenile offender who had 275 charges was released on probation — now he’s being charged as an adult

The 16-year-old, who previously faced 275 charges, was held without bond on adult charges, including armed robbery and weapons offenses

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BWC: Va. State Police trooper rescues man from burning Tesla

The doors would not unlock, so Sgt. S. Page had to break a window and cut through an airbag to pull the injured driver to safety

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Wyo. sheriff emphasizes semi-truck crackdown after truck with multiple violations rolls back on cruiser

The truck was overloaded and had bad brakes, Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said; he also said the driver was not eligible to work in the U.S. and was turned over to ICE

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