first responders

Severe weather has gripped Texas this year — from tornadoes tearing through the South Plains to wildfires in the Panhandle and, most recently, deadly floods in the Hill Country. In Lubbock, where the city's outdoor siren system was activated for the first time earlier this summer, emergency officials emphasize that layered alerts and personal preparedness remain essential to staying safe.

Proposed projects would add more than 3,000 miles of new carbon pipelines through rural parts of the Midwest. Some emergency officials are concerned about safety, especially after a rupture on a similar pipeline three years ago.

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is working with a company called LifePet.Care to help first responders know how to deal with pets they encounter.

It was great to start High Plains Morning on 9/11 with a couple of first responders. Firefighters Dexter Cearley (of the Panhandle Primate podcast) and…

The Oklahoma Blood Institute says there’s a simple way that Oklahomans can help victims of trauma in their state. More than any other factor, the…