UNMH Lifeguard program expands fleet to help respond to more calls

KRQE News 13— ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A decades-long program out of the University of New Mexico Hospital is expanding in hopes of saving more lives across the state. "Lifeguard is the University of New Mexico Hospital's critical care transport program we have airplanes, helicopters, and ground ambulances," said Lifeguard Program Director, Margaret O'Donnell. For the past 40 years, []

OZARKSFIRST—SPD, Burrell Behavioral Health to expand co-responder program after receiving grant. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A mental health co-responder program created by the Springfield Police Department and Burrell Behavior Health is about to expand its operations. Thanks to a $797,798 grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety State Crisis Intervention Program accepted by Springfield City Council Monday night, SPD and Burrell will now be able to []

YOURBASIN—911 call ends in arrest of man who called police to help teen ‘get out’ of prostitution. ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- In an odd turn of events, an Odessa man who called 911 and reported that a teen needed 'help' getting out of prostitution now stands accused of human trafficking. Christian Bay Hernandez, 25, has been charged with Harboring a Runaway Child, a class A misdemeanor, and Compelling Prostitution Under Age 18, a []

DOTHANFIRST—Dothan commissioner responds to petition calling for his removal. DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A petition is now circulating in the Circle City calling for the immediate resignation of Commissioner Kevin Dorsey. The petition was started by the same Dothan resident who started the petition to reinstate City Manager Kevin Cowper. The petition claims Dorsey has tax liens, alleging two of them were in 2017, []