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Upgrading: College Library construction in final stages
Change is underway at Mendocino College. For the Daily Journal In a time when "downsizing" is the word of the day, Mendocino College is experiencing much-deserved upgrades.

Firefighters honored at banquet
Emily Hill/Staff photo - Recipients of the "Of the Year" awards display their plaques proudly with Fire Chief Joe Florentino at the seventh annual Little Elm Fire Department Awards Banquet.

Death leads to ambulance demand
A son whose mother died nine days after a 41-minute wait for a paramedic is handing over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

Med students road trip
INNISFIL ? On an unlikely winter?s day, an equally unlikely group of visitors gather around the shoreline. A mild wind blows off Lake Simcoe whipping the sand and grass surrounding the playground structures.[...]

Law and Order
ST. LOUIS > Man killed on interstate ? A man trying to retrieve something that fell from his truck onto northbound Interstate 55 near Park Avenue was struck by an SUV and killed about 11:55 a.m. Monday, police said. The name of the victim, 57, who died at a hospital, was not released. The SUV driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. The highway was closed until about 2:45 p.m.

The day one man's training pumped another man's heart
It's been more than 17 months since a Mecklenburg County man's life was saved by a driver-education teacher and a paramedic, but time hasn't erased the emotion Tom McCann feels about the people who gave him a second chance to watch his five children grow.

Is Hancock County ambulance service properly equipped?
Hancock County's ambulance service was placed on a plan of correction the day after the fatal Hamilton fire in January.

Should EMSA Employee Records Be Open Or Closed?
An investigation by the Oklahoma Impact Team has revealed that almost a third of EMSA's paramedics and EMTs -- 70 out of 228 -- have first and last names that match those of convicted criminals.