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Emergency responders turning to drones to try to get people help faster
The drones are coming.Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED."The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders," such as an emergency medical technician or an ambulance, said Daniel Crews, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office in Forsyth County, where Clemmons is located. The sheriff's office is partnering on the project with local emergency services, the Clinical Research Institute at Duke University, and the drone consulting firm Hovecon. "The...
Police find 5 malnourished, abandoned dogs at Lexington home
LEXINGTON, N.C. — Police arrested a Lexington woman accused of not feeding her five dogs to the point of malnourishment. Officers were called to Olympia Street on Sunday morning. Police said they found five dogs without food, water, or shelter. Tammy Wilt, the dogs' owner, was charged on Tuesday...
North Carolina Man Arrested for Armed Incident at Tennessee Rest Stop
Cookeville, TN – Gregory James Daniel of Franklin, North Carolina, was arrested following a dangerous incident at a Tennessee rest stop early Sunday morning. On July 14, Gregory James Daniel,…
Gwinnett County Man Detained On Statutory Rape Charges
On July 3, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a man for reportedly bringing a 14-year-old girl from North Carolina to Georgia. On July 3, the United States Marshals reached out to the Sheriff’s Office Trafficking and Child Exploitation and Gang Units for assistance in locating the missing girl.
UNCW researchers discover new parasite affecting North Carolina bay scallops
Native bay scallops in North Carolina are under threat and this time the culprit is a parasite. According to the University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers, they have discovered an undescribed trematode parasite that is infecting native bay scallops. The parasite was discovered in 2012 by Ami E. Wilbur ’85,...
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