A Texas woman and one of her children died Monday night after they used their vehicle to keep their home warm during a winter storm and a power outage.
According to a Crime Online report, the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning after the woman started a vehicle in the attached garage to use the vehicle s heating system to warm their Houston home during the rare cold weather.
Police said aside from the woman, and the eight-year-old girl, who did not survive, an adult male and a seven-year-old boy were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Mid West officers and HFD were dispatched to 8300 La Roche on a welfare check. Upon making entry they found two adults and two children affected by carbon monoxide poisoning, Houston police said in a statement.
Out-of-state nurses now providing assistance at SLO County vaccination clinics
Kiera Torbert from Detroit administers a shot at COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Paso Robles on Friday afternoon. (Dave Alley/KEYT)
PASO ROBLES, Calif. San Luis Obispo County is now receiving a boost in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts from a group of out-of-state nurses.
Starting this week, about 50 nurses from around the country began working at each of the county s three vaccination clinics. We are thrilled, said Wade Horton, San Luis Obispo County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director. We are appreciative to have their expertise to help us protect our community.
SLO County declares local emergency after recent storms
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. San Luis Obispo County proclaimed a local emergency after the recent storms that have caused damages in the county on Thursday afternoon.
San Luis Obispo County says many public agencies, citizens and businesses have suffered damages after the storm last week.
The County Administrative Officer / Emergency Services Director, Wade Horton made a proclamation of local emergency because local agencies require assistance beyond their capabilities to respond to storm related recovery efforts. The Proclamation of Local Emergency will be able to give the county additional assistance and resources.
Proclamation of local emergency by emergency services director – 2021 winter storms
I, Wade Horton, Emergency Services Director, of the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, hereby find and determine that there exists a condition of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the County of San Luis Obispo because of the existence of winter storms caused by an atmospheric river system that struck California between January 26 through January 29, 2021, causing damaging winds, substantial precipitation, flooding and erosion resulting in damage to infrastructure and property within the county.
And, further, I do hereby find and determine that the conditions set forth herein- above in this Proclamation currently exist within the entire area of the County of San Luis Obispo and are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the county and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to
Greg Shuping (center) briefs media outlets during the July 2019 search for Kevin Lynch in National Park lands near The Swag. Lynch was ultimately found safe after a five-day search. Donated photo
Greg Shuping was 19 years old when he launched his emergency services career in his native Burke County. The son of a volunteer firefighter, Shuping had spent most of his life hanging around the firehouse, at least when he wasn’t busy exploring nearby Linville Gorge.
As a teenager, Shuping struggled to settle on a clear direction for his post-high school life, but his dad, a state employee, handed him a simple piece of advice.