Bridget Rauscher, director of Portland Public Health, remembered meeting Kooistra 10 years ago while working in the city’s ...

Gov. Janet Mills has directed that flags be flown at half-staff in Windham on Saturday in honor of Deputy Fire Chief John ...

Windham Fire Deputy Chief John Kooistra spent more than 32 years in public safety, including 25 years with the Portland Fire Department.

A Baltimore County paramedic is under investigation after allegedly filming himself masturbating with fire department and colleagues’ property, including food, a source within the department told The ...

A Gaston County paramedic died Monday, Nov. 17, at a Florida hospital from injuries she received when she was hit by a car early Saturday morning. Mary Jolly, 27, of Dallas was critically injured Nov.

Whether you’re a professional musician or you only sing show tunes in the shower, these funny music jokes will hit just the right note Who doesn’t love music? Who doesn’t love jokes? OK, so apparently ...

The Humor and Harmony festival is set to return to Shreveport in Spring 2026, according to an interview with Mayor Tom Arceneaux. The festival, which debuted in August 2024, features comedy, music, a ...

The woman who is charged with fatally stabbing a paramedic firefighter in the back of an ambulance was arrested days prior after biting an officer, according to court records. Shanetta Bossell, 38, ...

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