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During the opening day for the Transylvania Little League wind gusts caused two inflatable rides to fly across the sports complex. At least seven people were injured in the incident.

Two people were injured after an ambulance crashed into a car on the way to a hospital, according to the Medina County Fire Department.

An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin on Sunday morning, according to Austin-Travis County first responders.

The SAPD is searching for a suspect shooter that fired off multiple rounds at two SAFD EMS crew members on the city's Westside, early Sunday morning.

Police are searching for a suspect vehicle that fired multiple rounds at a San Antonio Fire Department EMS crew.

One person died on Wednesday after possibly falling off a cliff along the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, according to authorities.

The Mission city council approved the purchase of a third ambulance for its EMS service on Monday, with the department expecting to bring on additional personnel in the coming months. With the council’s approval, the city will purchase a Type 1 Ambulance from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group for a total of $360,630. “We eliminated most of those projects to accommodate for this purchase,” Perez told the council. That would be the minimum needed for each unit of the three units — one per shift for each ambulance. While this would be the city’s third ambulance, only one is currently responding to calls as their second unit isn’t expected to be fully operational until April.

A small plane reportedly lost power before it crashed onto a golf course in Lakeway on Sunday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials.

San Antonio police say slick roads may have contributed to a rollover crash near downtown overnight.

Reports say that a gas leak at the Hotel Emma at the Pearl caused 13 people to be sent to the hospital in unknown condition.

A custodial death report on Brownsville inmate Edgar Alejandro Hernandez, who was found dead in a city jail cell Nov. 29, 2022, said EMS personnel found a piece of white toilet paper containing a small clear plastic bag with a white powdery substance inside of it on Hernandez.

Police are investigating after a driver crashed into a guardrail while street racing on the city’s Northwest Side.

A man was found dead at his North Side home, and San Antonio police say it appears to be suspicious, igniting an investigation.

The Texas legislature set aside $21.7 million for EMS education and retention as a part of Senate Bill 8.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man showed up to a downtown convenience store stabbed multiple times.

A man who was trespassing was critically injured after receiving an electrical shock while on top of a train at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

Nearly 20 people were displaced from their apartments and two New Braunfels firefighters were injured in a house fire on Thursday afternoon in the 2200 block of West San Antonio

San Antonio police are trying to figure out how and why a man in his 20s was shot late Wednesday night.

San Antonio police say a domestic disturbance led to a shooting at a home on the city’s East Side late Monday night.

San Antonio police are investigating after a woman was shot in the head while driving on the city’s Northwest Side early Monday morning.

An argument between neighbors on the city’s East Side ended in a deadly shooting, early Sunday morning.

A man was arrested after fatally stabbing another man on the city’s Northwest Side, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

A hospital in Northwest Austin has been placed on lockdown after police said they were called to the facility for shots fired.

One person is dead following a crash on Highway 90 that left a car split in half, according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Three people, including two teenagers, were wounded by gunfire late Saturday at an amusement park southeast of Pittsburgh, which was kicking off a Halloween-themed festival.

The city of Pharr laid off about 40 EMS employees on Friday, according to a letter obtained by The Monitor. The news follows the termination of an interlocal agreement between the city and Hidalgo County.

The city of Pharr laid off about 40 EMS employees on Friday, according to a letter obtained by The Monitor. The news follows the termination of an interlocal agreement between the city and Hidalgo County.

The city of Pharr laid off about 40 EMS employees on Friday, according to a letter obtained by The Monitor. The news follows the termination of an interlocal agreement between the city and Hidalgo County. “Therefore, effective September 30, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. we will cease operations in both Hidalgo County Precinct 3 and Hidalgo County Emergency Service District 2 areas. The city of Pharr previously canceled its agreement with the county to provide emergency medical services in rural areas. On Tuesday, Hidalgo County commissioners accepted the letter of termination during a regular meeting.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was stabbed behind a hotel on the city’s West Side early Friday morning.

A San Antonio Fire Department Program is now the gold standard across the country. It makes whole blood available on ambulances and at trauma scenes.

Missing person found thanks to cooperation

The 2022 Rappahannock EMS Council’s Regional Awards ceremony was held in July at the new Rappahannock EMS Council office building in Fredericksburg.

San Antonio police are trying to figure out how and why a 28-year-old South Side man was shot early Wednesday morning.

Two men and two women are in hospital after the violent storm in Lafayette Park in Washington DC.

The Edinburg Police Department is investigating the death of an infant on Monday.

The Locust Grove landmark has been vacant for several years. The fire's cause is under investigation.

The community of New Braunfels Independent School District is remembering a “really outgoing” and “highly personable” coach who passed away on Monday evening after suffering a heart attack.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot during an attempted carjacking on the city’s West Side early Tuesday morning.

A San Marcos man was killed in a vehicle crash early Friday morning.The San Marcos police and fire departments, alongside Hays County EMS, responded to the crash at the intersection of State Highway 1[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Dead body found floating in Lady Bird Lake, officials say

A motorcyclist lost control and hit a wall barrier in the northbound lanes of I-35 overnight, according to Live Oak Police.

His family says he's been missing since the Fourth of July.

Rob Berlingeri went under on Sunday evening after falling off his boat with his toddler daughter.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot while driving on a highway late Tuesday night.

“Alicia was more than a teammate she was also a personal friend to many of us and this loss is unimaginable.”

A preliminary autopsy indicates a 28-year-old McAllen man who died following a brief chase with Weslaco police earlier this month succumbed to a cocaine overdose, according to a report filed with the state. The Weslaco Police Department filed a custodial death report Wednesday with the Texas Attorney General’s Office for the death of Louie De Los Santos. Weslaco police said in the report that De Los Santos then began walking away toward the street and away from officers, so police decided to detain him. “As they attempted to take him into custody he ran away,” the report stated. Police caught up with him and tried to put him in handcuffs, but he continued to resist, according to the report.

A small plane crashed into Lady Bird Lake in Austin, leaving a pilot with “potentially serious injuries,” according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials.

A small aircraft traveling to Florida crashed Thursday morning as the pilot attempted to land at the Mid Valley Airport in Weslaco.

The victims were killed by the boat's propeller.

A male driver was taken to an area hospital following a vehicle crash into a highway guardrail early Tuesday morning, the San Antonio Police Department said.

The bar owner told police he did not intend to hit the patron, just persuade him to leave the bar.

San Antonio police are searching for a teenager who stabbed her boyfriend and his father during an altercation late Sunday night.

An EMS employee who attempted to use an ambulance to smuggle migrants through the...

First responders talk about the trauma's they deal with on the job and the resources available to help them cope.

UPDATE: The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle following a crash on the city’s East Side.

Fifteen Somerset ISD students are taking part in a new program that’s helping to train future first responders.

One woman is in the hospital following a rollover crash on Interstate 35 early Friday morning, San Antonio police said.

A man is dead after a shooting broke out at an apartment complex on the Southeast Side Tuesday evening, according to San Antonio police.

A patient at Laredo Medical Center was arrested for assaulting two staff members,...

Local high schools are training the next generation of EMS workers amid a shortage impacting Bexar County.

EMS across the country are feeling the impact of a staffing shortage made worse by the pandemic.

Authorities Wednesday evening suspended their search for a 47-year-old Wimberley man they believe walked into Canyon Lake earlier in the day.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot in a parking lot on the city’s Northwest Side early Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: The medical examiner’s office identified the man found dead at a Northwest Side apartment complex as 41-year-old Remo Mathis. The woman whose body police also found at the complex has not yet been identified.

A woman is dead after being hit by a car while crossing a West Side street Wednesday night, according to San Antonio police.

Emergency crews in Gonzales County had a busy Thursday morning after heavy rain led to water rescue operations.

Amid heavy rainfall early Thursday morning, San Marcos first responders rescued eight people and two dogs from floodwaters.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Breaking News, News, News - Mobile, News Alert Water Rescue, Flooding, Heavy Rainfall, San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Officials said the two incidents happened within two days.

By Abbie PerraultPRESIDIO, TERLINGUA — A consortium of local entities are pursuing an ambitious $8.2 million project to grow healthcare access in Presidio and Terlingua. In Presidio, that means supporting PCHS’ Presidio clinic during the day by adding a behavioral counselor to the clinic. The Presidio clinic would also be open five hours every other Saturday. Terlingua residents are currently forced to drive to Alpine or further to get medical care, or else forgo care altogether. That includes training, continuing education, helping update Presidio and Terlingua’s medical protocols and acting as medical directors for the Presidio EMS.

Their memories of that fated day on 9/11 begin differently, but soon enough each of the local first responders get to the moment they saw or heard about planes hitting

After recovering the body of a swimmer in Lake Travis last week, authorities are again searching for another missing swimmer who went under on Labor Day.

Fitch & Associates recognized recent graduates from its Ambulance Service Manager program during the 2021 Pinnacle EMS Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.

A five-vehicle collision in Seguin left three people dead Thursday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are looking for the person responsible for a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s South Side.

San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said there were 39 available EMS units on Thursday, and all were in use for 26 minutes amid a surge of 911 calls for COVID-19 and other emergencies.

City Manager Erik Walsh says he expects the number of COVID-related EMS calls to only...

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Raleigh police are still investigating the incident.

The body of Celestin Mc-Angy, 26, of Schertz, was recovered at around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, according to a report by the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung and the Comal County Emergency Services District No. 3.

Almost two weeks after the body of Canyon Lake’s third drowning victim this season was recovered, first responders returned to look for a 26-year-old man who went missing early Sunday

Four women successfully rescued from barge with no injuries reported

A person drowned after falling off of a raft in the Colorado River in East Austin on Sunday, according to Travis County EMS officials.

A man in his 50s was hit and killed by a pickup truck as he tried to cross a West Side street late Thursday night, San Antonio police said.

HARLINGEN — Ricardo Gonzalez Jr., a 15-year-old who was shot last week, was taken off of life support May 4 and passed away due to his injuries, according to police.

Three adults are dead and an armed suspect is still at large in Northwest Austin following a shooting, according to Austin police.

The Austin-Travis County EMS said multiple units are at the scene of the crash on the eastbound lanes of the 13000 block of North State Highway 45. SAN ANTONIO – A winter storm that is sweeping across Texas this week has caused a 26-vehicle pileup in Austin on Thursday morning. The Austin-Travis County EMS said multiple units are at the scene of the crash on the eastbound lanes of the 13000 block of North State Highway 45. ATCEMS said medics are also responding to “several multi-car pile-ups on highways,” including other incidents on Highway 45. #SlowDown #ArriveAlive — ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 11, 2021In North Texas, multiple people are reportedly trapped in a pileup crash on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth.

SAN ANTONIO – A man is dead following a shooting on the city’s East Side late Monday night, San Antonio police said. According to police, officers arrived to find the man -- identified as 51-year-old Dietric Van Harrington Jr. -- with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Police said they originally believed the Van Harrington was dead, but when EMS arrived they said he was still alive. Investigators say they found gunshots on the front of a nearby home, but weren’t sure if they were recent and connected with the shooting. The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all answered the call.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Fire Department traditionally has not had much flexibility when responding to 911 calls for medical assistance. But after the San Antonio City Council’s approval on Tuesday, SAFD will be able to get reimbursed for using the Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model, or ET3, on medical calls beginning Jan. 11. Though it’s aimed at Medicare Fee-for-Service patients, SAFD will provide the same options to all 911 callers. Unlike a typical video chat, though, SAFD says GoodSam can measure the caller’s vitals. SAFD says the GoodSam app also allows its firefighters to cut down on potential COVID-19 exposure.

FILE PHOTO: REACT EMS paramedics put on protective gear before making contact with a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5,443. The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 pm ET on April 2 compared to its count a day ago. (bit.ly/2IVY1JT). The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

FILE PHOTO: REACT EMS paramedics put on protective gear before making contact with a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 930 to 5,443. The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 pm ET on April 2 compared to its count a day ago. (bit.ly/2IVY1JT). The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

FILE PHOTO: REACT EMS paramedics wearing protective load a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient for transport in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick OxfordWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is expected to use coronavirus relief funds to pay hospitals that treat uninsured patients with the novel coronavirus as long as they do not bill them or issue unexpected charges, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The plan could be released on Friday, the Journal said.

It was when my mother got sick from emphysema that I saw the tides turn, and my family had no choice but to seek medical care. After mother died, dad went to the doctor somewhat for diabetes care, but definitely not regularly. I needed to honor his wishes; in no way did he want to be kept alive on life support. He knew that when a loved one is sick and cant manage for themselves, there needs to be a person advocating on their behalf even with a medical doctors care. One month into his stay, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when my sister and I were at Dads apartment packing his belongings, my dad went into respiratory failure.

SAN ANTONIO - If you saw several EMS crews and first responders handling large influxes of patients at area hospitals, know that it was just a drill. The drill mocked mass pandemic influenza, and almost all hospitals across the STRAC region from San Antonio to Del Rio participated. RELATED: Last Nix Health Care facility in San Antonio set to closeLopez said last year's drill involved a mass shooting. About 700 volunteers took part in the mass drill Wednesday. Kristen Lemus, chief nurse executive for the Baptist Health System, said it's important to approach the drill in the most realistic way possible.

If you saw several EMS crews and first responders handling large influxes of patients at area hospitals, know that it was just a drill. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.