INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19, 2025 — The dedicated officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are regularly exposed to trauma, suffering, and grief. They work long and irregular hours, are subject to burnout, and contend with threats and assaults on their own lives....
McDONOUGH, Ga. — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office announced on Christmas Day the promotion of Shaquille O’Neal to Chief of Community Relations, expanding his role in public safety leadership with a focus on strengthening community trust through service.O’Neal, who has served as the department’s Director...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — For all the talk of recruitment struggles at the Los Angeles Police Department and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, some local agencies are finding that hiring new officers has gotten easier.Take the California Highway Patrol, which in November...
Any honest retrospective of 2025 must acknowledge how deeply national politics shaped the daily work of local law enforcement. Throughout the year, political violence, immigration enforcement, domestic extremism and the rapid expansion of surveillance technology repeatedly placed police officers at the center of conflicts driven...
By Noah FeitThe Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)EDGEFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A search is underway for the person who targeted a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officer in a Sunday morning shooting, officials said.The shooting happened in Edgefield County, S.C. DNR said on social media....
By Garrett CabezaThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.WALLACE, Idaho — It was a normal post- Christmas day in Wallace until gunshots rang out.Some who heard the gunfire didn’t worry at first.| STAYING ALERT: What officers need to improve situational awarenessPerhaps, it was a hunter in the surrounding...
A lottery player from Massachusetts won $25,000 a year for life playing the “Lucky for Life” multi-state drawing game. The winning numbers for the Dec. 28 drawing were 12, 17, 25, 34, 42 and Lucky Ball: 9. The $25,000 a year for life winner matched...
Following the conclusion of the 2025 high school football season, MassLive released its annual football All-Western Massachusetts selections for Divisions I, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII on Monday, Dec. 29.The selections were made using in-season performances, stats and coach’s nominations. Below are the...
Rain from an overnight ice storm that made Massachusetts roads slick Monday morning will continue through the day as winds and temperatures rise, while forecasters watch for possible snow later this week.The threat of icing from freezing rain that fell across Massachusetts since Sunday night...
