Mercer County's Office of Emergency Management announces CERT training sessions

07/16/11 For those unfamiliar with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, the first thing to know is that the knowledge it provides is the stuff heroes are made of. A division of the Department of Homeland Security's Citizen Corps initiative, CERT is designed to train citizens to be skilled disaster-responders, urging them to take a more proactive role in emergency preparedness, and ...

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Lawsuit filed in theft of Socom laptops

07/18/11 In March 2010, a group of thieves spent nearly 10 hours cutting through the roof of the IGov warehouse in Tampa. Inside were about 3,000 laptops, waiting to be delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command.

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Around Your Town: 07/20/11

07/20/11 The Friends of the San Pedro River will conduct an interpretive walk along the river at 5:30 p.m. today. All walks depart from the San Pedro House, 9800 E Hwy. 90, Sierra Vista. The San Pedro River features 82 species of mammals, dozens of reptiles and amphibians and nearly 350 species of birds. There is no charge for the walk, however donations are accepted to support the docent programs. Dress ...

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