By JOYANNA LOVE/ Managing Editor Some emergency response departments have received grants to purchase new radios that will work with the countywide emergency communications system that is under construction. However, several are far from being fully equipped. “Thorsby doesn’t have P25 radios, and the majority of the fire departments do […]

Are you looking for the perfect camping gear that doubles as a survival tool for the end of the world? The Safari LT Solar Generator might be exactly what you need. The past year has thrown a lot of curveballs at the American way of life. Indoor fun, from bowling […]

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How to Supply Emergency Power to Residents of Rural and Suburban Communities During Multi-Day Outages New research suggests that cooperative strategies for sharing emergency power among households can be 10 to 40 times less costly than running individual gas-powered generators. As demand for electricity rises and climate change brings more […]

Melissa Scholes Young’s new novel, her second, focuses on a family-run pest control business in small-town Missouri. Young knows of what she writes: She was raised in small-town Missouri — by a family that ran a pest control business. She still had to do her research. “That territory is very […]

The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv. SERIES Vikings Marathon History channel wraps up the historical action series with a marathon that concludes with the final four new episodes: 3:45, 4:50, 5:50, 6:55, 8 and 9 p.m. Crikey! It’s the […]

Collect doomsday preppers guide is one of the legendary quests in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7. This challenge is only available during Week 4 of this season and, to unlock it, you must first search for farm clues, visit Farmer Steel’s favourite places and place missing person signs. There are […]

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The pandemic has left its mark on our lives and our economy. Many workers are now home-based, with others entering completely new careers. Yet, for those in manufacturing industries, jobs are slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels.  Legislators insist that this is a temporary situation as […]

Brazil is blessed with a wealth of natural resources. It gets almost two-thirds of its electricity from hydropower facilities, and it also has enormous potential for wind, solar, and natural gas-fired power. Yet, the country is saddled with higher than average electricity prices compared to most developed nations. A […]