The sheriff is obligated to follow the board’s budget guidelines, while the Board of Supervisors is not allowed to interfere with the investigative functions of the Sheriff’s Department.

When it comes to disaster preparedness, Santa Cruz County is employing not only a recently established Office of Response, ...

"It would be detrimental to our project, if we can't get the funding," Craig County Emergency Management Coordinator Darryl Humphreys said Wednesday.

In response to a surge in water-related emergencies caused by severe storms and flooding last year, Bulloch County Public Safety and EMA have purchased a water rescue boat to enhance their emergency ...