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We lose a lot of good firefighters to behavioral health issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and yes, suicide. In 2009, I founded Counseling Services for Fire Fighters (CSFF). The goa...

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Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation?  When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask th...

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It was one of those random Facebook memes that came out of nowhere and caught my attention. One of my Facebook “friends” — or friend of a friend (of a friend?) had shared a photo post by ...

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By Louisa Hufstader Banana Boat is recalling a line of spray-on sunscreens after its manufacturer received five reports of people catching on fire after applying the product. In...

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Have you seen any coyotes lurking around town recently? If so, you're among other Patch readers who've already sent in their spotting locations. Now, we're not telling you this to sc...