A Durham company is developing a new technology that will help fight COVID-19. It’s what EmitBio said will potentially save millions of lives. The handheld device is inserted into the mouth aims precise wavelengths of targeted light at a spot in the back of the throat known as your oropharynx. It’s turned on for five minutes, and later that same day the treatment is repeated.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTW-TV CBS 13 Florence

VIDEO: Beautiful, hand-made wooden American flags to benefit local fire departments -- that’s the idea behind Flags for Frontlines. Michael Jolley is a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter at Ryegate Fire Department. “I just have a passion for volunteer firefighting, I went to emergency services and criminal justice at Riverbank Career and Technical Center in Bradford where I just really found my passion in Emergency Services through that,” he says.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAX-TV CBS 3 Burlington

Walla Walla first responders saved a baby from choking on Saturday. According to the Walla Walla Police Department, they got a call about a medical emergency in which a 1-year-old was choking and bleeding from the nose and mouth. Officers responded to help but faced another issue when they got to the home.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

The owners of the Moses Lake Liquor Store are picking up the pieces after a fire ravaged the space late Saturday night. Officials with the Moses Lake Fire Department say they responded to the scene at around 11 p.m. Firefighters say smoke was billowing out of the building and flames could be seen consuming the back of the structure.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2021 5:33:55 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Spokane Fire District 8 received automatic CPR machines thanks to CARES Act funding. These battery-powered devices provide continuous chest compressions on anyone needing CPR, which the Fire District says will limit first responders’ exposure to COVID-19 when responding to emergency calls. The devices were bought with CARES Act funding and will be on all Fire District 8 engines.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2021 3:48:49 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane