Rockford’s female firefighters lack private showers, a $421K upgrade could change that
The first: find an individual bathroom in their station and use the private shower. The second: wait for a locker room, ask a ...
GPS tracking darts could benefit the Rockford Police Department
For at least the last decade, Virginia based StarChase offers its GPS tagging and tracking technology to departments ...
Rockford apartment fire causes $100K in estimated damages
Investigators with the Rockford Fire Department work to figure out what caused an apartment to go up in flames. Just before 3 ...
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Coroner identifies victim of fatal Rockford crash involving bicyclist
911 was called and Rockford Fire Department along with Rockford Police Officers responded to the crash. More: Rockford police ...
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Rockford University, city leaders celebrate expansion of tuition-free scholarship program
The Rockford Promise Scholarship Program just received an expansion that aims to keep graduates in the local workforce.
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Rockford welcomes two new sculptures to the city
"Hold Me Up" by Ben Piece can be found at Veterans Memorial Circle on Main Street and "Magical Thinking" by Actual Size ...
Rockford fire station to get gender-neutral restrooms for $421K
The City of Rockford is planning to spend $421,000 to reconfigure restrooms at a fire station to accommodate LGBTQ ...
New technology could help reduce the need for high-speed vehicle pursuits in Rockford
StarChase technology sounds like something straight out of a comic book. If the city buys it, police could use it instead of ...
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Floyd County’s new public service communications system nearly ready for use
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] The main pieces of Floyd County’s new $5 million public service ...
RFD puts out a fire in a detached garage on South 6th Street
The Rockford Fire Department was dispatched to the 1300 block of South 6th Street for reports of a detached garage fire. The ...
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Rockford Fire Department responds to overnight garage fire
ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – The Rockford Fire Department responded to an overnight garage fire that caused damage to two neighboring garages. The Rockford Fire Department received a call around 2 A ...
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Richmond apartment complex fire destroys 20 units, displaces residents
Editor's note: The above video is from KHOU 11's coverage of the fire Thursday night. This happened at a complex off Golfview Drive near FM 762 around 9 p.m. The Richmond Police Department said ...