Florida residents are about to have another tool for finding missing and endangered people. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will launch the “Purple Alert Program” on July 1. Most Floridians ...

Chances are you’ve heard of an Amber Alert for missing kids, a Silver Alert for seniors, and a Blue Alert for suspects on the run. Now officials are set to add another color to Florida’s emergency ...

One of Florida's first-ever Purple Alerts was issued by the Marion County Sheriff's Office on July 11. Purple Alerts are a new type of alert, authorized for use in Florida effective July 1. They are ...

IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Frontline workers such as Justin Pritchard, a community paramedic with Buncombe County Emergency Medical Services' post-overdose response team, help unhoused people find shelter on ...

WELCOMING SIGHT: Of the 105 Code Purple beds currently available, 50 serve women and children at Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry's Transformation Village. Photo by Jessica Wakeman A ...

The Department of Defense is backing a growing grassroots effort nationwide to designate local schools as military friendly because of the huge benefits they provide the children of U.S. service ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that 114 Florida schools are being recognized as “Purple Star” campuses based on efforts to serve students from military families. The Purple Star schools are in ...