Report: City should trim pensions, privatize EMS Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:16 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012 The city should consider privatizing its ambulance service, reducing survivors' pension benefits, turning over libraries and other operations to the ...

BEAUMONT - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office recognized five people this morning who played a role in saving the life of a deputy who was shot in January.

Suffering in the grip of a brutal winter where temperatures have not risen above freezing in nearly a month, Ukraine has seen a wave of deaths related to the cold, and the country's ambulance service is inundated with calls for help.