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The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's review of the law enforcement response, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ABC News.

Reached by ABC News, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety said, "The Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. »

A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia.

A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia, according to a report commissioned by the city.

Omni suggested better training for call-takers in order to determine behavioral health calls, and more teams to handle those calls. »

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, Congress raised the age requirement for tobacco products from 18 to 21 in order to make America a little healthier.

Though the tobacco industry embraced “Tobacco 21” as an alternative to more aggressive measures, it was still a policy shift that showed Congress could take decisive action to protect public health.

Congress raised the minimum age for tobacco products in 2019 based on expert guidance that it would reduce smoking. »

That’s because one day in 1982, when Almeida’s mom was just 8 years old, Manuela had gone missing.

At the time, Manuela’s family assumed the tortoise had wandered away from home, never to be seen again — but they couldn’t have been more wrong.

Almeida’s grandfather had recently passed away, and her family gathered at her mom’s childhood home to sort through his possessions. »