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Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned event, with heavy weapons and explosives teams among them.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department struggled to persuade parents to vaccinate their children despite the disease’s spread, said David Heaton, the department’s spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

A memo on the department’s fiscal outlook prepared for the Board of Supervisors sounded the alarm in April.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Reifel was sworn into the Bethlehem Police Department in August 2025, according to a post on the department's social media.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The state department’s words were cheered throughout the country.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler