The police chief in Welsh, La., is tracking patrol cars, including his own. The global positioning system he’s installing on all squad cars will improve response time and safety – and will let him know when citizens’ complaints are valid, …
Emergency officials say nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in five counties were affected by last week’s deadly tornadoes. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency say they’ve compiled damage assessments from the storms that took …
About 20,000 Washington residents use alcohol-sensing devices in their motor vehicles. The Seattle Times reports that puts Washington among the top-five states for use of these DUI-prevention devices. Most of those customers come from Washington laws requiring ignition-interlock devices for …
Damage is estimated at $5,000 after a fire destroyed a shed at the MauiGrown Coffee base yard in Lahaina on Monday. Maui fire officials say the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the small wooden shed where the property …
The Nevada Assembly gave final legislative approval late Monday to a bill establishing driver privilege cards for people in the country illegally. SB303 was approved on a 30-9 vote and now heads to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is expected …
A program that trains law enforcement officers in Ohio to recognize whether drivers are impaired from drugs is drawing praise from prosecutors and law-enforcement officials, while criminal defense attorneys say such assessments are scientifically inaccurate. Authorities say 71 law-enforcement officers …
Eighteen families in a south-central Kansas neighborhood have filed a lawsuit accusing a pipeline company of contaminating their water, but the company denies the allegations and says it has been working with the state to address their concerns. The lawsuit, …
EagleView Technologies and Pictometry International, a newly merged company specializing in high-resolution aerial photography, automated 3D measurement technologies and overall software solutions, announced that Rapid Access technology has been engaged for recent catastrophic storm events in Oklahoma and Texas as …
When zookeeper Sarah McClay was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park in England, its owner suggested she had violated safety procedures and entered the animal’s pen. But police said Monday that’s not what happened. Cumbria …
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don’t understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded …