Posts Tagged Police
Citing Safety, Police Scanners Across Virginia Go Silent
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 10, 2018
Credit: Paul McCord / Flickr CC
Across Virginia, and the country, police scanners are going quiet — at least for the public. Mallory Noe-Payne reports on the growing trend of encrypting first responder communication.
Taylor Proposal Calls for Partnerships Between Police and Local Communities
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 15, 2018
Recent years have seen a growing sense of distrust between some members of the community and police. Now one Virginia congressman is trying to forge a new sense of cooperation. Michael Pope is on Capitol Hill with the latest.
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From NPR News- Workplace Wellness Plans Offer Big Incentives, But May Cost Your Privacy September 22, 2018Uncertainty over federal standards for these cost-saving programs could trigger different perks for employees, and change what they must do to qualify.
- The Russia Investigations: Rod Rosenstein On The Razor's Edge September 22, 2018The deputy attorney general is in a tight spot over the early phase of his tenure after a bombshell report by The New York Times. And the president has postponed the next shot in the document war.
- Why It's Easy — And Hard — To Get A Postcard All The Way From Timbuktu September 22, 2018When tourism to the fabled city took a downturn, two guys came up with an idea to bring in a little income for the local tour guides.
- New Findings On Loan Forgiveness; Puerto Rico Schools After Maria; DeVos Calls For Free-Speech September 22, 2018The Education Department offers new findings on student loan forgiveness; Enrollment in Puerto Rico's schools drops after Hurricane Maria; DeVos calls for more free and open speech on college campuses
- Indians Are Partying And Praying For Elephant-Headed God Ganesh September 22, 2018For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule.
- Workplace Wellness Plans Offer Big Incentives, But May Cost Your Privacy September 22, 2018
- From BBC News
- Jeremy Hunt: Don't mistake politeness for weakness September 22, 2018Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urges EU leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no-deal Brexit.
- Iran military parade attacked by gunmen in Ahvaz September 22, 2018Iran blames "terrorists backed by a foreign regime" for the attack which killed soldiers and civilians.
- Lake Victoria Tanzania ferry disaster: Survivor found September 22, 2018A man survives inside an air pocket in the Lake Victoria ferry that sank two days ago, killing 170.
- Petrol prices could fall by £1.50 a tank - AA September 22, 2018Fuel prices are at a four-year high, but the AA says a supermarket price war could lower costs.
- The British army has introduced new fitness tests September 22, 2018The army's new tests are based on skills required in close combat roles.
- Jeremy Hunt: Don't mistake politeness for weakness September 22, 2018
