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- Obama Urges Young People To Keep Up Their Protests To Bring Change June 4, 2020In a virtual town hall, the former president did not mention his successor. But he did extol the young demonstrators who he said give him hope the country will get better.
- Former Facebook Employees Blast Zuckerberg's 'Do-Nothing' Stance On Trump June 3, 2020Some of the social network's earliest hires say CEO Mark Zuckerberg's inaction on the president's most inflammatory posts is a 'betrayal' of the company's ideals.
- Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Racketeering June 3, 2020In the latest update to a UAW corruption scandal, Jones admits he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million of union money in addition to pleading guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.
- In George Floyd Protests, China Sees A Powerful Propaganda Opportunity June 3, 2020After years of U.S. criticism about human rights, China's Communist Party has seized on protests sparked by George Floyd's death to spread propaganda about what it calls American "double standards."
- Primary Election Snafus Show Challenges For November Vote June 3, 2020Some voters in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Maryland did not receive the absentee ballots they had requested, leading to long lines at the limited number of polling places that were open.
- Obama Urges Young People To Keep Up Their Protests To Bring Change June 4, 2020
- From BBC News
- George Floyd death: New charges for all four sacked officers June 3, 2020Ex-officer Derek Chauvin now faces second-degree murder, while three others face abetting charges.
- Madeleine McCann: German prisoner identified as suspect June 3, 2020The 43-year-old German was seen driving a camper van in the resort where she disappeared, police say.
- Stalled vaccine programmes 'put children's lives at risk' June 3, 2020Disruption to immunisation campaigns caused by Covid-19 could lead to many preventable deaths.
- Coronavirus: Prince Charles says he 'got away lightly' June 3, 2020The prince says he was "lucky" to have mild symptoms as other are enduring "unbelievably testing" times.
- Coronavirus: Thousands of homeless 'back on streets by July' June 4, 2020Rough sleepers who were given emergency accommodation could be evicted within weeks, a charity warns.
- George Floyd death: New charges for all four sacked officers June 3, 2020
