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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- Iceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence August 22, 2019Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir denies she means to snub Pence. Her scheduling decision was made before President Trump canceled his trip to Denmark.
- Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical August 21, 2019"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.
- Miami Police Arrest Suspect In Shooting After He Reports His Gun Was Stolen August 21, 2019Police say Carlints St. Louis went to a police station hoping to create an alibi for a shooting he allegedly committed, but he ended up setting the stage for his own arrest.
- Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has Spiked August 21, 2019Researchers say there's been a huge rise in the number of fires compared with last year. That's likely linked with a similar leap in deforestation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office.
- 'The Government Is Very Afraid': Meet Moscow's New Opposition Leader, Lyubov Sobol August 21, 2019Lyubov Sobol's tenacity in standing up to the authorities, combined with a savvy use of social media, has put her at the center of attention as a new protest leader.
- Iceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence August 22, 2019
- From BBC News
- Merkel: Backstop alternative 'possible within 30 days' August 21, 2019Boris Johnson welcomes apparent optimism from the German chancellor as she suggests a solution could be found.
- Libby Squire death: Man arrested on suspicion of murder August 21, 2019Police arrest a 25-year-old over the death of the student whose body was found in a river estuary.
- Ditch cars to meet climate change targets, say MPs August 21, 2019MPs say people will have to stop driving if the UK is to meet its Zero Carbon goals by 2050.
- Titanic sub dive reveals parts are being lost to sea August 21, 2019The first people to dive down to the Titanic in nearly 15 years say some parts of the wreck have been lost to the sea.
- Being Muslim in Myanmar August 21, 2019Since the Rohingya crisis erupted in 2012, some Muslims in Myanmar say they face more discrimination.
- Merkel: Backstop alternative 'possible within 30 days' August 21, 2019
