When was the last time you saw a trucker pulled over for speeding? The question never occurred to me until the summer of 2003, as I was preparing for the Gumball Rally, one of the spiritual ...

These controllable, public radio receivers let you hear the world without the expensive gear ...

When the 2020 Walbridge wildfire threatened John Clarke Mills’ off-grid home in Sonoma County, Calif., he was frustrated by a lack of accessible information. While government agencies seemed to have ...

So began a media release sent out on Dec. 21, the Thursday before the Christmas holiday weekend. It’s safe to say that not a lot of people saw the initial release. And those who did might not have ...

Across the United States, more and more police departments are choosing to silence radio scanners, preventing citizens from monitoring crime in their communities. This wave has made its way to New ...

Seeing the red lights flashing behind you while driving on the highway can immediately make your heart sink, so it's no surprise that a lot of drivers are using police scanners to detect nearby police ...

Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

CODE TALKER: The Sheriff’s Department has replaced its radios with new Motorola units like the APX 4500, above, now in all their vehicles. The shift has allowed the agency to to encrypt its internal ...

Bentonville, Ark. — Radar-detector maker Whistler Group announced it is entering the radio scanner market. The company has purchased the intellectual property of GRE America, and said it plans to ...

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting Tuesday. Up until now, anyone interested in what the Boulder Police Department was doing could go to a police ...