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Santa Ana orders review of two license-plate reader contracts
Staff have 30 days to report on contract options, system effectiveness and outside access to city camera data.
Reno approves $21.8M Axon deal, keeps plate readers
The eight-year agreement replaces Flock plate-reader equipment with Axon readers, while Reno’s use of the technology continues.
Garland rejects proposed short-term-rental zoning rules
The council voted 6–3 against a zoning amendment recommended unanimously by the Planning Commission. Garland’s separate short-term-rental permit program remains…
Mayor forecasts 100,000-plus in St. Pete over World Series
Mayor Ken Welch’s forecast covers the course of the World Series, including games, watch parties and visits to businesses. It…
Port St. Lucie arrest; police still seek second vehicle
Police arrested Eric Saint Aude in connection with a crash that critically injured a 63-year-old man. Investigators are still seeking…
Construction starts on LA’s 12.4-mile Vermont bus corridor
Metro has begun building a 12.4-mile bus rapid-transit corridor on Vermont Avenue. The board-approved $413.8 million project budget is not…
Power-line conflicts delay Apopka pedestrian signals
Concrete curb ramps and refuge improvements at Apopka Boulevard and Sheeler Avenue were finished July 2, but pedestrian signals remained…
Anchorage businesses seek permanent funding for downtown police patrol
Downtown business representatives asked the Assembly to keep a two-officer foot patrol in place. The mayor’s FY2027 proposal includes no…
Lexington commission rejects student-housing rezoning 5-0; one abstains
WKYT reports a 5-0 rejection, with one abstention, of a rezoning request for Up Campus Student Living’s proposed 10-story Lexington…
Lewis County nuclear proposal targets up to six reactors
Prosperity One could include six reactors and about 6.6 gigawatts of generating capacity. The company’s 2028 construction objective is a…
March Madness adds eight at-large bids per tournament in 2027
The men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments will expand to 76 teams, but the conferences and programs receiving the added at-large…
Nebraska court orders Lincoln to pay $9,150 in charter case
The Nebraska Supreme Court awarded the state $9,150 after Lincoln challenged when three citizen-petitioned charter amendments should go to voters.
Pentagon bars use of nonpublic information for military bets
A Defense Department directive bars covered personnel from using classified or unclassified nonpublic information in financial transactions tied to military…
Tucson renews task-force role with plate-reader reporting requirement
The City Council renewed Tucson police participation in the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force and required reports on plate-reader activity…
ASEAN adopts first regional trafficking reporting mechanism
ASEAN ministers adopted the bloc’s first regional trafficking report and approved an immigration training centre and consular-affairs forum.