A police scanner recording has surfaced online, capturing the moment firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, reported gunfire ...

Debra White's OEMC dispatch colleagues describe her as the "mama" of the unit, making everyone feel welcome and treating ...

EVERETT — Police radio communications across Snohomish County will be encrypted starting May 6, cutting off public access to real-time scanner traffic, officials announced Tuesday at a press ...

Divaris O. Ruiz, 18, was arraigned Wednesday in Hampton District Court on four counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and four counts of first-degree assault with a firearm, police said.

Two people, believed to be fire personnel, were fatally shot and others injured while responding to a brush fire in Coeur ...

Police radio transmissions, he said, can routinely contain “a person’s most crucial personal information,” which Michaud said shouldn’t be “transmitted over unencrypted channels.

Police said in an update that five victims were shot in total after approximately 20 shots were fired during a large gathering at the lakefront beach in North Chicago Saturday morning.

BUTTE — Scanner owners eavesdropping on the sheriff department’s radio traffic Sunday night got an earful. Someone broke into the police channel for four minutes around 9 p.m., broadcasting ...

The 21st Biannual World Police and Fire Games have commenced in Birmingham, bringing together over 8,500 athletes from more ...

Critics cite a lack of transparency and the effect on news media operations as harmful impacts of radio encryption.

Starting next year, public safety agencies across King County will "enhance" the encryption of their radio communications, blocking outside listeners from tuning into sensitive broadcasts.