DULUTH - They are considered the last line of communication. When everything else fails, they can bridge the communication gap and connect people. Doug Nelson and Dave Miller are just two of the ...

The Mesa Police Department began encrypting its radio traffic last month, ending the ability of people with radio scanners to hear officers’ chatter. Sensitive, or “hot channels,” used by SWAT and ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Alex Hubbard is a USA TODAY Network Tennessee columnist. Standing in an HH Gregg store in Madison one day when I was 7, I found something on a shelf and asked my parents what it was. I was informed it ...