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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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Lower operating costs and environmental benefits are cited as key selling points for electric airplanes. For example, a pilot-in-training will pay about $50 an hour for fuel alone for a conventional plane.
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Population density and whether residents can afford it are two of the main barriers to broadband expansion, officials say. For families unable to afford services, regional collaborations can help to bridge the cost gap.
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With the county database offline since a cyberattack in late May, the real estate and title search businesses in the county had been in limbo. Title searches are not possible without access to deed records.
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Without discussion on the merits of meeting the demand, the board tackled the agenda item in two minutes, voted and moved on. An additional $25,000 will come out of the city budget to cover the insurance policy deductible.
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The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network is a nonprofit that facilitates 38 programs at universities across the country and their work with their communities to generate high-tech solutions. -
The department is short hundreds of officers and has struggled in recent years with response times. Officials hope the online reporting system will help speed response times to emergency calls.
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Legislators canceled a vote on a telecom-backed bill that would have made it easier and cheaper for companies to install 5G small cell antennas. Municipal leaders criticized the bill for eroding local authority.
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In a unique partnership with car-sharing firm Getaround, the city's transit agency hopes to reduce congestion and improve last-mile travel by allowing drivers to turn their vehicles into temporary car-shares.
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The policy allows officers in the Indiana city to use their discretion when it comes to recording interactions with the public. A fatal officer-involved shooting Sunday left questions a video record might have answered.
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The pests are the target of a new program that will use a remote-controlled drone to spray U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved larvicides over mosquito-inhabited areas of the region.
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One business in the city has had files corrupted and encrypted in the attack, police said. Anyone who experiences a similar attack is urged to contact Greensburg police or their own local law enforcement agency.
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Mountain West Telephone wants to broker a deal with the town of Evansville to introduce fixed-wireless Internet service. It’s a plan that has been more than a year in the making, Mountain West officials said.
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Under the terms of the deal between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City’s Department of Transportation, both will have a hand in planning, designing, installing and maintaining the toll program.
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The Georgia cities participating include Columbus, Milton, Woodstock and Macon, which have all been selected for the year-long mentoring and funding smart cities program, spearheaded by Georgia Tech.
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A new study in Los Angeles County has found that simply giving eligible people who seek information about food benefits the chance to immediately schedule an enrollment call makes a quantifiable difference.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
