Local police scanners to go dark to the public Tuesday. The change is part of a $72 million emergency radio system overhaul that officials say will improve coverage, safety and reliability.

Scanner pages offer quick updates, but without newsroom ethics, editorial training, or accountability, they fall short of ...

RACINE — Area residents who listen to police scanner traffic may have noticed recently they’re unable to hear what is going on. This spring, Racine Police Department radios began to transmit ...

This means public outlets like the Snohomish County Scanner, which Everett resident Daron Johnson has run for the last 15 years, will now be defunct as the Everett police scanner will no longer be ...

The city will encrypt police radio communications in May, saying the move is necessary to comply with privacy laws. To stream KARE 11 on your phone, you need the KARE 11 app. Download the KARE 11 app ...

SDPD announces move to encrypted police scanners despite previous hesitation Until Friday's announcement, the San Diego Police Department was the only local law enforcement agency still using ...

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 ...