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Chandler, AZ Ends Flock License Plate Reader Program After Audit Flags Potential Police Misuse

August 12, 2026 10:52 amAugust 12, 2026 10:52 am

The City of Chandler, Arizona, is ending its use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers after a routine audit uncovered potential misuse of the system by someone within the Chandler Police Department. The city announced Friday that it will...

AZ Tribal Nation Deploys Police to Stop Unauthorized Border Wall Work on Reservation

August 11, 2026 12:07 pmAugust 11, 2026 12:21 pm

The Tohono O’odham Nation has posted “No Trespassing” signs and placed tribal law enforcement on alert to turn back unauthorized federal contractors attempting to enter reservation lands for work connected to a planned 62-mile border wall project, escalating an ongoing...

Governor Lombardo Declares State of Emergency as Bug and Fred Mountain Fires Threaten Northern Nevada

August 10, 2026 4:52 pmAugust 10, 2026 4:52 pm

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo on Monday declared a state of emergency for portions of Washoe County and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony as the Bug Fire and Fred Mountain Fire continued to expand, forcing thousands from their homes and threatening communities...

NV AG Aaron Ford Accused of Deceptive Gubernatorial Ad Using 2018 Law Enforcement Footage

August 10, 2026 11:30 amAugust 10, 2026 11:30 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, faces sharp criticism for a campaign advertisement that allegedly misleads voters about current law enforcement support by recycling outdated footage from his 2018 attorney general race. According...

Flock System Alerts Arizona Police To Shooting Before 911 Call Amid Surveillance Backlash

August 8, 2026 5:03 pmAugust 13, 2026 5:03 pm

An Arizona police department credited an automated gunshot-detection system with alerting officers to a weekend shooting before the first 911 call arrived, providing a new public-safety example for Flock Safety as opposition to the company’s surveillance technology grows in Arizona...

Nevada Doctor Charged in $95 Million Medicare Wound Care Fraud Scheme

August 7, 2026 11:29 amAugust 7, 2026 11:30 am

A Henderson physician has been charged in a sprawling $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts applied to elderly patients, including those in hospice care, federal prosecutors announced this week. On Tuesday, a...

Suspected Iranian Hackers Target Water Systems In At Least 12 States After Iran-Linked Arizona Election Portal Attack

August 7, 2026 10:06 amAugust 7, 2026 10:06 am

Federal investigators are examining a wave of cyberattacks that disrupted municipal water operations across at least 12 states, weeks after an Iran-linked group claimed it breached systems associated with a major California water utility and more than a year after...