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Amid growing public scrutiny of automated license plate readers and citywide protests decrying privacy concerns prompted by surveillance technologies, the City of Reno announced this month it would end its contract with Flock cameras. Utah advocates recently described a faster way to block Flock cameras without new legislation, offering another...

Kratom is sold in smoke shops, advertised on Seattle sidewalks, and available at gas stations. And as increasingly potent kratom products spread across Washington, the state’s poison center is seeing a sharp rise in calls. However, Washington remains one of 17 states without any statewide regulations governing kratom.

Four Tacoma-area men and a Kent man charged in connection with the deadly Chelan Hills Fire in Douglas County were on vacation in the area, according to court documents. They allegedly continued to set off fireworks after being told that they’d started a fire and rented jet skis later that day.

Poker rooms are adapting to a new style of dealing cards called “slide dealing,” with the change now coming to the Strip in Las Vegas , as The Venetian has become the second property to adopt the practice. Previously, South Point announced that its dealers would adopt the practice. Pitch Dealing Gives Way to Slide Dealing at The Strip Slide dealing is just what the name makes it out to be – it’s the practice of sliding the card down firmly against the green felt when the dealers are handing out

Two bins of undelivered mail containing election ballots were discovered inside a dumpster at a popular Seattle park, prompting a federal investigation and raising concerns among residents about mail theft during the election season.

Henderson resident Isidro "Izzy" Aleman turned his childhood dream into a big payday, winning more than $75,000 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Ireland, on Wheel of Fortune.

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) — Mexican authorities said a missing Arizona woman was believed to have been found in Tijuana, but family members say they have doubts. Shayna Feinman, 35, was reported missing in March 2024. A Tijuana security force said Feinman was found on Oct. 23 after reports of...

Arizona authorities responded to a tractor trailer fire that scorched hundreds of pumpkins along I-10 on Monday. On October 26, 2026, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Incident Response Unit responded to eastbound I-10 in Avondale for a reported vehicle fire. When crews arrived on scene, they found that “nearly 20 crates of pumpkins” had […] The post Truckload of pumpkins goes up in flames on Arizona interstate appeared first on CDLLife .

LAS CRUCES - A proposal to prohibit Las Cruces Public Schools teachers from lowering academic grades for late assignments encountered resistance from several school board members Oct. 20, prompting district officials to reconsider the language before the policy returns for a second reading. The debate exposed disagreements over teacher autonomy,...

SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – As floodwaters recede, the long road to recovery begins for communities in San Juan County, where it’s estimated the damage could range into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Officials warn it’s still not safe for many to return home, Monday. Meanwhile, President Trump has signed an emergency declaration to […]