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W.Va. lawmakers question Flock Safety

Local News August 14, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A company executive with Flock Safety defended its Automated License Plate Reader technology as a vital tool for “precision policing” that helps solve crimes and recover missing persons, while opponents argue these AI-powered cameras threaten Fourth Amendment privacy rights. The Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization met Sunday afternoon on the first of three days of legislative interim meetings at the State Capitol Building in Charleston to learn more about the cameras and how local governments were using them. Concerns have been growing ...

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Connecticut is counting bears

National News August 14, 2026

As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of paper. Armed with this equipment — along with bear spray and, perhaps more importantly, tick repellent — a team of researchers has been fanning out to hundreds of survey stations set up across western Connecticut this summer to collect data on the area’s resident population of black bears. Their goal is to conduct the first scientific survey of the state’s bear population in over a decade. The project is a collaboration between the state Department ...

Weathersfield places moratorium on fiber optic installation permits

Local News August 14, 2026

WEATHERFIELD — The township has joined other communities in placing a 12-month moratorium on fiber optic installation along township roads. Trustee Ed Whittaker said at the August meeting there is nothing against any specific company that has done the installation work in the township. However, there is a concern on the way the fiber optics have been installed. “We want to make sure protocols are in place and are being followed,” Whitaker said. Trustees this week passed legislation under emergency measures that impose the 12-month moratorium on the installation of underground ...