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Arizona sues landlords after tenants say units topped 90 degrees during summer heat
40+ min ago (356+ words) "The ongoing neglect … puts residents' lives at serious risk, especially during extreme summer heat." When air conditioning fails in southern Arizona, a rental dispute can quickly become a health and safety crisis. State officials are now taking legal action after…...
Pennsylvania township gears up for court fight over data center rules, who pays for grid growth
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (448+ words) A legal battle in rural Watts Township, Pennsylvania, could help answer a much bigger question about data centers and electricity: when those power-intensive projects arrive, and the grid needs more capacity, who covers the bill? According to PennLive, officials in…...
Amid growing tensions across the US, Flock Safety slashes plate-reader data retention from 30 days to 7
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (506+ words) Flock has more than 120,000 cameras operating across 49 states, with use by thousands of police agencies and communities. Across the country, mounting objections from cities and states are pushing Flock Safety to revise some of the privacy protections tied to its…...
Ohio weighs consumer law action as storm-hit residents report hotel, gas price spikes
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (368+ words) Reporting suspicious pricing may be one of the few available tools while the legal review continues. In the aftermath of severe storms in Crooksville, some Ohio residents have raised a troubling concern: The cost of basic necessities may be rising…...
Florida woman spent 13 days in jail after Flock camera alert pointed police to wrong vehicle
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (453+ words) A time-and-distance analysis showed her vehicle could not have reached the crash site. A camera alert that was supposed to help solve a deadly Florida hit-and-run instead helped send the wrong woman to jail, raising heightened concerns about how heavily…...
3 Texas deputies suspended after audit of 480 Flock cameras finds misuse
19+ hour, 50+ min ago (439+ words) Alongside the new auditing tool, the department is requiring more specific justification for every search. A widening police audit of Flock license plate reader cameras in Texas has already cost three Harris County deputies their access to the system and…...
Hedge fund-backed corporation pleads guilty in rare conviction after Michigan mobile home park residents endured sewage, brown water
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (485+ words) "They have made North Morris Estates a safe and habitable place for individuals and families." Prosecutors in Michigan are pointing to a case at a mobile home park as an uncommon example of an investor-backed landlord being criminally held accountable…...
Atlanta executive gets 20 years after $400 million fraud dubbed Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (383+ words) Prosecutors said he defrauded more than 2,000 investors between September 2020 and June 2024. A federal judge has sentenced Atlanta investment executive Todd Burkhalter to 20 years in prison after prosecutors said he ran a massive fraud scheme that drained nearly $400 million from thousands…...
Day after $2M approval, New Mexico police use drone to track bear near schools
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (398+ words) "There are so many great use cases that we've seen so far." A wandering bear near schools and mobile home parks in Santa Fe, New Mexico, became an unexpected test case for the city's newly expanded police drone program. After…...
Colorado deputy breaks van window to rescue dog left in summer heat for nearly 4 hours
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (376+ words) A Colorado deputy moved quickly to save a dog after it was left trapped inside a locked van in warm weather for nearly four hours, WFLA reported. The incident was recorded on video later shared by the Jefferson County Sheriff's…...