FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in a South Florida county are being instructed not to enforce an anti-rioting law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week, unless it’s absolutely necessary. When it is deemed necessary, the decision must …
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub. Professional party promoters started scanning Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental sites for mansions and luxury condos for hire. Tickets …
TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson officials are calling on the two e-scooter companies operating in the city to fix problems reported by neighborhood groups. There have been complaints about scooters blocking sidewalks and alleys amid a lack of enforcement since the …
Officials in North Carolina said they will review their efforts to ensure that employers are purchasing workers’ compensation coverage after facing criticism they have done little to make sure that employers comply with the law. North Carolina Industrial Commission Chair …
Las Vegas police have wasted no time in enforcing the state’s new ban on driving while texting or talking on a handheld device. Police Sgt. Peter Kisfalvi of Metro’s traffic section told the Las Vegas Sun that officers wrote more …
Police agencies in the Midwest are among those planning stepped up enforcement of seat belt and other traffic safety laws around Thanksgiving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state police from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio are participating …
A legal challenge to Delaware’s enforcement of a 1998 settlement between the states and tobacco manufacturers has been dropped. The development was announced on Wednesday by the Delaware Department of Justice. It says that the tobacco companies had argued that …
Michigan State Police motor carriers will focus enforcement in the coming week on commercial vehicle moving violations, seat belt use and driver inspections. Operation Safe Driver began Sunday and runs through Oct. 22. The national effort is aimed at reducing …
While the number of citations given by state troopers for texting and driving has steadily increased in Minnesota, the North Dakota Highway Patrol says enforcing its own recently enacted texting law has been a challenge. The North Dakota Highway Patrol …
A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency on Tuesday adopted a post-Fukushima nuclear safety plan – despite gripes by influential member nations that it to too timid for making compliance voluntary. Germany and several other EU states – as …