This app brings back memories of my trips to Radio Shack back in the day to look at scanners to listen to police, fire, aircraft and other emergency frequencies. SuperScanner! (US$9.99) recreates ...

Curious about police activity in your area, but don't want to invest in a dedicated police scanner? Try using your Android phone instead. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco ...

Matthew A. Hale, 29, was arrested last week in Muncie, Ind., after he allegedly fled the scene of a failed stickup at a pharmacy. Police accused Hale of being the getaway driver for an accomplice who ...

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting no later than Tuesday.

How many times have you heard a siren scream by your house or office, passed by a crash or saw smoke billowing up in the distance and thought, “I wonder what that was all about?” Now you can find out ...

POTTSVILLE – Use of profanity over an emergency radio prompted Schuylkill County to temporarily suspend use of three online scanner apps crucial for firefighters. Scott Krater, director of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis will cease public broadcasts of its police radio communications starting in May and shift to online dashboards for the public to track emergency incident responses. In a news ...

The emergency services and air flight scanners. The Tucson.com Air Flight Scanner monitors radio activity at Tucson International Airport tower. Launch the Tucson.com radio scanner to listen to Tucson ...

For listeners of police scanners, last week’s tragic events offered one real-time drama after another. During the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas that claimed 14 lives and the Boston Marathon ...