Web Users: Beware of Malware

The Department of Public Safety is urging internet users to be on an alert Web watch. The Department warns residents of a new virus infecting computers. Spokesman Terri Durdaller says the virus, called Malware, is embedded in emails that prompt recipients to approve...

Special Efforts to Stop Youthful Firestarters

More than 50 fire service and law enforcement officers have taken special training to head off fires started by children. National and state figures show high numbers of young people playing with fire and starting fires that often destroy property and sometimes cause...

Re-establishing Phone Service After Disasters

The state has found a way to move telephone numbers around so it can respond faster when disaster hits. It’s part of the lessons of Hurricane Katrina that might help disaster recovery here. For example: Assume a tornado wipes out the telephone company switching...

Highway Patrol as Immigration Officers

State legislators considering reform of state immigration laws will suggest new powers for the highway patrol. The special House Committee on Immigration Reform says highway patrol officers should become arms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency…It...
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