Obama administration, Congress members looking to ban text messaging from the driver's seatOctober 1st, 2009 Gov't seeks ban on texting truckers, bus driversWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the administration also would move to put restrictions on cell phone use by rail operators, truck drivers and interstate bus drivers.
Oops, misdial! Mizzou sells coaches' cell phones without deleting text messages, contactsSeptember 30th, 2009 Oops! Mizzou sells phones without wiping memoryMike Bellman got more than he bargained for when he purchased a box of old cell phones from the University of Missouri athletics department. Bellman bought the cell phones earlier this year at a university surplus sale with the intent of reselling them for parts.
Missouri athletics department sells cell phones, complete with text messages and contactsSeptember 30th, 2009 Oops at Mizzou in cell phone saleCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri athletics department is changing its procedures after selling a box of old cell phones that included old text messages and contact numbers.
NJ uses trained dogs to find inmates' illegal cell phones; 35 indicted for having phonesSeptember 15th, 2009 Dogs sniff out inmates' illegal cell phones in NJBORDENTOWN, N.J. — As Congress considers whether to allow state prisons to install cell phone jamming devices, New Jersey is grappling with ways to stop inmates from running criminal enterprises from behind bars.
Measure to allow states to jam cell phones in prison gets support from 20 governorsSeptember 10th, 2009 20 governors back prison cell phone jamming billANNAPOLIS, Md. — Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons.
Federal safety board says its employees can't text or talk on cell phones while drivingSeptember 8th, 2009 NTSB restricts employee cell-phone useWASHINGTON — The federal safety agency that investigates transportation accidents is banning texting and talking on cell phones by its employees while driving on government business. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said Tuesday she's adopting the policy because she wants her agency to follow the same safety practices it recommends for others.
Gunmen kill 4 Guatemalan prison officials in apparent retaliation for prison crackdownSeptember 7th, 2009 Gunmen kill 4 prison officials in GuatemalaGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan police say four prison officials have been shot to death in three separate attacks that authorities believe are retaliation for a jail crackdown. Ministry of Interior spokesman Nery Morales says a warden, a deputy warden, a prison guard and a driver were killed Monday after officials seized cell phones and moved inmates to different prisons over the weekend to break up an extortion ring.
Corrections officials try out cell phone detection technology in closed Maryland prisonSeptember 3rd, 2009 Md. officials test cell phone detection at prisonANNAPOLIS, Md. — Officials from five states observed tests on cell phone detection technology at a closed Maryland prison on Thursday, as states are taking a greater interest in finding ways to halt violence orchestrated by inmates behind prison walls.
Here's a look at states' legislation on a cervical cancer vaccineAugust 31st, 2009 A look at states' legislation on an HPV vaccineA look at legislation passed or introduced by states and the District of Columbia since 2007 regarding the HPV vaccine. Several other states provided money for girls to receive the vaccine, either through legislation or the budgeting process.
Mo. traffic stop turns up more than $53,000, 8 cell phones, multiple IDs _ but few answersAugust 25th, 2009 Traffic stop yields cash, phones, IDs and mysteryST. LOUIS — Sheriff's deputies in suburban St.
Report: Federal safety agency withheld research showing hazards of drivers using cell phonesJuly 21st, 2009 Report: Agency withheld distracted driver researchNEW YORK — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gathered hundreds of pages of research and warnings about the hazards of drivers using cell phones, but withheld the information from the public in part out of fear of angering Congress, a newspaper reported Monday. The former head of the traffic safety agency, Dr.
State officials seek change in federal law to control growing cell phone use by prison immatesJuly 15th, 2009 Officials ask help controlling prison cell phonesWASHINGTON — State officials appealed to members of Congress on Wednesday to give states a new tool to control illegal cell phone use by prison inmates and quickly ran into protests from the phone industry. Industry representatives say jamming signals could interfere with legitimate service and 911 calls.
State prison officials seek FCC permission to jam inmates' contraband cell phone callsJuly 13th, 2009 States ask FCC's OK to jam prison cell phonesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A Southern prison official says correctional leaders from more than two dozen states have signed a petition asking permission to jam cell phone signals inside state penitentiaries and thwart inmates' forbidden phone calls.
Greece to register prepaid cell phones to fight crime, illegal immigrationJune 17th, 2009 Greeks to register prepaid cell phonesATHENS, Greece — Greece's prepaid mobile phone users will now have to register their identities in a bid to tackle illegal immigration and other crime, the communications minister said Tuesday. Evripidis Stylianidis said widespread anonymous cell-phone ownership made crime-fighting more difficult.
Texas death row inmate, 2 relatives indicted on charges of sneaking cell phones into prisonMay 2nd, 2009 Texas death row inmate indicted in cell phone caseAUSTIN, Texas — A Texas death row inmate and two relatives have been indicted for allegedly smuggling cell phones into a prison which led to a statewide lockdown. Special Prosecutions Chief Gina DeBottis tells the Austin American-Statesman that 30-year-old Richard Lee Tabler, his mother Lorraine Tabler and his 36-year-old sister Kristina Martinez were indicted Friday on charges of possessing contraband in a state prison.
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