City-County Building Gets New Metal Detector

Elm Grove resident Bill O'Leary believes the installation of a new metal detector at the City-County Building is a step in the right direction when it comes to improving courthouse security.

Courthouse security measures evaulated in wake of shooting

A month after a shooting in a Cook County courthouse, several courthouses statewide have either added security or are considering doing so.

Portland jetport deploys new passenger scanners

Three new state-of-the-art devices give government screeners the ability to detect metal as well as non-metal threats like plastic explosives.

X-Rays Scan Foods For The Secret Ingredient That Could Break A Tooth

Metal detectors just don't cut it when it comes to keeping shards of bone or plastic and other nasty stuff out of food. Enter the X-ray. Costco and other big retailers now require food processors to X-ray food to screen for foreign objects. The process is more automated than airport baggage screening.

Looking through the eyes of firefighters reveals smoke and fire and no politics: Mark Naymik

Working along side of firefighters, even briefly, put me closer to the on-the-job issues that are now so tied to political and economic battles.