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A major hazardous materials incident continues in Garden Grove after a large industrial storage tank containing methyl methacrylate (MMA) entered what fire officials are describing as a potentially catastrophic condition. The incident began Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2026, at the GKN Aerospace facility near Western Avenue and Lampson Avenue in Garden Grove. According to the…
From the Sky-Hi News: The Grand County Communications Center announced that, effective May 22, countywide public safety radio communications, including law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services, will transition to an encrypted radio platform. This change is being implemented to enhance responder safety, protect sensitive information and reduce the risk of public safety radio traffic being misused,…
Most radio monitoring enthusiasts are familiar with tracking technology such as GPS transmitters, LoJack systems, and automatic license plate readers. But a recent wave of cybersecurity research has revealed a surprising new tracking method that involves something found in almost every modern vehicle: the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Researchers have discovered that the wireless…
Seth Hettena The After-Action Report Mar 04, 2026 A new shortwave numbers station appeared the day the bombs fell. Nobody knows who’s running it. A mysterious shortwave radio station began broadcasting strings of numbers in Farsi on the day Israel and the United States first struck Iran. It hasn’t stopped since. Numbers stations, as they’re…
A troubling incident involving unauthorized transmissions on public safety radio channels in Pittsburgh is drawing national attention within the radio monitoring community. Over several days in early March 2026, an unknown individual broadcast threatening and hateful messages over a public safety radio channel used by Pittsburgh police and emergency services. For scanner listeners and radio…
The Brief LOS ANGELES – A police pursuit in downtown Los Angeles ended in a crash early Wednesday morning (March 4, 2026) after officers responded to reports of gunfire at the Produce Market District. Two officers and the suspect were injured in the crash. What we know: Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded just after…
More than fifty years after its debut in the jungles of Vietnam, the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco remains very much alive in the skies—though in missions its original designers could hardly have imagined. Conceived in the 1960s as a rugged counter-insurgency aircraft and forward air controller, the twin-boom turboprop earned fame in Southeast Asia,…
Los Angeles, CA – March 2, 2026 — A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this morning after reporting a possible engine issue shortly after departure. United Flight UA2127, bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), departed LAX at approximately 10:15 a.m. local time with 256…
New Airspace Rules Impact Police, Media, and Emergency Aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has enacted new airspace restrictions affecting helicopter operations around Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), creating significant changes for aviation operators and public-safety agencies across the Los Angeles area. The move has effectively limited or prohibited many helicopter flights inside portions of…
