In most ways, the former Umpqua Bank building at the corner of Wall and Riverside is a monument to law and order. A red metal sign screwed to the brick wall declares that "sitting or lying near or ...

The Spokane City Council once again balked Monday on a proposal to ban devices that emit high-pitched noises to disperse young and homeless people from areas near downtown businesses. On Monday, the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane City Council voted Monday evening to override Mayor Nadine Woodward's veto of an ordinance that prohibits the use of devices that emit high-frequency sound, known as mosquito ...

It's not an insect, but it does emit an annoying, high-frequency buzzing sound that -- if you're young -- will make you quickly turn away or at least think twice about doing anything illegal to ...

Kyler Kostelec, 15, white shirt sitting and his girlfriend Galina Hensz, 16, second from right, hang out with friends at “the planter,” a popular spot for homeless youth to hang out downtown on Aug.

This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. Markward Playground is a small park near the Schuylkill River. I often go there for a walk or to look at the view, so I was upset to learn that this park ...

There is growing criticism of Philadelphia officials’ decision to install sonic devices called the Mosquito that constantly emit extremely loud, high-frequency noise from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every ...

The owners of the Gallery Place commercial strip have installed an anti-loitering noise device-- one to discourage any loiterers, not just teens. Gallery Place has further urged the D.C. Council to ...

What’s going on: The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is testing the use of an “acoustic larvacide” developed and marketed by an Old Lyme company to control the state’s pesky ...