► A powerful tornado in Arkansas carved an 80-mile path of destruction through an area around the Little Rock suburb of Vilonia, killing at least 16 people, possibly more, the Associated Press reports. Emergency officials began to pick through the rubble to look for survivors as the sun rose […] .
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Police Embrace Social Media
Police departments are increasingly embracing the idea of using social media sites, such as Facebook, for everything from soliciting crime tips to sharing safety-related information and improving community relations. The sites can give law enforcement an additional way to disseminate information quickly and to interact with the public. Through […] .
In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:53am EDT (Reuters) – As Hurricane Sandy pounded the U.S. Atlantic coast on Monday night, knocking out electricity and Internet connections, millions of residents turned to Twitter as a part-newswire, part-911 hotline that hummed through the night even as […]