When you picture a metal detector, you probably imagine a device that has a long shaft with something that looks like a small steering wheel attached to the bottom end. The user walks along the beach, ...

Keeping students safe remains a top priority for public school districts across the country, but school security often doesn’t become a serious conversation until a crisis occurs. While the National ...

First developed for World War II, motion detectors have come a long way from the radar that pilots used way back then.

So, you've binged a few treasure-hunting shows and now you're wondering if your own old detector in the garage can find you a pirate chest. One of the first questions that may pop up in your head ...

When it comes to household dangers that can kill you, few unsettle me more than carbon monoxide. I wrote about other toxic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William T. Dwyer High students and their families spent part of the school day on edge on Jan. 18 as a student was arrested on ...

Regarding “Houston ISD to introduce metal detectors at high schools after uptick in weapons found on campuses,” (Dec. 20): During the November 2024 general election, Houston Independent School ...

Editor's Note: January 29, 2026: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. We’re in the process of testing a new round of metal detectors to ...

What Buffalo needs these days is wisdom. Buffalo Public Schools do not need a huge expenditure on metal detectors for the illusion of safety. Ask any reasonably intelligent ninth-grader how one might ...

Following what school leaders called a successful pilot program at four schools, the Palm Beach County School District plans to spend more than $2 million to roll out freestanding metal detectors at ...

Every high school run by Palm Beach County's school district has metal detectors to scan students, staff and visitors as they enter. Should middle and elementary schools have them, too? District ...