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.

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward has vetoed a new ban on high-pitched noise machines used to deter loitering near downtown businesses. The veto will stand unless one of three Spokane City Council members ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) — It’s billed as an anti-loitering ...

It's not true that only the pure of heart can hear the "mosquito" devices, the urban deterrence noisemakers that the Spokane City Council banned in a 4-3 vote on Monday evening. But since the devices ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPOKANE — The Spokane City Council was to vote Monday on a law that would ban devices that emit a high-pitched sound to discourage loiterers in the city’s downtown. City Councilwoman Kate Burke, who ...

The first time I used my Thermacell repeller, I couldn’t believe the difference it made in keeping the mosquitoes away, and I’ve stuck with it ever since. Like other reviewers have said, refilling the ...