Stark County And Surrounding News

Small solar powered cameras have appeared beside roads, at intersections and near entrances to communities across Ohio. Many of these devices are automated license plate readers, commonly called ALPR cameras. Unlike a traditional surveillance camera that records continuous video, an ALPR system is designed to photograph passing vehicles, identify their license plates and convert the plate numbers into searchable information. The technology can help police locate stolen vehicl

Large, mostly windowless buildings are appearing on development plans across Ohio. Inside them are thousands of computers that store information, run websites, process business records and increasingly power artificial-intelligence systems. ​ Commercial project tracking currently identifies more than 100 planned data-center facilities in Ohio, although exact totals vary because one campus may contain several separately counted buildings and some proposals may never be complet