Most security guards in Maryland now will have to be trained, licensed by the state and covered by insurance, under legislation passed in the final hours of the legislative session Monday night. As ...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams plans to introduce a bill this week that would require private security guards receive active-shooter training and earn higher wages — proposals aimed at creating ...

REPORTER: THE BILL NOT ONLY PROVIDES A STANDARD, BUT IT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INSPIRE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE THAT THE SECURITY GUARD IS A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS ARE UNLICENSED AND ...

This story was updated throughout at 1:55 p.m. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training has determined some 1,000 private security companies in Oregon will be required to obtain new ...