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But in North Texas, Amazon’s Prime Air program faces a challenge: winning over people beneath the flight path.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-drone-delivery-cuts-pollution-increases-noise-40697618/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-digital-kiosk-vacalized-repairs-40694173/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40694173 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-digital-kiosk-vacalized-repairs-40694173/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:44:22 -0500 News Over the weekend, one Dallasite noticed that a new kiosk in Turtle Creek had been smashed by a giant rock. 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But that's not all people are worried about. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-to-protect-your-privacy-from-delivery-drones-40655108/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-amazon-drone-delivery-problems-40653013/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40653013 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-amazon-drone-delivery-problems-40653013/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0500 News The city has requested that Amazon conduct a new noise study, consider alternative routes and bolster privacy measures. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-amazon-drone-delivery-problems-40653013/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/surveillance-company-dallas-police-use-exposed-for-leak-40632991/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40632991 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/surveillance-company-dallas-police-use-exposed-for-leak-40632991/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0600 News Flock, whose cameras can read license plates and are often used in criminal investigations, says the issue was an isolated one. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/surveillance-company-dallas-police-use-exposed-for-leak-40632991/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-resident-concerned-by-delivery-drone-noise-40627155/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40627155 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-resident-concerned-by-delivery-drone-noise-40627155/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:30:00 -0600 News A Richardson man said the near-constant humming of drones over his house is similar to a mosquito buzzing in his ear.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-resident-concerned-by-delivery-drone-noise-40627155/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/controversial-energy-source-of-the-80s-could-help-the-power-crisis-now-40624605/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40624605 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/controversial-energy-source-of-the-80s-could-help-the-power-crisis-now-40624605/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0600 News As energy demands grow, exacerbated by data centers, the United States needs to find a new way to bolster their supply, and the solution may be the old way. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/controversial-energy-source-of-the-80s-could-help-the-power-crisis-now-40624605/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer