December 28, 2024 One dead, 2 hospitalized after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia A woman was killed and two other people were injured after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Georgia; Tyson is reportedly working with authorities to determine the fire's cause.
December 28, 2024 Florida train slams into fire truck, leaving firefighters, passengers injured A train in Florida collided on Saturday with a fire rescue truck, leaving three firefighters and 12 passengers in the hospital.
December 28, 2024 Zoo in Virginia launches poll to name newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.
December 28, 2024 Virginia Democrats 'asking the wrong question' amid outrage over DOGE federal workforce cuts, GOP leader says A top Virginia Republican responded to concerns being voiced by the Commonwealth's Democratic House speaker over DOGE's plan to slash the federal workforce.
December 28, 2024 TN announces new execution method that could allow state to resume executions after last one halted in 2022 Tennessee announced Friday a new method that could allow the state to resume executions after the last scheduled execution was abruptly halted in 2022.
December 27, 2024 FAA places restrictions on drone company after Florida boy injured at holiday airshow, underwent heart surgery A drone company had some of its operations put on hold amid an investigation into an incident in which a boy was injured during a Florida holiday show.
December 27, 2024 Missing dog returned to family home and rang the doorbell Athena, a 4-year-old Husky and German Shepherd mix, found her way back to her Florida family home and even rang the doorbell after a nearly weeklong search.
December 27, 2024 South Carolina AG leads legal battle over gender pronoun rules in school districts South Carolina's attorney general is leading a legal battle over gender pronoun rules in the U.S.'s public school districts, which he said violates students' free speech rights.
December 27, 2024 Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to Trump case, court rules Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can be subpoenaed by Georgia lawmakers for information related to her case against Trump, a judge ruled on Monday.
December 27, 2024 Manchin calls Biden's clemency for two killers 'horribly misguided and insulting' Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., characterized President Biden's commutations of the sentences of two prisoners who had been on federal death row as "horribly misguided and insulting."