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May 9, 2024

Alabama lawmakers strengthen penalties for falsely reporting a crime after Carlee Russell kidnapping hoax

Falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement is one step away from becoming a felony in certain circumstances in Alabama after the bill passed the state legislature on Wednesday.

May 9, 2024

Georgia squatters unshaken by recent law change, return to Atlanta home: 'They don't respect the law'

Mel Keyton, a Georgia House candidate and homeowners association president, told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital how he thinks the state's new criminal penalties for squatting might have an impact.

May 9, 2024

Florida education commissioner says states need to be more 'aggressive' with policy, go back to basics

Florida Department of Education Secretary Manny Diaz Jr. told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital on Wednesday that the Sunshine State has become a model for paving the way for education freedom.

May 9, 2024

Lawyer: North Carolina school suspending student over 'illegal alien' term shows 'total lack of empathy'

Liberty Justice Center attorney Dean McGee spoke to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital about the McGhee family's lawsuit over their 16-year-old son’s controversial suspension.

May 9, 2024

Female great white shark spotted twice off Alabama coast in past month

A great white shark, now named Miss Pawla, was spotted twice off the coast of Alabama while researchers were monitoring fish movement in an artificial reef zone.

May 9, 2024

North Carolina fraternity suspended for hazing as national organization confronts horrifying past

UNC Greensboro suspended its chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon for 10 years following an investigation of hazing and recruitment violations after receiving serious allegations from a variety of sources.

May 9, 2024

West Virginia AG blasts DEA for concealing 'critical' opioid database

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey is calling on the DEA and the Commerce Department to explain their decision to limit public access to a database on opioid provider registrations.

May 9, 2024

Florida mom charged in 'horrible' beating death of 4-year-old adopted son: 'Turns our stomachs'

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Patricia Saintizaire, 36, is facing multiple charges in the "horrible" beating death of her 4-year-old son, whom she adopted from Haiti in 2023.

May 8, 2024

Alabama schedules nitrogen gas execution for convict who survived lethal injection attempt

Alabama has scheduled a second nitrogen gas execution — this time, it will be used on triple homicide convict Alan Miller, who is set to die on Sept. 26.

May 8, 2024

Kentucky woman goes on shooting rampage, kills husband, sister before dying in shootout with brother: police

A woman shot and killed her husband and her sister before trying to kill her brother - but her brother was armed and killed her in a shootout, according to Kentucky State Police.