January 12, 2024 Florida commissioners appear to nearly brawl during heated City Hall meeting, livestream shows Two Florida commissioners nearly came to blows over a vote involving an embattled city attorney in a moment that was captured on the meeting's livestream.
January 12, 2024 Kentucky Democrat garners bipartisan support for affordable diaper bill Democratic Kentucky state Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong is the lead sponsor of a bill to exempt diapers from the state's 6% sales tax. The bill has received broad bipartisan support.
January 12, 2024 West Virginia Senate passes bill to allow armed security personnel in schools Concern about school shootings led West Virginia's Senate to pass a bill allowing county education boards to contract veterans as armed security officers at public schools.
January 12, 2024 Florida moves to rename highway after Jimmy Buffett, release 'Margaritaville' license plates Florida could honor Jimmy Buffett through custom "Margaritaville" license planes and a highway named after the late singer. Buffett died on Sept. 1, 2023, at age 76.
January 12, 2024 Florida woman who kept baby after alleged Lyft driver sex attack says 'blessing' came from 'darkest hour' A Florida woman is accusing Lyft of neglect after she says a driver raped her multiple times in 2019 after driving her home, eventually resulting in the birth of a child.
January 11, 2024 TikTok user is frustrated by music 'blasting' in wee hours of the night from a Chick-fil-A restaurant A TikTok user from North Carolina went after Chick-fil-A for the loud music she says the fast food restaurant was blaring in the middle of the night near her apartment. Here's what happened.
January 11, 2024 Democrat Justin Jones, one of 'Tennessee Three' lawmakers, says he was booted from committee One of the formerly expelled Tennessee state lawmakers said Thursday that he’s been stripped of a committee assignment in a post on X.
January 11, 2024 Former manager of WV disaster recovery group sentenced to over 3 years for theft Benjamin Cisco, the former finance manager of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, or VOAD, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for stealing $871,000 from the group.
January 11, 2024 North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has raised $5.7M since July for his run at governorship Current Attorney General of North Carolina Josh Stein claims to have a record-breaking campaign fund for his 2024 gubernatorial run. Candidates will soon have to report their numbers.
January 11, 2024 Florida police arrest 123 people for human trafficking-related crimes, including teacher and nurse The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida arrested over 120 people for human trafficking-related crimes through an operation consisting of undercover stings.