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March 11, 2024

Statewide legal sports betting underway in North Carolina

Mobile and online sports betting opened up in North Carolina on Monday, nine months after legislation allowing such activity was greenlit.

March 11, 2024

4 dead in West Virginia housefire; suspect reportedly committed suicide

Four bodies were found inside a burning Ireland, West Virginia, home, on Monday, with an apparent suspect found dead by suicide over 100 miles away.

March 11, 2024

Alabama state lawmaker Rogers to plead guilty to federal charges

Longtime state Representative John Rogers is prepared to plead guilty in a kickback scheme that diverted funds from community projects; prosecutors have requested 14 months of home detention.

March 11, 2024

Florida’s controversial parental rights law upheld after federal court settlement, DeSantis touts ‘major win’

Florida's so-called "Don’t Say Gay," is being upheld under a settlement that clarifies when students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity openly.

March 11, 2024

Georgia House approves 'swatting' crackdown following attacks on Lt. Gov., Rep. Greene

A Georgia bill proposes stricter penalties for "swatting" attacks, or false reports of shootings, bomb threats, and other precarious situations at victims' homes.

March 11, 2024

Feds offer $5K reward for info on Louisiana whooping crane's killer

Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information on an individual who killed a whooping crane in Mamou, Louisiana, in late January.

March 11, 2024

North Carolina mom charged with killing second baby during co-sleeping

A North Carolina mom is facing charges, for the second time, of accidentally killing her baby while co-sleeping, Wilmington police said.

March 11, 2024

Georgia gang member charged with drug crimes captured in Mexico while on the run

A fugitive wanted for federal drug crimes in Georgia and then fled authorities was arrested over the weekend in Mexico, the FBI said Monday.

March 11, 2024

Virginia plane crash claims lives of 4 adults, 1 child; reported emergency before crash

A plane crash in Bath County, Virginia, at the Ingalls Field Airport, on March 10, 2024, resulted in the death of four adults and one child, according to state police.

March 11, 2024

Georgia brothers convicted in roommate attack during argument over Mexican politics, religion

Two brother were sentenced to decades in prison for attacking their roommate during a heated fight over the victim's religion and Mexican politics.