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March 1, 2024

Driver pulled from truck dangling from Louisville bridge over Ohio River in dramatic rescue

A person driving a semi truck crashed through the Clark Memorial Bridge on Friday afternoon. Video footage of the rescue shows first responders trying to extract the driver from the cab.

March 1, 2024

UVA student hospitalized in alleged hazing, school halts all fraternity events

UVA has suspended fraternity events for three weeks after an alleged February 21 hazing incident at the school's Kappa Sigma house reportedly left a student hospitalized.

March 1, 2024

Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson’s son, 4, out of ICU after being struck by car: ‘God is so good’

The wife of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson shared a positive update regarding their four-year-old son's condition after he was struck by a car in Florida on Sunday.

March 1, 2024

GA House passes bill requiring police to detain undocumented immigrants after student beaten to death

The Georgia House passed a Republican-backed bill that would require police departments to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation.

March 1, 2024

Virginia man who shot teen after high school graduation ceremony gets 43 years

Amari Pollard, 20, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting of Shawn Jackson in Richmond, Virginia, minutes after Jackson received his high school diploma.

March 1, 2024

Execution set for Georgia man who kidnapped, raped and murdered ex-girlfriend

Willie James Pye's execution for the November 1993 killing of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough is set for March 20 and would be the first in Georgia since January 2020.

March 1, 2024

Willis, Wade exposed themselves to possible perjury, fraud

Former federal prosecutor Francey Hakes on the upcoming Fani Willis disqualification closing arguments and the latest from the Hunter Biden investigations

March 1, 2024

Mississippi city, police department unlawfully jailing people over unpaid fees they can't afford: DOJ

The city of Lexington and its police department received a letter from the DOJ explaining that jailing people for unpaid fees and fines they don't have the means to pay is unlawful.

March 1, 2024

North Carolina cat named Lily rescued from junkyard moments before car crushing: 'Soft purrs'

A runaway cat taking shelter in a car at a North Carolina junkyard was rescued from the vehicle just moments before it was crushed.

February 29, 2024

Florida remains excavated from mobile home park could be linked to teenage girl who went missing 20 years ago

The Volusia County, Florida, Sheriff's Office announced Thursday it recovered remains from a mobile home park that could be of 16-year-old Autumn McClure, who went missing 20 years ago.