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December 21, 2023

Miami firefighter aims to inspire more female first responders with authentic dolls

In support of female firefighters, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Tina Guiler created the Triple F Foundation as well as Triple F dolls — three authentic, plush dolls with real gear and an "empowering" message.

December 21, 2023

Cop fired in sex-romp scandal claims racial discrimination: lawsuit

Former La Vergne, Tennessee, police officer Lewis Powell filed a lawsuit against the city, arguing he was unfairly treated due to his race amid a recent sex scandal.

December 20, 2023

Florida man claims to be 'Captain America' with top secret info to get onto Air Force base, DOJ says

A Florida man allegedly told Air Force security personnel that he was "Captain America" while trying to get onto the military installation.

December 20, 2023

Alabama mayor resigns, pleads guilty to using inmates, city employees for private labor

Mayor Kenneth Nail of Hanceville, Alabama, has resigned and pleaded guilty to charges alleging he used city employees and inmates for private labor.

December 20, 2023

White supremacist gets 6 years for threatening jury, witnesses at Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's trial

Hardy Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, West Virginia, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for threatening the jury and witnesses at Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers' trial.

December 20, 2023

Arkansas judge threatens to drop state AG's lawsuit against Corrections Board

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox on Tuesday threatened to dismiss Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's lawsuit against the Corrections Board.

December 20, 2023

WV state trooper's leg amputated during recovery from weekend gunfight

Both West Virginia state troopers wounded in a weekend shootout are recovering, with one of them, A.A. Bean, having his left leg amputated after being shot four times.

December 20, 2023

Former Jackson, Mississippi city employee gets probation for art grant wire fraud scheme

Former Jackson, Mississippi constituent service manager Keyshia Sanders has been sentenced to five years probation for defrauding an art grant program of tens of thousands of dollars.

December 20, 2023

Coal ash leak hospitalizes 3 workers at Kentucky plant

A coal ash leak from a silo at the D.B. Wilson Generating Station in Ohio County, Kentucky, left three workers hospitalized after one became trapped.

December 20, 2023

Ammonia leak at Tennessee cheese factory hospitalizes 29

29 workers at La Quesera Mexicana, a cheese factory in Greeneville, Tennessee, were hospitalized Wednesday after an anhydrous ammonia leak.