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December 13, 2023

Florida suspect brags about bail until informed about tough-on-crime sheriff; ‘Oh, my God! Not Grady Judd!'

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is known as a no-nonsense lawman with a blunt approach that has frequently won over the residents of Polk County

December 13, 2023

Longtime Kentucky Senate leader Damon Thayer says he won't seek reelection in 2024

Damon Thayer, a conservative Republican, who left a major mark on the state of Kentucky, is the longest-serving GOP member to hold his leadership position.

December 13, 2023

University of Florida scientists arrested after allegedly putting kids in cages while they went to work

Two University of Florida scientists were arrested and charged with child abuse after they allegedly put their kids in cages while they went to work.

December 13, 2023

Knife-wielding West Virginia man fatally shot by police responding to domestic call

A St. Albans, West Virginia man was fatally shot by police responding to a domestic call after brandishing a knife after refusing to leave the scene.

December 13, 2023

School board votes to oust 'Moms for Liberty' co-founder amid Florida GOP sex scandal

Moms of Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler has been called to resign from a Florida school board after she and her Republican husband have become embroiled in a sex scandal.

December 13, 2023

Georgia woman fights murder case after killing stranger in citizen's arrest

Hannah Payne, 25, was convicted of murder in a Georgia court on Tuesday for following 62-year-old Kenneth Herring from a traffic crash and shooting him in a citizen's arrest.

December 13, 2023

Virginia sheriff's office determines that Tesla's Autopilot was on during tractor-trailer crash

Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla involved in a fatal crash last July was operating on Autopilot and speeding moments before colliding with a tractor-trailer.

December 13, 2023

Tennessee hotel owners charged after hosting fugitives in 'hide out room,' police say

Dakshaben Patel and Harshil Patel allegedly lied to police about the whereabouts of fugitives staying at their hotel in Monteagle, Tennessee.

December 13, 2023

Gabby Petito family withdraws motion to compel testimony from Brian Laundrie lawyer

Attorney Steven Bertolino will not have to testify about his private conversations with Brian Laundrie in a Florida lawsuit from Gabby Petito's parents.

December 13, 2023

Georgia plaintiffs criticize proposed voting district maps as 'mockery' of federal law

Plaintiffs who previously sued to overturn Georgia's congressional and state legislative districts are criticizing Republican state lawmakers' proposed maps.