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December 13, 2023

Yuletide owl found roosting in Kentucky family's Christmas tree for days before being found

A Kentucky family was surprised when they learned that a baby owl had been nesting undetected in their Christmas tree for four days until they discovered it.

December 13, 2023

Georgia high school baseball player dies weeks after batting cage accident

Jeremy Medina was struck in the head in November as another baseball player followed through with a swing inside the batting cages on the Gainesville High School campus.

December 13, 2023

Virginia DoorDash driver carjacked at gunpoint by 11-year-old: ‘Are you serious?’

A Virginia nurse working part-time as a DoorDasher was carjacked at gunpoint by an 11-year-old late last month while making a delivery late last month.

December 13, 2023

Alabama prison inmate dies after assault by fellow prisoner, corrections department says

Two inmates had been reportedly arguing prior to incident, which resulted in homicide in AL correctional facility.

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.