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October 17, 2023

Alex Murdaugh gets legal win in push for new trial

Alex Murdaugh was granted permission Tuesday to file a motion to overturn the guilty verdict in his murder trial over allegations the court clerk tampered with jurors.

October 17, 2023

Squatters, homeless camps ravage neighborhood, leaving paid cleaners physically ill: report

Squatters and homeless people have reportedly taken over land in Brent, Florida, as community leaders slam the apparent increase in issues with vagrants.

October 17, 2023

Wrongfully convicted Black man, who spent 16 years in a FL prison, killed during police traffic stop

Leonard Cure, a Black man who was freed after spending 16 years behind bars in Florida on a wrongful conviction, has been fatally shot by a deputy in Georgia.

October 17, 2023

Georgia collects huge surplus for 3rd straight year with a total of nearly $11 billion

Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, has kept spending well below prior year revenues. The state now has $10.7 billion in surplus cash, which may be used as tax breaks.

October 17, 2023

US wildlife officials declare 21 species extinct, removes them from endangered list

One mammal, 10 types of birds, two species of fish and eight species of mussels are now extinct in the United States, wildlife officials announced Monday.

October 17, 2023

Groundskeeper mowed around dead man's body thinking it was Halloween prop, family claims

A North Carolina man found dead near an abandoned house was apparently mistaken for a Halloween prop by a groundskeeper mowing the lawn, according to the victim's family.

October 17, 2023

New Guinness World Record spiciest pepper, 'Pepper X,' is 3 times as spicy as 'Carolina Reaper'

There's a new king of spicy peppers: Pepper X, grown by the same man who developed the Carolina Reaper, was tested and found to have an average heat of 2.693 million Scovilles.

October 17, 2023

DeSantis rips ‘politically correct’ Haley, refuses to ‘import’ Gazan refugees taught to ‘hate Jews’

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Nikki Haley's comments and argued Gazans are taught to hate Jews and oppose Israel.

October 17, 2023

Republican state AG launches effort to send surplus police body armor, tactical gear to Israel

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is asking sheriffs across the state to donate surplus police gear for shipment to the IDF as it fights Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

October 17, 2023

Freak accident claims the life of South Carolina man after he becomes entangled in tractor

Gary Moss, a 76-year-old South Carolina man, has died after being “entangled in" his tractor Monday while mowing his property's lawn, officials say.