The Arapahoe County District Attorney’s (DA) Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was in the country […]
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Lyft Requests Rideshare Bill Veto
Lyft sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday asking him to veto House Bill 25-1291, the Rideshare Safety Bill, joining Uber in publicly […]
Boy Found Dead After Being Swept Away, 200 Rescued from School as Flash Flooding Impacts the East Coast
Abigail Adams A 911 caller said the 12-year-old boy “was swept away by rushing water that had overtaken the roadway from a nearby creek,” authorities […]
Climber Survives 400-Foot Fall
A Washington state man survived a 400-foot fall this weekend that killed his three climbing partners in North Cascades National Park. He then hiked through […]
Pet Owners in Tennessee Warned About Screwworms
Tennessee’s State Veterinarian has issued an alert for the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats the live tissue of animals and can cause […]
Tennessee Overdose Deaths Hit Record High
Tennessee reported its highest-ever annual drug overdose death count in 2022, with 3,825 deaths, according to a new study. From 2018 to 2022, the state […]
Tennessee Arrest made in connection to mass shooting at Memphis Allies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A man is facing charges in connection to a mass shooting last month. Pacarie Roberts, 21, was arrested and charged with […]
Tennessee Shelby Co. mayor pitches 20% cut in property taxes in 2026 budget, the lowest rate in nearly 30 years
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ 2026 budget proposal calls for a 20% cut in property taxes. If approved, this would be the county’s lowest property […]
Tennessee Guard Drill Simulates Major Quake
More than 30 agencies, led by the Tennessee National Guard and TEMA, are running a full-scale disaster response exercise in Davidson County this week. The […]
Bids to build new plug-in Washington state ferries come in high; How the Pacific Northwest s dream of green energy fell apart
Bids to build new plug-in Washington state ferries come in high Washington State Standard — Ferry system managers and state budget writers in Washington took […]