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The shopping bag tax goes into effect January 1st, 2022. (WSET) ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A new law going into effect Saturday will change the way you shop in Roanoke. The change will impact the way you check out. Roanoke will now implement a plastic bag tax. The City Council voted on it in May. “We're hoping to see some behavior change and really help eliminate some of that litter," said Nell Bo...

TAMPA, Fla. — It's estimated that 20,000 sexual assaults occur in the military every year… and most of them go unreported, But now a historic new law that goes into effect January 1, is focused on getting victims help and justice. Jacob Manning is retired from the U.S. Army, and is a military sexual assault survivor. Manning says he suffered for decades after being brutally sexually assaulted...

This new law makes it mandatory for landlords to inform potential tenants if the property has flooded within the last five years. BEAUMONT, Texas — Flooding is a major problem in Southeast Texas, and a new law will go into effect on January 1 that will require Texas landlords to notify renters of flood risks. Those nuisance storms somehow can cause big trouble for many who live in flood-pron...

LA Compost maintains several compost hubs throughout Los Angeles County. Starting Jan. 1, instead of throwing that container of fuzzy strawberries into the trash, a new law will require Californians to recycle their food scraps and other leftovers. Senate Bill 1383 mandates that you toss organic material into bins you use for other “green” waste, such as garden trimmings, lawn clippings an...

NBC 7’s Rory Devine takes a look at a new set of rules that go into effect January 1 to protect consumers from surprise billing. Sheena Parveen's Morning Forecast for Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 San Diego Reports 1st Flu Death of Season

During a special meeting Thursday, Maumee City Council passed a temporary moratorium on miniwarehouse facilities in the city, halting the approval of any permits, plans, and applications for new construction. Jerry Sawicki, co-owner of a property that was planned to be sold and developed for the expansion of a self-storage business, said the passage of the moratorium was underhanded and nontr...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - New Year’s Eve celebrations are taking place across North Central Florida and safety can be a concern. It is one of the most popular nights of drinking and partying, and bars in downtown Gainesville will be filled with people ringing in 2022. Because of the large crowds, law enforcement agencies are making safety their top priority. The Gainesville Police Department...

As we approach a new year, new laws will soon go into effect from paid family and medical leave to eliminating religious exemptions for mandated vaccines. “Every one of these laws is going to affect somebody in a very serious way, and some of them are going to have very broad effects,” said Quinnipiac University Law Professor William Dunlap. One law taking effect in the new year will require ...

Annie Lane writes the Dear Annie advice column. Dear Annie: I am in an interracial relationship and am a stepparent to a 7-year-old daughter. When COVID-19 came, my mother-in-law was without a job and in between places. We have only two bedrooms, one for us and one for my stepdaughter. My mother-in-law had no place to go, so we offered her our couch. My husband, who was taking care of her fin...

A breathalyzer test is administered on a person suspected of drunken driving. SALT LAKE CITY — Four years after Utah's controversial DUI law went into effect, new data shows more of the impact of the legislation. Utah is the only state in the nation with a blood alcohol content level of .05, which is the strictest. FOX 13 recently requested data from the Utah Department of Public Safety's Hig...