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SHEFFIELD, Ala. — From Darkness to Light is the name of a community youth outreach event that will take place at the Sterling Boulevard Church of Christ on Halloween. Event organizer Chris Garner said the purpose of the event is to allow people with differing views to come together and learn from one another. “I think everybody has a shrewd comment about people because people want to use thei...

Firefighters' gear at La Vergne Fire Rescue Station 1 LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Mid-State firefighters put their lives on the line to save others every day, and on top of that, their jobs come with a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the general public. Firefighters in La Vergne hope the Barry Brady Act, which became a state law in Tennessee in 2019, helps firefighters make thei...

Live rounds look similar to 'blank rounds' used on movie setsMany who work on film sets are outraged at the conditions and failed precautions. Controversy sparked after a film crew member was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in what's being called a "tragic accident."CONNECTING... Many who work on film sets are outraged at the conditions and failed precautions. Controversy sparked after a film cr...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted to temporarily block three laws that placed restrictions on abortion and that were set to take effect in the state on Nov. 1. "The Oklahoma Supreme Court recognized that these laws would cause irreparable harm to Oklahomans," Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup said Monday . "All of these laws have the same goal: to make it harder to...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday a bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing on public school sports teams that match their gender identities. The law, which separates students athletes by assigned sex at birth, explicitly targets transgender youth from elementary school to the university level. It is the first such legislation that has passed; Texas, according to the...

Peru President Pedro Castillo asked Congress to pass a law to nationalize the Camisea gas field and called for major reforms to the constitution in speeches at separate political rallies on Monday. “We urge Congress to make a law for the statization or the nationalization of Camisea gas, to give it to all Peruvians,” Castillo said from Amazonas province on a state television broadcast during ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed a law that restricts transgender students from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. Texas is the eighth state -- and the largest -- to pass legislation this year addressing transgender athletes' access to sports. South Dakota also enacted restrictions, but did so through executive order. Idaho passed similar legislation ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana officials have released a third-party review of state-level law enforcement agencies. Last year, Gov. Eric Holcomb commissioned the independent report, which includes several recommendations focused on training and transparency. According to the governor’s office, which released the report Monday, several state agencies have already implemented some of the changes recom...

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation intended to expand housing production in California, streamline the process for cities to zone for multi-family housing, and increase residential density, all in an effort to help ease California’s housing shortage. The suite of housing bills includes California Senate Bill (“SB”) 8 (Skinner), SB 9 (Atkins), and SB 10 ...

This image taken from a September 14, 2019, video and released in a US Attorney detention memorandum, shows Brian Mark Lemley Jr, driving, and Patrik Mathews, passenger seat, passing through a toll booth near Norfolk, Virginia., en route to Georgia. (US Attorney) GREENBELT, Maryland (AP) — Two neo-Nazi group members intended to engage in terrorist activity before FBI agents arrested them ahea...