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The law, which took 10 years to pass, provides protections to victims of sexual violence including those in abusive marriages. Speaker of the House Puan Maharani waves after Indonesia's parliament passed the landmark law against sexual violence [Galih Pradipta/Antara Foto via Reuters] Medan, Indonesia – With the strike of a gavel, Indonesia’s controversial sexual violence bill has been passed...

Douglas County Deputy Allen Burdic's name was inscribed on the Law Enforcement Memorial wall in Salem, April 11, 2022. (DCSO) SALEM, Ore. — On Monday, Douglas County Deputy Allen Burdic's name was inscribed on the Law Enforcement Memorial wall in Salem at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Douglas County Dep...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Adam Oakes, the Virginia Commonwealth University freshman who died in a hazing incident at a Delta Chi Greek life event, has his name honored on one of 700 bills signed into Virginia law on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. Adam Oakes ‘Adam’s Law‘ passed through both the Virginia House and Senate before sitting under the pen of Gov. Youngkin. His family said, although the...

Douglas County Deputy Allen Burdic's name was inscribed on the Law Enforcement Memorial wall in Salem, April 11, 2022. (DCSO) SALEM, Ore. — On Monday, Douglas County Deputy Allen Burdic's name was inscribed on the Law Enforcement Memorial wall in Salem at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Douglas County Dep...

The California state Capitol building in Sacramento. File photo courtesy of Sen. Toni Atkins’ office California’s elected officials are considering one more tax on Californians and businesses. Senate Bill 1107 is not a tax as defined by law, but it has a similar effect. This bill will make driving a car in California even more expensive. Industry experts estimate that drivers will pay $80 to ...

April 13 (Reuters) - Kentucky effectively suspended legal abortion access on Wednesday as the legislature enacted a sweeping anti-abortion law that took effect right away and forces providers to stop offering abortions until they can meet certain requirements. The impact of the law makes Kentucky the first U.S. state without legal abortion access since the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade ...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Law enforcement agencies in the Triad are seeing more and more ghost guns on the streets. “They are extremely easy to get and extremely easy to put together,” said Chief Deputy Steven Parr with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Ghost guns have been around since the 1990s. Anyone can order one online. They come in a kit for you to put the firearm together, an...

Local police are warning residents about imposters posing as law enforcement officers. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is the latest agency is report local residents receiving calls from purported law enforcement officers. “Citizens are reporting that they receive a phone call from a Sheriff’s Office employee asking them to pay fees or fines through an app. They will sometimes use names...

On Wednesday, leaders from police departments and the Carlton County Sheriff's office sat down with Congressman Pete Stauber to address these issues, and talk about solutions. Sheriff Kelly Lake said that she feels the morale has gotten better lately. "I think we are starting to see people realize the value and importance of having good law enforcement, and standing behind that." Law enforcem...

Texas State Police officers watch over the Rio Grande River near the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, September 21, 2021. Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin reminded me why it’s so important that Governor Abbott is beefing up border checkpoints by staffing Texas Department of Public Safety officers. On March 23 — before Abbott’s new initiative — Uvalde police department apprehended an 18-whee...