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SALEM, Ore. -- President Joe Biden has announced a new crackdown on "ghost guns," and now police in Springfield are hopeful it will make it easier to solve crimes. These guns have no serial number, making them hard to track. A person can buy kits that include a receiver that's only 80% complete and can finish putting them together with other readily-available tools. “There's no checks and bal...

By an overwhelming margin of 73-to-17, the Iowa House has voted to make changes in Iowa’s popular Bottle Bill. The Senate passed similar, but not identical legislation last month. Representative Brian Lohse of Bondurant suggested it’s a watershed moment for the law that assesses a nickel deposit on containers of beer and pop, to encourage customers to recycle the empties and get their nickels...

Goodwin opened its Munich office in 2022 with a specific focus on the private equity, venture capital, real estate and financial sectors, expanding the firm’s footprint in Germany and complementing its established Frankfurt office. With the addition of a location in Munich, given its status as one of Europe’s leading economic and technological centers, Goodwin is positioned to enhance its sta...

Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill during the signing ceremony held today in the Gold Room of the Capital. SALT LAKE CITY – Gov. Spencer Cox held a ceremonial signing of the remaining law enforcement and mental health bills passed by the Legislature. “Today we held a signing ceremony for a set of bills that significantly increases access to mental health services that will improve our children’s l...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices. The complaint in New York federal court accuses Musk of violating a regulatory deadline to reveal he had accumulated a stake of at le...

A woman enters the Great Circle drug treatment center in Salem, Oregon, on March 8, 2022. The center received some of the initial funding the state spent last year as part of Measure 110, but the state has yet to spent the lion's share of tax revenue set aside for expanded treatment and recovery services. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)AP Oregon has yet to spend nearly $300 million in tax revenue se...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Tuesday signed into law a measure allowing Georgians to conceal and carry a handgun without a permit. The contentious new law, dubbed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, cleared the state legislature at the beginning of the month along party lines. Georgia follows Alabama as the second state this year to enact a permitless carry law for handguns, but about 20 ...

Lawmakers also dictated they must be a “teacher directed synchronous instruction for at least fifty percent of the particular instructional day.” INDIANAPOLIS — Next school year, districts will be limited to using three “virtual student instructional days.” The restrictions are part of a new law passed during this past legislative session. A Washington Township mom told 13News she thinks th...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas law enforcement agencies are getting creative in how they are using social media to inform and connect with their respective communities beyond the badge. Recent social media posts from area police departments, sheriff's offices, and constables have gone viral. Those posting said they are attempting to use humor to foster community connections. Sharing a laug...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Police are looking for an armed robbery suspect after a shooting and crash in Multnomah County on Tuesday afternoon. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said just before 4 p.m., deputies responded to an armed robbery at the Troutdale Outlet Mall. It was reported that three people used a gun in a robbery of a retail store. As deputies chased the suspects’ car, shots w...