Florida lawmakers propose bills to help cut rising car insurance costs
FLORIDA - If you're paying more for car insurance, you're not alone. A study by the online insurance shopper, Insurify, shows Floridians pay the...
N.J.’s Bald Eagles Continued to Thrive in 2023
According to a report from Conserve Wildlife Foundation and N.J. Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, the state's bald eagles logged a...
Pastor who allegedly hit kids ‘so much that he doesn’t remember,’ locked children in...
Keith Holt and Candy Holt mug shots and body camera screenshot (Blackwater Police Dept.), A pastor in Oklahoma and his...
Hearing held for lawsuit looking into living conditions of Texas children in long-term foster...
AUSTIN, Texas - A federal lawsuit is looking into the living conditions of children in long-term foster care in Texas. Another hearing was held...
New Mexico Republicans file ballot measure to limit governor’s emergency powers
(The Center Square) – Republican members of the New Mexico House of Representatives filed a bill this week to limit the governor's executive...
Lightning fatalities were second-lowest on record in 2023, safety council says
The fatalities occurred in nine states: Florida had four, Texas had two, and the rest happened in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Alabama...
Invasive blue catfish threaten marine ecosystems in Delaware River Watershed
Editor's note: This story first appeared on NJ Spotlight News. It is republished here with permission. "This is ground zero," Mike Steiger, a fisheries...
Nebraska bill would ban schools from using collection agencies for student lunch debt
(The Center Square) – A bill in the Nebraska legislature would prevent school districts from contracting debt collection agencies to collect students' outstanding...
Wisconsin bill would limit local control over animal welfare
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NY fire instructor Mahlon Irish Jr.’s retirement leaves legacy of cancer prevention
Several local and state agencies gathered to recognize New York State Fire Instructor Mahlon Irish Jr. on his retirement as a state fire instructor...
