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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two alleged scammers posing as bank employees tried to steal thousands from a veteran PBSO detective — but he turned the tables and helped get them arrested. The scamming duo is accused of posing as bank employees and trying to steal thousands...

The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina says demand has exceeded pandemic-era levels, with nearly 630,000 people facing food insecurity amid SNAP changes and rising grocery costs.

ORLANDO, Fla. (WWSB) - A Florida surgeon operated on a patient Sunday while more than 30 miles away, using robotic surgical instruments. The 66-year-old patient walked into Advent Health Mineola outside of Orlando. His surgeon, Dr. Vipul Patel, was at Advent Health Celebration in Kissimmee and performed the surgery remotely. The patient needed surgery to have his prostate removed. Patel controlled the robotic surgical instruments from 35 miles away.

The U.S. Department of Justice said the investigation led to the seizure of approximately 500 kilograms of meth, 20 kilograms of fentanyl, 60 kilograms of cocaine, more than $375,000 in cash, multiple firearms, and five vehicles.

An NYPD lieutenant with a lengthy complaint history told a disciplinary judge he kicked a suspect because he feared the man was reaching for a weapon. But footage from multiple cameras showed the suspect attempting to surrender, according to testimony reported by the New York Daily News. An NYPD lieutenant...

The contractor chosen to build toll lanes on Interstate 24 between Nashville and Murfreesboro is promising Tennessee even more money than in its original proposal. The project will construct 26 miles of paid traffic lanes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation refers to them as “choice lanes” because it says no current travel lanes will be reduced, and those will still be available at no cost.

Escaped Prisoner Tennessee Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP The weekend escape of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted of murdering a co-worker was just the latest black eye for the state's troubled prison system, coming only weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike. Jacob Morley was last known to have been in Marion, Illinois , on Tuesday. Authorities say he stole a truck from a nearby farm after escaping late Sunday from the Northwest Correctional Complex near Tiptonville, Tenn

Two separate apartment complexes had elevator disruptions in Memphis this week, inconveniencing and even trapping senior renters for hours. "We deserve respect,” said Andrea Smith, a renter at the eight-story Memphis Towers. “We deserve to be safe. We can't get on the elevator because we don't want to get stuck on the elevator."

An subsidiary has reportedly approached homeowners in Southaven, Mississippi's Colonial Hills neighborhood with offers to purchase their properties, conditioned on releasing potential legal claims tied to a nearby power plant. The offer letter, reproduced by FOX13 Memphis, requires sellers to release "all claims related to the lawsuit," according to that report.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Early voting begins Thursday morning in Kentucky, and election officials are reminding voters to prepare before heading to the polls, including in Jefferson County, where drive-through voting will be offered for the first time at the Kentucky Expo Center. The drive-through option will be available for...