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Florida Officers Indicted for Shootout That Killed UPS Driver and Passerby

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four Florida police officers have been indicted for manslaughter in connection with a 2019 shootout on a busy rush-hour street that left a hijacked UPS driver and a passerby in a nearby car dead. A …

Mississippi City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Selling Doctored CBD Products

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city council member pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business, prosecutors said last week. Biloxi City Council member Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, reached a plea agreement with the …

Sister of Mississippi Man Who Died After Police Stop Rejects Settlement

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi’s capital city over the death of her brother has decided to reject a settlement after officials publicly disclosed how much the city would pay his survivors, her attorney said Wednesday. George …

Attorney Wants Footage of Fatal Chase in Mississippi But Town Says None Exists

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump demanded Tuesday that police in a small town in Mississippi release camera footage of a chase that ended in the death of a Black teenager, but the city attorney said the …

After 10 Years, Troubled Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust Has Been Liquidated

It has taken 10 years but the financially troubled Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust has been fully liquidated. About $1 million will soon be returned to school districts across the state. “It took a long time to get all the …

Historic Theater Fighting Plans for New Courthouse in Georgia’s 2nd-Largest City

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A historic theater is fighting a plan for Georgia`s second- largest city to build a new courthouse, saying the new tower could harm the theater`s building and programming. The Springer Opera House is collecting signatures on …

Alabama Begins $13.6M Rebuild of Pier Damaged in Hurricane Sally

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Hurricane Sally wiped out a 200-foot (61-meter) section of the Gulf State Park Fishing Pier on the Alabama coast in September 2020 just as it was about to reopen after a $2.4 million rebuild that …

Wife of Troubled Grammy Winner Killed by Nashville Police Sues City

NASHVILLE (AP) — The wife of Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps, who was killed by police in January, filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Nashville and police Officer Ashley Coon on Monday. Three police officers, including Coon, said …

Tennessee Law Officials Settle Claim They Arrested Man for Meme Over Fallen Officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor and two Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents have settled a First Amendment lawsuit for $125,000, the plaintiff`s attorneys said Monday. The suit was filed by a man who said he was arrested over a …

Suspended Miami City Commissioner Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges

MIAMI (AP) — A suspended Miami city commissioner who is accused of accepting $245,000 in exchange for voting to approve construction of a sports facility has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges, including bribery and money laundering. Alex Diaz …