Sir Robert Peel’s principles advocate for crime prevention and community cooperation as the core of effective policing. Using less force fosters better public trust, but circumstances sometimes ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Police Department (CPD) K-9 member, Officer Havoc, who was shot on Tuesday during a search for the suspect involved in a Dollar General shooting, has reunited with his ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee put pen to paper Monday afternoon, signing legislation into law that stiffens penalties for road rage offenses. The legislation, dubbed “Casey’s Law,” allows ...

Can a state ban something designed for a legitimate purpose, and indeed constitutionally protected for that purpose, simply because a criminal may illegally modify the item? That is the fundamental ...

A Florida appeals court ruled that a state law preventing adults under 21 from carrying concealed weapons is unconstitutional. The law was originally enacted after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland leaders are considering following in the county’s footsteps by banning concealed handguns from public buildings. Under an ordinance proposed by Portland City Council ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday to honor a World War II soldier set to be buried over the weekend, more than 80 years after ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Cpl. Darquis Brown of the Columbus Police Department joined WRBL to discuss ways people can protect themselves from the “Grandparent Scam.” Brown described the “Grandparent Scam ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Young drivers will be able to get their license 90 days earlier under a new Indiana law. Gov. Mike Braun signed what he called a “commonsense change” allowing 16-year-olds to obtain ...

This story has been updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A missing three-year-old boy was found safe sleeping in the attic of his Clarksville, Tennessee home on Tuesday, police said. An AMBER Alert was issued ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new law signed by Gov. Bill Lee signed new legislation aims to protect utility ratepayers’ pockets when new data centers come to town. The law, sponsored by Sen. Brent ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Gov. Henry McMaster recently signed a bill that will allow UTVs (utility terrain vehicles) on South Carolina roads, set to take effect on November 18. The upcoming law, ...