Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A Lake Charles senator is back with his proposal to allow law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists' license plates. Former Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed the bill last year, so Republican Sen. Ronnie Johns asked senators to try again this year now that Gov. John Bel Edwards is in […]
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Colo. pot report: Arrests up, usage among teens is not
Associated Press DENVER — Colorado kids are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal — but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state's 2012 recreational marijuana law. The state released a report Monday detailing changes in […]
Ga. hostage-taker killed in standoff with police
Associated Press ATLANTA — Authorities say a Cobb County police officer fatally shot an armed man who had taken two people hostage at a convenience store. The shooting happened early Monday after police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Marathon convenience store in Mableton. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in […]