By Janet McConnaughey Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A bomb in a crawl space sent the owners of a northwest Louisiana horse farm flying from their bed to the floor, but they walked away uninjured by the bomb, daggerlike splinters from their hardwood floor or shrapnel that hit the ceiling, one owner said Monday. "We […]
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Va. revokes conceal carry permit agreement with 25 states
By Alanna Durkin Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Concealed handgun permits held by residents of 25 states will no longer be valid in Virginia, the state's attorney general said Tuesday, drawing swift criticism from GOP lawmakers. Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, said the state will revoke its reciprocity agreement with the states because their […]
Ore. police scout for more female officers
By Carli Brosseau The Oregonian PORTLAND, Ore. — Janie Schutz didn't get her first-choice job after graduating the police academy No. 1 in her class. It was 1994, and the sheriff who oversaw the miles of rural North Carolina she dreamed of patrolling "didn't put women on the road," she said. "I think he just […]