Hickory Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting
A man died after an officer-involved shooting around midnight, August 13th.
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Starting Next Year, Child Influencers Can Sue If Earnings Aren't Set Aside, Says New Illinois Law
Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law and will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
Vigil Held For Allisha Watts
Friends and family held a vigil at Little Rock A.M.E Zion church in uptown to pray for Alisha Watts' safe return.
Belmont Woman Fatally Stuck By Car While Biking Across Street
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the evening of Friday, August 11th.
Fiction Writers Fear The Rise Of AI, But Also See It As a Story To Tell
For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation.
Belmont Drive-In Reopening After Decade-Long Hiatus
Finding a modern projector, an investment that costs tens of thousands of dollars, was the main reason behind the nine-year-long wait.
Scorching Heat into Heart of August
Heat index values will be approaching 105° in the Metro and southward over the next few days.
AP: NFL Great Tom Brady Touches Down In Birmingham And Meets Some Of The Locals In A Pub Before Match
NFL great Tom Brady got to know some of the locals ahead of his first home match as minority owner of English soccer team Birmingham City.
Harris Teeter And Titan Farms Donate 37,800 Pounds Of Fresh Peaches To Second Harvest Food Bank Of Metrolina
Harris Teeter and Titan Farms donated 37,800 pounds of fresh peaches to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) through the companies’ Peaches with a Purpose campaign.
LGBTQ+ People In Ethiopia Blame Attacks On Their Community On Inciteful and And Lingering TikTok Videos
Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok, which they say is failing to take down posts calling for homosexual and transgender people to be whipped, stabbed and killed.
