The Forest Fire Department said fire crews worked to put out a garage fire early Friday morning. Residents press Halifax supervisors after forensic audit flags taxpayer money problems Halifax County ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Proposed gun-control legislation moving through the Virginia General Assembly is drawing pushback from local sheriffs across Central and Southside Virginia, with several ...

Minnesota Democrats are again pushing for new gun control laws following several fatal shootings. Gov. Tim Walz's proposal includes an assault weapons ban, a high-capacity magazine ban, and safe ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Tompkins County installed license plate reader technology in the city of Ithaca as part of New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative. Now, some residents are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lydia Kaiser, an eighth grader who was shot in the head while protecting a younger student during the Annunciation mass shooting ...

Gun safety advocates rallied for tougher laws at the Georgia Capitol on Monday. Local students joined dozens of others lobbying for the passage of House Bill 1127. The group held a news conference as ...

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough screamed at the camera, trashing ICE as an “undisciplined paramilitary force” as he watched back shocking footage of the moment federal agents chased and surrounded an ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Faith leaders from across Pennsylvania urged lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws. The leaders are a part of the new With One Voice interfaith coalition, which seeks to unite ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

The debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses took center stage Tuesday night as gun rights advocates and political candidates gathered at The Swamp Restaurant for a panel ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The House voted Thursday to lower the age to buy a long gun to 18, as gun advocates push to repeal laws passed after the 2018 shooting at Marjory ...

Florida Sen. Lori Berman has refiled a bill requiring firearms left in vehicles to be securely locked. Previous attempts to pass similar gun-safety legislation have failed in the Republican-controlled ...