A new statewide sex offender database was launched Thursday. By typing in your address, the database will create a map with dots showing the nearest registered Level II and Level III sex offenders. Clicking on the dots reveals a photo and information on the offender.The…
If you're thinking of getting a pet rhino, do it soon. A bill to ban private ownership of a long list of wild animals is stampeding through the Legislature.Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1151 would ban possession of "potentially dangerous wild animals," including:-lions, tigers and…
"It like we have a choice of draining the swamp and killing the crocodiles, or adding water and feeding the crocodiles. And unfortunately, I think we did the latter." Rep. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, apparently referring to a House proposal to use state money to help…
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