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Water pollution charges were filed Monday against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a large fire that burned for days in March caused chemicals to flow into a nearby waterway.

The man accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, changed his plea Monday to not guilty by reason of insanity.

The Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office, along with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and the Cuthbert Police Department, is investigating a string of fires that all happened in the Cuthbert area.

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office said between two major events held here in Columbus, more than 700 pounds of medications were taken in and are going to be properly destroyed.

His departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died.

There are more than 200 day cares in Alabama that could be illegally operating if they don’t receive a license by Aug. 1.

Organizers say they hope this will reduce the stigma associated with mental health and let kids know that there is support available if they need it.

His TV network said the former CNN interviewer underwent a procedure to address chest pains.

In addition to a 36-month study, recent standardized test scores put students well above the national average.