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At state capitols, families are retelling tragedies caused by mass school shootings hoping lawmakers in either party will reconsider firearm policies.

Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies. Yet states have for years differed widely on how to respond to the spate of mass shootings that plague the U.S. Democratic-led states have largely tightened firearm restrictions, while Republican-led ones have loosened them. That has left families being forced to wade into the legislative process, uncovering and reliving ...

Highlights from the Los Angeles Business Journal, La Opinión, ABC News and others.

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Sharon Dixon, a Red Cross member from Bristol, Virginia, left the Tri-Cities Airport early Monday for Maui, where she’ll provide relief efforts to those affected by the wildfires that left over 100 dead. Dixon, who also serves as Disaster Program Manager with the Southwest Virginia chapter, told News Channel 11 what […]

The Red Cross and Lane County Animal Services have shelters set up for those being displaced from the Bedrock fire.