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Longtime NC lawmaker receives suspended sentence for Raleigh DWI 

  • Laura Leslie

A North Carolina state senator received a suspended 30-day jail sentence and a year of probation for an October drunk driving charge. Sen. Norm Sanderson, R-Pamlico, was arrested for DWI by the state highway patrol Oct. 18, 2025, near Lenovo Center in Raleigh, according to Wake County arrest records.  Sanderson was also charged with misdemeanors […]

Wardle gets prison in Catherine Sorensen case
Montana

Wardle gets prison in Catherine Sorensen case

  • Sean Batura Enterprise Staff Writer

A Gallatin County judge opted not to follow a plea deal calling for probation in the case of a 57-year-old man who pleaded guilty in June to witness tampering — a case in which the defendant was originally accused of assaulting his wife, Catherine Sorensen, in 2022. Sorensen taught music at St. Mary's Catholic School in Livingston before her death in 2023 at age 55.

California

New bill aims to ensure violent juveniles and community are safe

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A new bill aims to require courts to ensure safety measures are in place when deciding whether or not to allow a juvenile offender to be released back into the community.