Driving under the influence leads to 71 being arrested in October by Polk County Sheriff Deputies.

Polk County, Fla - Polk County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 71 people in October for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to a post on the Department's social media page.

The 71 arrests were arrests by the Polk County Sheriff's Office only, and do not include any other Polk County arrests that may have been made by city Police Departments or the Florida Highway Patrol.

Polk County authorities stress if you see someone who appears to be driving while impaired to call 9-1-1 immediately.

The governor of Ohio and city officials in Columbus are speaking out after a group of masked individuals marched through the streets of the Ohio capital city Saturday dressed in black and holding flags with swastikas on them. The unidentified people were spotted around 1 p.m. walking through the Short North neighborhood, according to Columbus ABC affiliate WSYX. Images and videos of the marchers went viral on social media sites.

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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Saturday that he no longer plans to attend the funeral of a fallen Chicago police officer after family members of the officer asked him not to. The news comes only a day after Johnson issued a statement indicating that he did plan to attend, despite the family's objections. Officer [...]

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