FLORIDA

Dad charged in death of son left in truck

PALM HARBOR — A Tampa-area father has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 23-month-old son, who was left in a pickup truck for eight hours. Troy Whitaker, 41, of Palm Harbor, placed his son Lawson and 5-year-old daughter in his truck Friday morning and took the girl to school, the Pinellas County sheriff’s office said. Whitaker then drove home without taking Lawson to day care and left him unattended until late afternoon. (AP)

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Voter rights groups win court ruling

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has blocked Kansas, Georgia, and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are US citizens when registering to vote using a national form. The 2-to-1 ruling Friday was a victory for voting rights groups who said a US election official illegally changed proof-of-citizenship requirements on the federal registration form at the behest of the three states. (AP)LOUISIANA

850 still homeless after severe floods

DENHAM SPRINGS — A month after flooding inundated south Louisiana, more than 850 people remain in shelters, unable to find more stable housing since the waters forced them from home. Shelters remain open in East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, East Feliciana, and Tangipahoa parishes. Officials say many people are unable to find rental property. (AP)

WEST VIRGINIA

No charges vs. police in fatal shooting

MORGANTOWN — A grand jury has declined to issue an indictment against sheriff’s deputies in the fatal shooting of a West Virginia man while they were searching his home for another man. The Monongalia County grand jury concluded its term on Friday by recommending that no action be taken against the deputies. David Romanoski was killed in November. (AP)