State Parks to Offer Free Admission to Veterans on Nov. 11

In honor of Veterans Day, Alabama State Parks will waive the entrance fee for veterans at any of its 17 state parks on November 11, 2015. Anyone who indicates they are a veteran will be admitted into the park day-use areas without charge. No identification will be required.

Use of short-barreled rifles now legal for taking wildlife in N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces that the state now allows the use of short-barreled rifles while legally taking wildlife. A short-barreled rifle is defined by the N.C. General Assembly as “any rifle with a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches.”