Carol Veliotis is a local columnist for The Covington News. She can be reached at carol.veliotis@gmail.com.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — The Prairie Village City Council will vote Monday on whether to allow resident Toni King-Skelton to keep her pet spider monkey, Oakley. This comes as the city considers a new ...

Attorneys for a Manchester woman accused of distributing “animal crush” videos of baby and adult monkeys being purposely ...

Massachusetts man Garrett Fitzgerald was sentenced to 30 months for conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — A unique debate has unfolded in Prairie Village that has drawn attention statewide: Should the city ban the ownership of monkeys and if so, what happens to the one spider ...

In humans, personality similarity between partners can lead to better compatibility and well-being. Is the same true for ...

After months of debate, Prairie Village city leaders decided Monday night that a family can keep their pet monkey but must follow a new city ordinance. Mike Johnson gives update on Jan. 6 plaque ...

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his role in an online scheme that paid for and distributed videos depicting extreme violence against animals, prosecutors said ...

Florida will launch a public, searchable animal abuse database on the FDLE website by Jan. 1, 2026. The new database is part of "Dexter's Law," which also increased penalties for aggravated animal ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will launch a public database under Dexter’s Law on Jan. 1, 2026, allowing residents to look up individuals convicted of animal abuse across ...