Georgia State

Baldwin County, GA

Teachers at a Nottingham secondary school are set to strike over "detrimental" staffing issues. National Education Union (NEU) members at The Trinity Catholic School in Aspley will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday. The union says 10 members of teaching staff are set to leave the school at the end...

Teachers to strike at school over staffing issues

The Independent

At least 16 nurses have taken their own lives while under investigation by the UK’s scandal-hit nursing regulator, it has been revealed. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has faced criticism after a review found its “toxic” culture was putting the public and those it regulates at risk.The review, prompted by The Independent’s investigations of whistleblower claims and led by former public prosecutor Nazir Afzal KC, revealed that in the last year, six nurses took their own lives while under investigation. It warned long delays by the regulator were “leaving people in limbo”, with investigations taking years to conclude.Now, following...

Sixteen nurses in five years took their own lives while under investigation by scandal-hit regulator

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Pompano Beach, FL

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In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

Plans to build a solar farm the size of 86 football fields in Kent have been rejected as "insane". Developers of the installation on "high-grade" farmland near Sittingbourne were told by a councillor the panels should instead be placed on roofs and car parks. Supporters pointed out the site -...

Council rejects solar farm plan branded 'insane'

Los Angeles, CA

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Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

A 16-year-old boy has been convicted for his part in violence that broke out in a town centre following the attack in Southport in which three young girls died. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court, which was sitting as a youth court.

Boy, 16, convicted for his part in town centre riot

A fish and chip shop destroyed in a large fire could have its restaurant reinstated. Members of East Suffolk’s planning committee are due to discuss the Sole Bay Fish Company’s bid to restore the building in Blackshore Quay, Southwold. No objections to the proposals were submitted but a...

Fish and chip restaurant ruined in fire could reopen

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Students at universities across the country are volunteering to help disadvantaged school children turbocharge their A-level results, which are set to be revealed on Thursday.Tutor The Nation, which was founded during the Covid pandemic in 2020, has so far provided more than 12,000 hours of free one-to-one tutoring to state school pupils working towards their GCSEs and A-levels.More than 1,000 pupils who come from low-income backgrounds have so far been matched with and tutored by volunteer university students so far. Out of that number, 80 per cent of those being helped were taking A-levels.According to the charity’s data, one in...

Army of volunteer tutors helping to turbocharge the A-level results of disadvantaged pupils

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The Standard

A serving Kent Police officer had a breakdown at work months before he allegedly sent flirtatious messages to a witness during a burglary investigation, a court has heard.Matthew Peall, 47, who is based in Canterbury, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of misconduct in a judicial or public office.He allegedly shared flirtatious text messages, emails and phone calls with a care home manager while investigating the burglary of an elderly client between October and December 2019.On Wednesday the court heard a prepared statement given by Peall during an interview with the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the matter in August...

Police officer had breakdown at work months before ‘flirting’ with witness

New Jersey State

New Brunswick, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. -A Middlesex County man, Kenneth Strickland, 57Kenneth Strickland, 57, from New Brunswick, has been convicted of his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Strickland was found guilty on July 29, 2024, of all six counts in a superseding indictment.

NJ Man Convicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

 Exam bosses are facing a growing backlash over their refusal to boost the grades of A-level students affected by crumbling concrete.   Thousands were hit as dozens of schools across the country were forced to close entirely or shut off classrooms following the discovery of the dangerous material last year.The head of Ofqual has resisted calls to raise their results, suggesting it would be unfair to pupils who suffered from other problems, such as teacher shortages. But politicians from across the political spectrum have called for a rethink, just days before A-level results are revealed on Thursday.Liberal Democrat...

Backlash over thousands of A-level students at concrete crisis schools denied extra help

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'Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime' | Baldwin County superintendent retires

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Dr. Noris Price announced her retirement from the Baldwin County School District effective June 30, 2025, according to a statement she made...

'Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime' | Baldwin County superintendent retires

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