North Carolina State

Beaufort County, NC

Columbus, OH

Georgia State

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Perry, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Peggy Bramblette recently reached out to let us know that the historic New Perry Hotel, perhaps the best-known symbol of this Middle Georgia town, was facing possible demolition. A week passed and I was not surprised to learn that the demolition is imminent. I’ve witnessed a long history of developers convincing local politicians to agree […]

Historic New Perry Hotel Facing Demolition

West Virginia State

Kanawha County, WV

Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show.

West Virginia couple charged with trafficking their adopted Black children to be used as ‘slaves,’ authorities allege

Pender County, NC

The Mirror US

Blayne Brown, from West Virginia, was bitten by a shark while swimming in North Carolina, and required surgery and intervention from specialists following the horrifying incident

West Virginia boy, 14, bitten by shark on leg in waist-deep water swimming at North Carolina beach

Arizona State

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Arizona Weatherman

According to the Arizona Weatherman, Major Hurricane Beryl made category 5 in the Caribbean Sea last night, making it the strongest hurricane in the month of July. The National Hurricane Center's (NHC) current forecast is that the hurricane will move towards the Yucatan Peninsula by Friday, July 5th, and then into the Gulf of Mexico. This article will discuss where the tropical system will likely make landfall and the impacts on Arizona’s monsoon.

Major Hurricane Beryl's Influence: How it could impact Arizona's monsoon season

A hospital trust has made wearing masks mandatory again following a rise of patients infected with Covid-19. Since Monday patients, visitors and staff have been required to wear masks in clinical areas unless exempt at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford. The University of North Midlands NHS Trust...

Masks reintroduced at hospitals over rise in Covid

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

South Carolina State

Florida State

Sean Kernan

Data from this weekend shows a low likelihood of a tropical depression or storm forming and tracking west into the east coast of Florida or southeast Georgia by late Wednesday into Thursday.

"Extremely Rare" Tropic Storm Form Off Florida Coast By Thursday

Fox Weather

Just hours after Hurricane Beryl pummeled the Windward Islands with devastating winds and a powerful storm surge as major Category 4 storm, Beryl strengthened even further, reaching Category 5 strength on Monday evening and shattering the record for the earliest Category 5 hurricane observed in the Atlantic basin.

Deadly Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest Category 5 storm on record hours after pummeling Windward Islands

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Lebanon, MO

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CJ Coombs

If you like catfish, it might be worth a trip to Dowd's Catfish & BBQ. Dowd's is located at 1760 West Elm Street in Lebanon, Missouri. Whether you're traveling to or from Branson or Springfield, if you feel like going out of your way, it's a 3-hour drive from Kansas City or a 2-hour, 20-minute drive from St. Louis.

Hearty Meals await at Dowd's Catfish and BBQ

Broward County, FL

Cooper City, FL

Edmond Thorne

Ashley Ruth Morin, a 28-year-old attorney from Cooper City, Florida, is currently facing three felony charges after authorities accused her of using her position to assist in a property fraud case.

Broward County Attorney Faces Felony Charges in Property Fraud

Gardeners have been sharing an unusual trick to keep birds away from fruit and vegetables, and it involves using old CDs - and people are hailing it as 'genius'

Gardeners are being told to hang old CDs from trees this month to stop

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, several individuals in custody at Coffee County Jail in Coffee County appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis for bond hearings. Many individuals were denied bond, and some were granted release, with all defendants facing at least one felony charge.

Several defendants denied bond and bond reductions on felony charges in Coffee County

According to the Arizona Weatherman, Tropical Storm Alberto helped kick off the 2024 Arizona Monsoon season, as accurately forecasted by the author. Now, as of 22 June 2024, a second tropical cyclone is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. Like similar tracked Alberto, this new system will bring in more tropical moisture for Arizona in the next several days.

Arizona monsoon thunderstorms continue into next week with a second incoming tropical system

Louisiana State

Tropical Storm Beryl has formed in the Atlantic and is forecasted to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2024 season. The storm, currently packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, is moving west at 21 mph toward the Windward Islands. This development comes amid predictions of an above-normal hurricane season, raising concerns for the regions in its projected path.

Tropical Storm Beryl: Here Are the Potentially Affected Areas

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the twice-impeached formerRepublican president and convicted felon, has once again made a fool of himself online. This time, his target is Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 storm wreaking havoc in the Caribbean. On Saturday, Trump Jr. took to X (formerlyTwitter) to express his...

Donald Trump Jr. weirdly claims that Hurricane Beryl is nonbinary name

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

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DROUGHT UPDATE: Severe drought is in starting to sneak in ENC; Most are still in a moderate drought

With the start of a new month, the dry spell we saw in June continued to linger over into July. While we did we see rainfall...

DROUGHT UPDATE: Severe drought is in starting to sneak in ENC; Most are still in a moderate drought

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