California State

Columbus, OH

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Florida State

Pinellas County, FL

Route Fifty

"This story was originally published by Grist. Read the original here. Lisa Hendrickson is almost out of sand. Hendrickson is the mayor of Redington Shores, Florida, a well-heeled beach town in Pinellas County. Her town occupies a small section of a razor-thin barrier island that stretches down the western side of the sprawling Tampa Bay metro area, dividing cities like Tampa and St. Petersburg from the Gulf of Mexico. Many of her constituents have an uninterrupted view of the ocean.

The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes

Washington State

This story was first posted on the Washington State Standard. Read the original here. Imagine if anyone with an opioid addiction could walk into a local treatment center and receive medication for their addiction, primary care, emotional counseling and many more health and social services — all for free without an appointment.

Could this state's health ‘hub’ model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?

Oregon State

This article first appeared on The Daily Yonder and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. A newly updated wildfire risk map could help level the playing field for rural communities who don’t have the resources to conduct their own wildfire risk assessments, according to the independent research group Headwaters Economics.

What is your home’s wildfire risk?

Utah State

This story was first published to the Utah News Dispatch. Read the original here. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox did not pull punches on Thursday when he gave a keynote speech to a room full of homelessness advocates, providers and policymakers. His message: Utah’s homeless system is in for some changes...

Utah Gov. Cox to homeless providers: Produce results, or you could lose funding

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

This story was first published on Stateline. Read the original here. For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal system, striving to expand access to rehabilitation and keep young people from returning to crime. During this year’s legislative session, nearly every state has...

Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills

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Why the fight over abortion pills isn’t over yet

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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

As summer approaches, plenty of teenagers nationwide are gearing up for their first jobs. This should be a positive experience, as they gain skills, earn money and develop a solid work ethic that will serve them for the future. But in recent years, the U.S. has seen a harrowing rise in child labor violations; many teenagers work excessively long hours, risking their physical health and (during the school year) their education. In some extreme cases, minors have worked in meatpacking plants, construction sites and auto manufacturers.

Work permits: A readily-implemented lever for reducing illegal child labor

Maine State

When children grow up and move out, their bedrooms often get a second life as a workout room, a craft space or an office. But empty nesters are also growing older, and soon enough those extra rooms—along with the rest of the house—can become, at best, underused, and at worst, a burden to maintain for those who want to age at home.

How matchmaking can address two housing needs

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Montana State

Dutton, MT

This article first appeared on High Country News and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. This school year, Montana, a state with fewer than 8,000 teachers, had 1,000 unfilled teaching positions. Meanwhile, Dutton-Brady Public Schools, a rural district about an hour from the Canadian border, easily filled its three vacancies.

This Montana school solved its teacher shortage by opening a day care

This story is republished from Propublica original article. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended the workplace, jobs went remote, offices had to adopt new technologies and longtime employees suddenly departed. Federal stimulus dollars flooded into state and local government accounts, and fraudsters had a heyday. The pandemic was only one of...

How local government fraud has—and hasn’t—changed since the pandemic

Philadelphia, PA

This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Read the original here. The Philadelphia school district is 18,000 students smaller than it was a decade ago, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at its $4.5 billion budget for next school year. Officials are...

Big districts like Philadelphia ‘gamble’ on higher spending as enrollment falls, study finds

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Allentown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – An Allentown woman is in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of trying to smuggle...
The post PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison

Corona, CA

For some, the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement might conjure images of the movie “Minority Report,” where the Precrime Division arrests suspects before they can commit any actual crimes. Others may envision a dystopian surveillance state where residents can be identified by facial recognition technology and...

AI in law enforcement is risky, but holds promise

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These wrongly arrested black men say a California bill would let police misuse face recognition

This story was originally published on The Markup. Read the original here, or lea esta historia en Español. This article is co-published with CalMatters, a nonprofit,...

These wrongly arrested black men say a California bill would let police misuse face recognition

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