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Hawarden, IA

An unexpected company is now laying off in Iowa according to new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification data. FD Treats recently announced the closure of its Hawarden plant, resulting in a total of 36 job losses last week. In compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN) Act, FD Treats...

An Unexpected Company is Now Laying Off in Iowa

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

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

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Beach, FL

Jacksonville Today

The historic Beach Bowl in Jacksonville Beach will reopen this month after being closed for years. The bowling alley says on social media that it plans to reopen June 17. The bowling alley on Beach Boulevard opened in the 1950s and closed in 2019 when the property owners did not renew the lease.

Historic Beach Bowl will reopen this month

Davenport, IA

Dubuque, IA

DC News Now

John Deere said layoffs are being made due to reduced demand for products from factories in Illinois and Iowa.

John Deere laying off hundreds of Midwest workers

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Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

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

East Moline, IL

John Deere said it plans to lay off around 600 employees across three of its Midwest factories by the end of August as it intends to focus on its operations in Mexico. In a press release obtained by ABC Quad Cities affiliate WQAD, the company said that the factories affected by the job cuts are located in East Moline, Illinois, and Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa. Due to reduced demand for products from the three facilities, the redundancies would be effective August 30.

John Deere Cuts 600 Jobs Across 3 Midwest Plants

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

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

Seattle, WA

Pierce County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Health officials have suspended the license of Pierce County massage therapist Lukela Los Banos, the Washington Department of Health reported on Thursday. Los Banos allegedly placed suction cups on the back of a patient's legs on Sep. 23, 2023, and left the cups on their skin for around 40 minutes, the DOH reports. He allegedly tightened the cups three times, injuring the patient’s skin, according to the department.

Massage Therapist Suspended: Injury During Treatment

Ringtown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

RINGTOWN – A dispute over a guest invited to a child’s birthday party turned physical...
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Court Docs: Gunfire sparked by fight over child’s birthday party guest

UNION TOWNSHIP – A valley man was killed Wednesday in a lawn mowing accident, firefighters...
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Lawn mowing accident claims life of Ringtown Valley man

Prince William County, VA

A Dale City couple, wanted on felony child abuse charges following the death of their toddler son in 2023, turned themselves in to the police on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The case dates back to January 22, 2023, when emergency responders found the 19-month-old boy unresponsive at the family’s home on the 4300 block of Granby Road in Woodbridge. Despite being rushed to a local hospital, the boy was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Dale City Couple Wanted for Toddler's Death Turn Themselves In After Year-Long Search

Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to allow cannabis dispensaries to stay open until midnight. State law allows marijuana dispensaries to stay open until midnight, but some jurisdictions such as Aurora shortened hours to 10 p.m. Council member Curtis Gardner has brought forth the ordinance to lengthen the hours.

Aurora considers midnight dispensary hours

The Denver City Council finally got an answer to members’ queries about how much, exactly, the mayor’s All in Mile High program to end homelessness has cost so far. According to council member Amanda Sawyer, who chairs the Finance and Governance Committee, the city will have spent $155 million during an 18-month span from July 15, 2023, to Dec. 21, 2024.

Denver mayor’s homeless shelters cost taxpayers $155 million

Some might say that oyster shells and pottery shards buried a thousand years ago are just garbage. But to a group of archaeology students who are uncovering them in the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, they are true treasures.

UNF students dig deep into the history of an ancient people

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Thirty homes left without water for six hours due to water main break that caused sinkhole

On Tuesday The City of Cedar Rapids provided an update after a Jeep fell into sinkhole because of a water main break. The statement was provided...

Thirty homes left without water for six hours due to water main break that caused sinkhole

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