Lexington, KY

Snopes

Right-wing social media accounts shared images of women in revealing clothes, claiming they showed the vice president.

Fact Check: Photos Do Not Show Young Kamala Harris Working as an 'Escort'

Iowa State

Pacific Junction, IA

Two men died in a shooting that went down at an Iowa car show that Boosie Badazz was scheduled to perform at. As reported by TMZ, the 41-year-old rapper was the headliner for the music performance portion of The Pull Up Car Show at the I-29 Speedway in Pacific Junction, Iowa on Saturday, August 10. Other performers included Rob49 and Rich the Factor. Before that portion of the event was set to kick off, however, shots were fired at the venue's parking lot. Two men from Omaha, Nebraska in their late 20s died in the shooting.

Two Men Killed in Shooting at Car Show In Which Boosie Badazz Was Set to Perform

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Nashville, TN

Law & Crime

A man who was arrested for allegedly throwing chairs from the balcony of a hotel in the early hours of the morning in Nashville was apparently irate and ranting about Donald Trump and according to police, as he was being booked declared: "Trump needs to die because he was a liar."
The post ‘Trump needs to die because he was a liar’: Secret Service notified after man arrested in alleged chair-throwing fit first appeared on Law & Crime.

'Trump needs to die because he was a liar': Secret Service notified after man arrested in alleged chair-throwing fit

Florida State

Taste of Country

Prank calls used to be part of growing up — you'd pick up the receiver on your landline and call a random number to ask if their refrigerator was running. Yes, they'd say — "Well, then you better go so you can catch it!," you'd respond. But one...

Eleven-Year-Old Arrested, Charged With 29 Felonies for Prank Calls

Milwaukee, WI

The Independent

 Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers with being a party to D'Vontaye Mitchell's murder after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man in an incident Mitchell's family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd's death.Mitchell's family spent weeks pressuring prosecutors to charge the hotel workers in the June 30 death. District Attorney John Chisholm finally filed a count of being a party to felony murder against each of them on Tuesday.Here's what to know about Mitchell's death and the Hyatt workers, who now face sentences of up to nearly 16 years in prison...

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

Las Vegas, NV

 A former professional football player was sentenced Tuesday to prison in the April 2019 death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter at his Las Vegas apartment.The sentencing came after Cierre Wood, a former NFL and Canadian Football league running back, reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and felony child abuse, court records show.Wood, 33, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years for the murder charge. Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline Bluth also ordered him to serve between 28 months and six years for the child...

Ex-NFL player gets prison time in death of 5-year-old girl in Las Vegas

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Sophia Rosing, 23, pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and public intoxication.
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‘Kentucky Karen’ Faces Jail Time After Reversing Plea In Racist Attack On Black Student

Wisconsin State

Court TV

VIDEO: Amanda Chapin, who tried to poison her husband with animal euthanasia drugs, spoke ahead of her sentencing in a Wisconsin court. (8/2/24)
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Woman Who Tried to Poison Husband Speaks Ahead of Sentencing

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Brendan Depa was seen on surveillance footage beating the school staff member unconscious.

Teen With Autism Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After Attacking Teacher's Aide

Kentucky State

Erlanger, KY

Business Insider

A Kentucky jury awarded more than $2 million to the estate of a 76-year-old man who died after being scalded by 150-degree water in a motel shower.

A Kentucky motel has to pay $2M to the family of a man who died after a 150-degree shower

As artificial intelligence-doctored images and captions continue to run rampant on social media, Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams immediately cleared up a false statement written about the late actor-comedian. On X account Time Capsule Tales, an image was posted of the Academy Award-winning actor and a monkey. The image...

Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Denies ‘AI Written BS’ That Late Actor Had Pet Monkey

Saint Croix County, WI

 A Minnesota engineer sobbed as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing a high school student to death while tubing on a river, just days after the second anniversary of the attack.Nicolae Miu, 54, was handed two decades behind bars at his sentencing on Wednesday, as well as six years of extended supervision after his release for the stabbings along Apple River in St Croix County in Wisconsin in July 2022.He was convicted by a jury in April of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and one count of battery.The attack killed...

Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing teen to death in tubing fight

Jacksonville, FL

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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

Pennsylvania State

Clark, PA

The Pennsylvania man arrested for the dismemberment killing of 14-year-old trans teen Pauly A. Likens is facing additional charges following a preliminary hearing last week, the Erie Times-News and other local media reported. Likens was last seen alive on June 22 after leaving the home of a friend where she...

Pennsylvania man held for trial in murder and dismemberment of trans 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens

Colorado State

David Heitz

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

Nevada State

Virginia City, NV

 Three people were arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia City, Nevada, during which a Black man said a racial slur was directed at him by a man who also said “they have a hanging tree” for people like him. The incident occurred when Ricky Johnson was collecting signatures for a ballot measure during the popular Hot August Nights classic car festival in Virginia City, a tourist town just south of Reno. Johnson began videoing after the alleged racist comments were directed at him. In the video Johnson demands that the man...

Three people arrested in rural Nevada over altercation that Black man says involved a racial slur

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Sadieville, KY

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Ex-University of Kentucky Student Seen Saying N-Word 200 Times Pleads Guilty to Racist Attack

Sophia Rosing, the former University of Kentucky student who was filmed attacking a Black dorm desk clerk last year, has pleaded guilty to assault charges. On...

Ex-University of Kentucky Student Seen Saying N-Word 200 Times Pleads Guilty to Racist Attack

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