Denton County, TX

Texas State

Kingsville, TX

Two surprising companies are now laying off hundreds in Texas according to fresh notices filed with the state’s Workforce Commission. It’s important to note that under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, an employer with more than 100 full-time workers must provide 60 days’ notice before laying off 50 or more people at a single site.

Two Surprising Companies Are Now Laying Off Hundreds in Texas

Cedar Hill, TX

The Independent

 This is the moment a suspect opens his car door and shoots at police during a high-speed pursuit in Texas.Cedar Hill Police Department has released dashcam footage of the police chase on Wednesday (26 June) that started in Cedar Hill and ended with a shootout in Dallas.The chase started when officers tried to detain Jerail Fuewell, who got into his Mercury sedan and drove off.Video shows Fuewell's car exiting the highway at Wheatland Road, running a red light and opening his car door before firing at the officers.Officers returned fire, hitting Fuewell, who remains in hospital in a critical condition.      Read More               Jay Slater search volunteer speaks of difficulties as police begin new hunt for teenPolice seize millions of amphetamine pills marked with Liverpool FC logoSpanish police and sniffer dogs continue search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife      

Moment suspect leans out of moving car and shoots at police in Texas

Brownsville, TX

CBS News

A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were hit by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border. The verdict was handed down by a Cameron County jury more than a year after authorities say George Alvarez lost control of the vehicle after running a red light. The deadly scene happened in Brownsville, which has long been an epicenter for migration.Alvarez was found guilty of eight counts of intoxication manslaughter at the end of a weeklong trial, said Edward Sandoval,...

Texas driver who plowed into bus stop outside migrant shelter convicted

Daily Mail

Human remains have been discovered in a 40 foot well near missing Texas college student Caleb Harris' apartment months after he disappeared when he went to collect a food delivery.

Horror as human remains are found in a 40ft well near missing Texas student Caleb Harris' apartment after he disappeared in March when he went to pick up an Uber Eats order at 3am

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Galveston, TX

Angry Ben

Destructive Storms With a History of Widespread Damage Reaches Galveston and Other Gulf Coast Towns. Good morning everyone. Our severe weather late yesterday and last night throughout the Texas Panhandle and the Dallas/Ft Worth area, organized exactly as discussed in yesterday's articles.

Severe Weather Related "Tsunami" Possible Along Texas Gulf Coast

Harris County, TX

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City Pulse

HARRIS COUNTY, TX - (June 5, 2024) - Deputies from Constable Jerry Garcia’s Evening Shift Patrol in Precinct 2 responded to an indecent exposure call at Parker Williams Public Library located in the 10800 block of Scarsdale.

Constable's arrest man "gratifying" himself outside Harris County library

Denver, CO

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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

San Diego, CA

Border Report

Vendors had witnessed a daily parade of Border Patrol buses dropping off asylum-seekers at the trolley station. But the number have slowed down.

Burrito man sees Border Patrol dropping off fewer migrants in San Diego

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Dilley, TX

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A South Texas migrant detention center that has the most detainees of any U.S. facility will be shutting down, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. The South Texas Family Residential Center, in Dilley, Texas, will be closing to save costs, according to ICE, which...

ICE to close nation’s largest migrant detention center in South Texas

Houston, TX

Eagle Pass, TX

Fox News

A migrant from Honduras died in April after falling while hospitalized for pneumonia in Texas, border authorities said Friday.

Migrant treated in Texas hospital for pneumonia dies after fall following release by border authorities

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Clark County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

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

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

The City and County of Denver likely will pay $500,000 next week to settle lawsuits against the police and sheriff’s departments. The City Council will vote Monday on two settlements. The first, stemming from a lawsuit filed against the police department in U.S. District Court, case 2023 CV00750-RM-JPO, is for $100,000. The second settlement is for $400,000 to be paid to Scott Peters and stems from a prisoner’s civil rights allegedly being violated, according to Justia. According to Justia, the lawsuit lists as defendants the City and County of Denver, Daniel Rodriguez, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3-12, Mohammed Mohammed, Michael Fitzmaurice, James Casias, Billie Humbles, Daniel Trujillo, Ian Schiffhauer, Michael Bennett, Cherif Sarr and Noreen Roberson. Additional information was not available Thursday.

Denver to pay $500,000 in lawsuit settlements against police, sheriff departments

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

El Paso, TX

Against the backdrop of today’s border security debates and Ken Paxton’s attempt to shutdown Annunciation House alleging they facilitate undocumented migrants into the US, it is important to turn to history to a time when Texas officials defied Mexican officials and facilitated the entry of Mexican workers in violation of America’s immigration laws.

The El Paso Incident: When Mexico Demanded That The US Enforce Its Own Immigration Laws

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

DeanLand

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

Community Impact Dallas-Fort Worth

NewsBreak

DCTA board votes to dissolve North Texas Mobility Corporation

The Denton County Transportation Authority's board of directors voted to dissolve the North Texas Mobility Corporation which employed bus operations and support staff for the DCTA....

DCTA board votes to dissolve North Texas Mobility Corporation

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