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Law & Crime

A 33-year-old mother of six in Michigan will spend several decades behind bars for torturing and killing her blind 3-year-old son before stuffing his body inside of a basement freezer. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Tracy E. Green on Monday ordered Azuradee France to serve 35 to 60 years in a state correctional facility for the 2022 slaying of young Chayse Allen, authorities confirmed to Law&Crime.

Mom of 6 beat blind toddler to death, told other kids she’d ‘take care of it’ and stuffed victim in basement freezer for months

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Tishomingo County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. TISHOMINGO COUNTY, July 17, 2024 — In a routine safety checkpoint conducted by deputies from the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department on Highway 30 near Country Road 961, a significant arrest was made. According to the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, David Levon Hatchel of Munford, TN, was apprehended after authorities discovered what they suspect to be methamphetamine during a thorough search of his vehicle.

Arrest Made During Highway Checkpoint for Methamphetamine

TravelNoire

A proposed law protecting those with natural Black and Afro-textured hair is on the line in Puerto Rico. Senate Bill 1282 is inspired by the CROWN Act, which is currently law in 24 American states and several cities. The Puerto Rican bill aims to ban discrimination against natural hair and protective styles in schools or professional settings.

Afro-Puerto Ricans Mobilize To Pass Senate Bill Protecting Natural Hair, Inspired By 'CROWN Act'

North Carolina State

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Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Charlotte, NC

The US Sun

A WOMAN is forced to pay thousands after losing a lawsuit against her HOA over a Ring doorbell.  The woman claimed that she’s been living on the edge ever since she lost a lawsuit with her HOA, resulting in her owing them $73,000.  Teywonia Byrd, a resident of Fat City Condos in Charlotte, North Carolina, […]

My HOA fined me $100 a day over my door’s Ring camera – they argue it’s about privacy and now I owe $73,000

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Michigan State

CBS Detroit

The Michigan Supreme Court said Monday that its 2020 decision stopping local governments from keeping cash windfalls from the sale of foreclosed homes can be applied retroactively, meaning that hundreds of millions of dollars could potentially be returned to people who lost properties over unpaid taxes.Local governments were "essentially stealing from people," said Christina Martin, an attorney who argued the case for former property owners. "It doesn't matter if it's going to be expensive to pay them back. They have to pay them back."For years, counties kept profits from the sale of foreclosed homes or land — even if the...

Michigan Supreme Court gives big victory to people trying to recoup cash from foreclosures

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

As defined, a duty to warn is a concept that arises in the law of torts in several circumstances, indicating that a party will be held liable for bodily injuries and/or property damage caused to another, where the party had the opportunity to warn the other of a hazard and failed to do so.

Contractors Duty to Warn in Construction

Two weeks after 97-year-old U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman lost a lawsuit against her fellow circuit judges for suspending her from the bench, a committee of judges on the judicial council recommended extending Newman’s suspension for an additional year. Newman, the oldest judge on the federal bench, was appointed...

‘Deeply troubling interactions’: Oldest federal judge’s ‘continuing misconduct’ leads to judicial panel recommending 1-year suspension

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Colorado State

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

Little Rock, AR

Batesville, AR

U.S. Congressman French Hill (R-Ark.) (pictured above, right) and U.S. Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.) attended a dinner Thursday night in Little Rock, sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). Batesville native Johnny Mitchum (pictured above, left, with Hill), a member of the Arkansas Economic Development Council (AEDC), attended the...

Batesville natives join congressional exchange dinner in Little Rock

Thumbwind Publications

Lansing, Mich. - State Senator Ed McBroom, alongside Representatives Dave Prestin and Greg Markkanen, has called for immediate action from Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) Director Heidi Washington in response to escalating issues within Michigan's prison system. The lawmakers highlighted critical staffing shortages, deteriorating working conditions, and a surge in violence, particularly in Upper Peninsula (U.P.) facilities.

UP Lawmakers Demand Urgent Action on Michigan Prison Staffing Crisis

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Ordinance to redefine disorderly conduct in Flint falls one vote short

FLINT, MI -- A proposal to change Flint’s disorderly conduct ordinance to include prohibitions on threats to kill, physically injure or cause damage to property owned...

Ordinance to redefine disorderly conduct in Flint falls one vote short

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