Harris County, TX

Texas State

Houston, TX

The Independent

Lauren Ashley Simmons was heartbroken.Simmons, a queer Black woman and labor organizer from Houston, watched her Democratic state representative break with her party and vote in favor of three Republican-led bills limiting rights for transgender teens and children. All of them became law.Those laws supported by State Rep. Shawn Thierry “put a target on some families that are already extremely vulnerable and dealing with so much, living in a state like Texas,” Simmons tells The Independent.“To know that this Democrat representative for a big blue district in a pretty blue city turned her back – that betrayed and hurt me,”...

A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won

Law & Crime

District Attorney Kim Ogg said investigators are still trying to determine whether the men kidnapped and/or sexually assaulted Jocelyn which would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
The post 2 ‘monsters’ asking for directions lured 12-year-old girl to bridge where they bound, strangled her before dumping body in bayou: DA first appeared on Law & Crime.

2 'monsters' asking for directions lured 12-year-old girl to bridge where they bound, strangled her before dumping body in bayou: DA

Newark, NJ

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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

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Tom Handy

Before things could settle down over the Houston killing of a 12-year-old by a migrant, two other killings happened in North Texas. On Wednesday, June 26, a migrant who entered the country illegally was arrested for killing two employees at an Irving Chick-fil-A. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was identified as the shooter by his wife who witnessed the shooting and is an employee of the restaurant.

Illegal Immigrant Kills 2 Chick-fil-A Employees in North Texas

New York Post

Police in Houston have arrested two migrants from Venezuela for the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was lured away from home, then strangled and dumped in a bayou.

One of the suspects crossed the border illegally less than a month before the shocking murder, and was released into the US after claiming he feared for his life if he was sent back to his home country, sources told The Post.

Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were charged Thursday with capital murder.







Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources said Pena Ramos crossed into El Paso, Texas, on...

Migrant charged with murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was released into US just weeks ago

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Hudson County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Jersey City neighborhood street gang that distributed cocaine and heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

NJ Men Charged in Gang Drug Offenses & Weapon Charges

Ted Cruz is many things. A slimy, egotistical fraud with no interests but his own at heart; a selfish coward who’d rather jet-set than aid his own constituents; a greasy bootlicker without a single original thought in his head… I could go on and on. And, as it...

An activist asked civilians to describe Ted Cruz in one word and the results paint a PICTURE

Luling, TX

102.5 The Bone

A Buc-ee’s location that was being demolished after being replaced by the “world’s largest Buc-ee’s” location caught fire this week.

First Buc-ee’s travel center catches fire during demolition

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

The management company for the Texas hotel where an 8-year-old girl died after bring sucked into a swimming pool pipe blamed the death on her parents. 
The post Management company blames ‘negligent acts’ of parents for death of 8-year-old girl who was sucked into 16-inch pool pipe first appeared on Law & Crime.

Management company blames 'negligent acts' of parents for death of 8-year-old girl who was sucked into pool pipe

Huntsville, TX

CBS News

A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening — what would have been the victim's 41st birthday.  Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. CDT following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the January 2001 killing of Bridget Townsend.  Gonzales was repeatedly apologetic to the victim's relatives in his last statement from the execution chamber.  "I can't put into words the pain I have caused y'all, the hurt, what I took away that I cannot give back. I...

Texas man executed on what would have been teen victim's 41st birthday

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

A family walking on a trail in Texas this weekend made a startling discovery when they spotted an abandoned newborn baby wrapped in a towel. The baby found Saturday evening was “freshly born” with remnants of the umbilical cord still present, authorities said. The family immediately called emergency...

Abandoned newborn found on trail by Texas family

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

California State

Josue Torres

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Community Impact Houston

NewsBreak

Northwest Forest Republican Women celebrates 50th anniversary

The Northwest Forest Republican Women celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary on June 10. (Courtesy Nancy Radcliffe) The Northwest Forest Republican Women celebrated the organization’s...

Northwest Forest Republican Women celebrates 50th anniversary

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