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Man Arrested for Arson in Arizona Wildfire That Ravaged Tribal Land. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a devastating wildfire that ravaged thousands of acres of tribal land in Arizona earlier this month. Arrest and charges. Keanu Dude was taken into custody on Tuesday on arson charges...

Arizona: Man arrested for burning American flag and sparking wildfire that devastates 2,000 acres and 21 homes

Memphis, TN

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Horn Lake, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. UPDATE JULY 29: Memphis police have confirmed that the body found in a burned-out car is Jaderius Webb, 20. The Horn Lake Police Department identified the vehicle in the Memphis city impound lot as Webb's. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the investigation is ongoing. For further details, click here to read the report from WMC-TV.

Burned Body Identified as Missing Man

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

USA TODAY

Fires in the Canadian Rockies burned through the popular tourist town of Jasper and damaged parts of Jasper National Park.

'Nightmare': Wildfires burn one of most beautiful places in the world

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

As North Carolina continues to attract new residents, understanding the rights and obligations of both tenants and landlords becomes increasingly important. Here’s what you need to know about landlord entry and tenant rights in the state.

Can landlords enter at any time, or is it trespassing? Here are the rules in North Carolina

California State

Deseret News

Wildfires are sweeping across the nation, with firefighters actively fighting 62 large wildfires, according to data from the Emergency Fire Center. The fires have eaten up over 700,000 acres. Some of the fires have been raging for weeks in the heat, leaving communities in a smoke-filled haze. Here are the states battling active large fires currently: Here are some notable developing situations to keep tabs on.

See photos of wildfires blazing through the West

Missouri State

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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

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

Cheryl E Preston

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

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Oregon State

UPI News

Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency over the threat caused by wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres throughout Oregon.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declares state of emergency over wildfire threat

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?

Denver, CO

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

Nebraska State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska from the late afternoon into the evening with a few cells lingering into the overnight hours. Storms will be capable of producing mainly damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps an isolated tornado. Check below for further details on the outlook.

Damaging Winds Excess of 75mph, Large Hail & Isolated Tornado; Northern Plains; Evening of July 29th

Oregon City, OR

Oregon City News

The Rivers of Life Center, in collaboration with the Oregon City Business Alliance, welcomes community members to embark on a cruise to Willamette Falls, and through West Linn, Lake Oswego and Gladstone.
                The cruise, where attendees will board a 65-foot vessel and then travel 40 miles along the Willamette River from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday, Sept. 4, costs $50. Oregon City resident Lowell Gillespie owns and captains the ship. For more information on the opportunity, call Rivers of Life Center at 503-260-3432.
                “This cruise is a phenomenal opportunity at $50 per head to see our river, its communities, and hear the story of Native Peoples and ‘settlement,’” said river historian and naturalist Jerry Herrmann in a press release.

Attend cruise through Willamette Falls, Lake Oswego and other areas

NBC News

Nation's biggest wildfire consumes more ground in Northern California. Officials said the Park fire is now the biggest wildfire in the country and the sixth-largest in California's history. The fire is just one of dozens burning through parts of California and the Northwest. One man who lost his home in the deadly Camp fire in 2018 has just seen his new home burn down. NBC News' Steve Patterson reports.

Nation's biggest wildfire consumes more ground in Northern California.

Days after a monster wildfire with flames over 400 feet burned down parts of the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, several stories are surfacing about how people escaped the backcountry. One of those stories is about Colleen Knull’s heroic efforts. Knull, an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter in the...

18-Year-Old Led 16 Hikers to Safety in Wildfire

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

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

A wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said Wednesday. Fire crews are bracing for a storms that are expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods. The Durkee Fire, burning...

Nation's largest wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon

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To improve wildfire response, Oahu first responders are now focused on the ‘worst-case scenario’

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the year since the Lahaina wildfire, a significant amount of attention has been placed on training staff within Honolulu’s emergency management agency...

To improve wildfire response, Oahu first responders are now focused on the ‘worst-case scenario’

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