Columbus, OH

Houston, TX

The Independent

David Makes Man star Akili McDowell has been charged with the murder of a man in a parking lot in Houston.Police found 20-year-old Cesar Peralta in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Uvalde Road in the eastern part of the city suffering from multiple gunshot wounds back on 20 July.He was pronounced dead at the scene and less than two weeks later, 21-year-old McDowell was arrested and charged with his murder.Harris County Jail records reveal that McDowell was booked on 2 August on a $400,000 bond.He was also booked the day before on a theft charge and is due...

TV star accused of murder in shooting death of man in Houston parking lot

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Despite Julie Chrisley‘s request to appear remotely for her resentencing court date next month, a federal court judge has ordered the locked-up reality star to appear in person at the hearing. As reported by WSB-TV, a judge has denied Julie’s request to attend the hearing via Zoom call. Last...

Julie Chrisley Shock as Judge Orders Her to Appear in Court for Resentencing

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court. Julie Chrisley, star of USA’s Chrisley Knows Best has had her prison sentence thrown out by an appeals court, TVGrapevine has learned. “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all...

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court

Texas State

Arthur Lee Burton was executed in Texas Wednesday for the murder of mother-of-three Nancy Adleman after apologizing to those he’d harmed with his horrific actions. “To all the people I have hurt and caused pain, I wish we didn’t have to be here at this moment, but I want you to know that I am sorry for putting y’all through this and my family,” he said. “I’m not better than anyone. I hope that I find peace and y’all can, too.”

Texas death row inmate says ‘I’m sorry’ in last words as he’s executed for mother-of-three’s murder

Magnolia, TX

New York Post

A Texas man who chopped his wife’s head off just months after they got married has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the heinous crime.  

Jared James Dicus’ trial concluded on Wednesday, more than a year after he decapitated his 21-year-old bride Anggy Diaz in their home near the town of Magnolia outside of Houston. 

Dicus, now 23, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to four decades in prison with his earliest parole date not until 2043, ABC 13 reported.

Ohio dad Chad Doerman read the Bible, told his sons they were ‘the best boys ever’ before...

Texas husband who chopped off newlywed wife’s head gets 40-year prison sentence: DA

Mississippi State

Parchman, MS

NBC News

Inside the sole unit without air conditioning at Mississippi’s largest prison, inmates hang wet sheets from their cell ceilings to dampen the air and lay drenched towels strategically across their bodies. A temporary reprieve comes from scoops of ice handed out twice a day. As punishing heat spreads across...

Inmates battle heat, mold and mice inside Mississippi's largest prison

North Carolina State

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Belmont, NC

Town Talks

There’s no argument in many folks’ minds that if you want to get some of the best chicken and unmatched customer service, you go to Chick-fil-A. But now, a North Carolina Chick-fil-A requiring adult supervision for teens is ruffling some feathers.

North Carolina Chick-fil-A Ruffles Feathers With New Policy Regarding Teens

Detroit, MI

The family of a Michigan teen who was handcuffed and jailed after she fell asleep in a Detroit courtroom earlier this month sued the judge who presided over the measures, accusing him of violating her civil rights in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. The 56-page complaint, filed in U.S. District...

Family of Michigan teen sues judge who ordered her handcuffed after she fell asleep in courtroom

Latin Times

Alfredo P. Gonzalez, currently serving time in a Colorado prison and a self-proclaimed member of the Sinaloa cartel, has made headlines by filing a lawsuit against the influential and now infamous hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Gonzalez, who claims affiliation with the notorious Sinaloa cartel, alleges that Diddy and his...

Sinaloa Cartel member sues Diddy in U.S. over alleged damages to drug business

When Sarah Adleman woke up on Wednesday, her first order of business, she said, was to go for “a long run.”It was a fitting tribute to her mom, Nancy, who was strangled to death nearly three decades ago while jogging by the Brays Bayou river near her Houston home. She was 48 years old.“I have continued to run since she was killed,” Sarah told The Independent. “That’s one of the things that has enabled me to feel close to her, still… So, I wanted to go on a run this morning, to honor her in that way.”On Wednesday evening, the...

Her mom’s murderer faces execution tonight. Will she read the letter he wrote to her?

Tucson, AZ

The Hill

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas after surviving a stabbing in an Arizona facility. Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. He was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison…

Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas after prison stabbing

California State

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to do so because of prosecutorial misconduct in jury selection decades ago.

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

Lafayette County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

South Carolina State

Columbia, SC

South Carolina Daily Gazette

COLUMBIA — South Carolina can execute condemned inmates by electrocution or firing squad after the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that both options are constitutional. In a split decision, the high court ruled the methods are neither cruel nor unusual, noting both are options for carrying out a death sentence. “Choice cannot be considered cruel […]

SC high court rules electrocution and firing squad are allowed execution methods

Nevada State

Virginia City, NV

 Three members of a Nevada family have been arrested in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia City, where a Black man from Texas said a racial slur was directed at him.A 74-year-old man, his 67-year-old wife and their 45-year-old daughter were arrested Wednesday. They have posted bail and have been released from the Storey County Detention Center, Undersheriff Eric Kern told The Associated Press on Thursday.Undersheriff Kern and a spokesperson for justice court in Virginia City both said Thursday that they didn’t know if family members had a lawyer. The AP has been successful in its...

Family members arrested in rural Nevada over altercation that Black man says involved a racial slur

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Huntsville, TX

SEATTLE - Despite several appeals for a stay on his execution, Texas inmate Arthur Lee Burton died today, Aug. 7, at approximately 6:47 p.m. CT by lethal injection at a state prison in Huntsville, about 70 miles north of Houston. He was convicted in the July 29, 1997, rape and murder of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old Houston mother of three who had been out exercising.

Arthur Lee Burton is executed in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay

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

NewsBreak

Former Fort Bend County public defender files lawsuit over alleged retaliatory termination

The former public defender claims his employment was terminated in January after he raised concerns about the county’s handling of indigent cases. A former attorney who...

Former Fort Bend County public defender files lawsuit over alleged retaliatory termination

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