Irving, TX

Columbus, OH

TexasHighways

Following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rico was in ruins: 95% of the island was without power, half the population didn’t have tap water, and there was at least $90 billion in damage. That catastrophic moment of grief and wreckage is the setting of Gabino Iglesias’...

Author Gabino Iglesias Tackles Monsters and Myths

Louisiana State

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Hancock County, MS

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Written with artificial intelligence assistance. According to WJTV, a Mississippi man was taken into custody following the death of another man who sustained injuries in a bar fight. The incident, which occurred at K&R’s Bar on Highway 90, has led to the arrest of 53-year-old Robert Hammac.

Mississippi Man Arrested after Bar Fight Leads to Death

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Port Aransas, TX

From iconic seaside retreats to big city landmarks, Texas is home to many hotels that date back more than a century. But it’s not only in the largest cities that you’ll find historic getaways. Mom and pop inns and luxurious hotels in small towns around the state also hold tales of epic moments in Texas history.

Small Town Stays with Big Histories

Giddings, TX

If you’re traveling between Houston and Austin on Highway 290, then you’ll pass right through the heart of this small town of 5,000 where the modern highway still follows the old business route through the historic district. If you find yourself cursing the stoplights and stuck at the busy train tracks, my suggestion is to simply take a deep breath, slow down, and pull over to explore the numerous adventures tucked away in expected places—like Giddings, Texas.

Get it While the Giddings Good

New Braunfels, TX

That was the edict Willie Nelson gave his band and crew as the 1970s drew to a close. Sure, Nelson was and remains a high emissary for marijuana, but he would no longer tolerate cocaine and what it did to his friends and his music. The band and crew responded...

Rare Willie Memorabilia Goes on Sale

For all its storied history, the Red River has always been equal parts asset and antagonist. Located in North Texas along the state line with Oklahoma, the 1,360-mile river has brought fortune and famine to Indigenous farmers, cattle drovers, slaveholders, European explorers, and Anglo settlers. The Red River was first explored by Spain’s Coronado, who, in a ruinous quest for the Seven Cities of Cíbola, rowed upstream to the river’s headwaters in Palo Duro Canyon. The French came later. On the river’s eastern stretches, near Arkansas, they came upon Caddo Indians who had mastered growing beans, squash, and corn at the edge of the Blackland Prairie formed by the river’s drainage. More settlers came in the 1820s, using the river as a highway into Texas. But they were routinely confounded by logjams—the blockages could stretch for 75 miles, impeding travel for months.

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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

A quote in this issue from Grammy-winning producer and Roma native Edgar Barrera aptly sums up the pull the Rio Grande Valley has on its residents: “There’s glue in the cement here.” Senior editor Danielle Lopez, who grew up in McAllen, can attest to this phenomenon. Though she’s lived in Austin for more than a decade now, she returns to the Valley every couple of months to visit family and friends and get a dose of that RGV magic. “There’s this idea of when you’re Valley, you’re Valley,” she says. “There’s pride to the identity.”

Editor’s Note: Puro Valley

Massachusetts State

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Juney, an inspiring dog who has been through so much in his short life and is now looking for a forever home. Juney's story is one of remarkable resilience and the unwavering spirit of a dog who has overcome unimaginable adversity.

Meet The Sweet Dog Who Survived a Machete Attack Now Looking For Love

Irvine, CA

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A check from an Irvine business was intercepted from the mail around May 3, according to the Irvine Police Department . This man is suspected of depositing the stolen check into an ATM account. The investigation is ongoing, but it would be helpful to the investigation to identify this suspect.

Man wanted for stealing a $20K check in Irvine and depositing it at an ATM

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

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

Two decades before his farm disappeared under the waters of the Toledo Bend Reservoir, A.A. McGraw was a young World War II sailor set to return to Texas. He had grown up in tiny Fairdale on the Texas-Louisiana border and had swum across the Sabine to court a young woman who lived on the opposite side of the river. That woman later became his wife and the mother of their children.

The Lost Underwater Towns of Texas

Georgia State

Winder, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

Westport, MA

Sandy Paws Rescue's motto is "Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them," and it's true. Perhaps even for you too? This foster-based animal rescue organization based in Massachusetts is searching for dog lovers with space in their homes and hearts to temporarily care for a furry friend. Sandy Paws Rescue explained to their community that they're in need of foster homes for twelve dogs who will be coming to Massachusetts on Monday, August 26th, stating:

Local Dog Rescue Reveals They're In Desperate Need Of More Foster Homes

When I was 10 years old—after living in Indiana my whole life—my parents moved us back to their home state of Texas. To celebrate, our extended family took us to The Round-Up Restaurant in Pharr, widely considered the fanciest Mexican eatery in the Rio Grande Valley at the time.

The Botana Platter Is a Rio Grande Valley Specialty

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

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Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

Gliding across Lake Carolyn in Irving, I sip a flute of sparkling cider while watching suburbia unfold around me. Runners whiz by, apartment dwellers lounge on...

Who Needs Venice When There Are Gondolas in Irving?

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