Kamiah, ID

Columbus, OH

Idaho State

Juliaetta, ID

Skylar Meade, an Idaho inmate who sparked a huge police manhunt after he was sprung from custody in an ambush at a hospital in March, has been sentenced to life in prison. Meade’s sentence is a fixed term of 30 years. He has been ordered to serve another 35 years concurrently on other charges, according to Idaho News 6. At the time of his escape, Meade, 31, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff in a high-speed car chase.

White supremacist who sparked massive manhunt after escaping Idaho hospital is jailed for life

Boise, ID

Alright, potato lovers, it’s time to uncover the unique slang that makes Idaho so spud-tacular! Grab your hiking boots and a bag of your favorite russets, because we’re about to explore 15 terms that only true Idahoans will understand. Let’s dig in!. Spud. A classic term for...

15 Slang Words Only People from Idaho Know

Louisiana State

Raceland, LA

An aerial photograph shows a long slick of crude oil on Bayou Lafourche near Raceland. Cleanup crews will continue work Monday, July 29, 2024, to limit damage to the area's water supply and wildlife. (Photo courtesy Lafourche Parish Government) More than 100 workers spent Sunday continuing the cleanup of a...

Cleanup continues for Bayou Lafourche oil spill

Alameda, CA

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Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Milton, FL

WyoFile

The man shot and killed by rangers at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday approached a building occupied by roughly 200 people while firing a semi-automatic rifle, park officials announced Tuesday.

Yellowstone shooter approached building with 200 people inside while firing rifle, park says

Chicago, IL

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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?

Montana State

Helena, MT

The Independent

 A firefighter pilot died while tackling a Montana wildfire on Wednesday.Juliana Turchetti, 45, was killed when her plane crashed northeast of Helena during the Horse Gulch fire.The pilot died when her single-engine, water-scooping Air Tractor AT-02, hit a mountain and landed in Hauser Lake, according to the Daily Montanan.She was employed by Dauntless Air, an Idaho-based firefighting aircraft company that has state and federal contracts.Turchetti, who is from Brazil, was working in the US on a visa. She leaves beind a 17-year-old son.“We offer our sincere condolences to the family, the poor service partners and the aviation community,” the...

Firefighting pilot killed in reservoir crash tackling Montana blaze

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Cooper Cutie, an 8-and-a-half-month-old puppy who is part Shepherd, part Hound, part Treeing Walker Coonhound, and a few other parts thrown in. Whatever the combination, the result was an adorable and unique-looking puppy with ears to melt your heart. Cooper was found with his brother as a stray trying to find enough food to get by. While his brother has since been adopted, Cooper has been waiting in rescue now for over 6 months! Are YOU just who he has been waiting for?

Cooper Cutie Is A Unique Looking Pup Still Searching For Love After Brother Adopted Without Him

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

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

Livingston, MT

Laurel, MT

The city of Laurel and the Highway 212 bridge crossing the Yellowstone River (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has issued hoot-owl fishing restrictions on the Yellowstone River from the U.S. Highway 89 Bridge Fishing Access Site east of Livingston to the U.S. Highway 212 bridge in Laurel due to high water temperatures and low flows. The restrictions will go into effect 2 p.m., Saturday, July 27. Hoot-owl restrictions prohibit all fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight each day. The restriction will stay in effect until conditions improve.

High water temps prompt hoot-owl fishing restrictions on portion of Yellowstone River

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

The 2023-’24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves in the decades since Canis lupus was reintroduced to the landscape in 1995. Overall, 13 wolves were shot by legal hunters, caught by trappers, killed by poachers or died of suspected hunting-related injuries.

Yellowstone superintendent seeks hunting relief for wolves after another deadly winter

Campbell County, KY

Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that action by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in the indictment of Jennifer Zaccheus-Miller, 40, an attorney in Campbell County, for theft.

Attorney Jennifer Zaccheus-Miller indicted by Grand Jury for estate thefts

South Dakota State

Julie Mahaffey installs fencing north of Hereford on July 20, 2024. (Courtesy of Rob Mahaffey) Bowhunters in western South Dakota are volunteering to replace sheep fences with a pronghorn-friendly alternative, aiming to improve the survival of the world’s second-fastest land mammal. Pronghorns, often called antelope, are native to North...

Bowhunters are volunteering to improve pronghorn survival in western South Dakota

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
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Police Log, 7/10/2024

Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. He has pleaded not guilty. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department) Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was...

Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

NewsByJoshua

So, Ford's CEO Jim Farley dropped some pretty big news recently, and it might just shake up how we think about electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Farley laid out what he sees as a necessary shift in the automotive industry—especially for those of us accustomed to big, powerful vehicles.

Ford CEO Jim Farley Warns of ‘Radical Change’ and Says EV Batteries Will ‘Never Be Affordable’

Kooskia, ID

Nezperce, ID

Weippe, ID

Greencreek, ID

Stites, ID

Ferdinand, ID

Cottonwood, ID

Grangeville, ID

Craigmont, ID

Orofino, ID

Pierce, ID

Reubens, ID

Peck, ID

Ahsahka, ID

Winchester, ID

NewsBreak

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest supervisor retires after 10 years

The new Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests supervisor’s office was completed in Kamiah in 2022. (Courtesy of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest) Cheryl Probert’s journey in Idaho...

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest supervisor retires after 10 years

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