Oregon State

Idaho State

The Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state’s attorney general over a ballot initiative that aims to open Idaho’s closed primary elections and create a ranked-choice voting system. The high court did not rule on the merits of Idaho...

Idaho Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging a ballot initiative for ranked-choice voting

Oakland County, MI

Law & Crime

Elaina Rose Jennings and Daniel John Giacchina are charged with torturing and killing killing Jennings' 6-year-old son in Michigan last week.
The post Mom and boyfriend ‘laughed’ at photos of 6-year-old being ‘bound to the wall using a staple gun’ before fatal beating: Prosecutor first appeared on Law & Crime.

Mom and boyfriend 'laughed' at photos of 6-year-old being 'bound to the wall using a staple gun' before fatal beating: Prosecutor

Business Insider

The soldier, identified as Volodymyr, told the FT that his Stryker unit entered Kursk on August 6 and drove right into the Russians' coffee table.

A Ukrainian soldier said Russian troops in Kursk were 'sitting in the forest and drinking coffee,' unaware they were being invaded

Mediaite

Former federal prosecutor and NBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner said that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he will “spend the rest of his miserable life in court” or in prison. During a conversation on SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show, host Dean Obeidallah asked about how and...

Former Federal Prosecutor: If Trump Loses Election He Spends ‘Rest of His Miserable Life’ in Court or Prison

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Hundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of Oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several dozen large wildfires across Oregon, including the largest fire in the nation. Much of the fire activity is in eastern Oregon, where the Durkee Fire was ignited last week by lightning and has […]

Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders

Jacksonville, FL

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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

UPI News

An animal control deputy in Oregon plunged into a retention pond to rescue a fawn in danger of drowning.

Look: Animal control deputy jumps into pond to rescue struggling fawn

HuffPost

Republicans have reportedly been pleading with Trump to stay on message — but his campaign just can't seem to help itself.

The Trump Campaign Just Tweeted Something Really Racist

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

Crook County, OR

Crook County joins the leaders of seven other counties to formally request the state Legislature discuss moving Oregon’s border. Last week, County Commissioners sent to Senator Lynn Findley and Representative Vikki Breese Iverson, saying most Crook County voters want lawmakers to talk with Idaho state leaders about relocating the border. Senator Findley has already announced his plans to retire at the end of his term in December.

Oregon’s Crook County Looks To Join Idaho

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

Klamath County, OR

Klamath Alerts 

On Thursday, August 8, 2024 the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the property belonging to Jose Obed Rodiguez Viveros, located on Tiger Lane. Surveillance of the property revealed what appeared to be a large outdoor and open-field illegal marijuana operation. Jose Obed Rodiguez Viveros, 39,...

Klamath County Authorities Dismantle Thriving Black Market Marijuana Grow on Tiger Lane

Arizona State

TheDailyBeast

Kari Lake, a former local news anchor turned conspiracy-minded Republican firebrand, is projected to win the party’s Arizona Senate primary Tuesday and will head to a general election this November to replace outgoing independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.With 66 percent of the votes counted, Lake was projected to win the primary with 53.3 percent of the vote, according to The New York Times. The Associated Press also confirmed her win.“Thank you for putting your faith in me, Arizona. I won’t let you down,” Lake wrote on X. “Together, we’re going to save this state. Together, we’re going to #MakeArizonaGrandAgain.”Thank you for...

Kari Lake Beats Her Trumpy Rival in Arizona Senate Primary

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Las Vegas, NV

Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Oregon has recently become the first state in the US to offer free nurse visits to new mothers and fathers statewide. No one can deny that the United States and its citizens have an array of problems and are facing major challenges, but one which isn’t well reported on is the high rates of death among infants and new mothers compared to other high-income countries.

Babies Don’t Come with Instructions. But in Oregon, They Now Come with a Nurse

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

The Guardian

Pilot, who was found dead, delivered aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing Thursday

Missing air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ found, officials say

NewsBreak

Proposed ballot measure would allow Oregon legislature to impeach governor, secretary of state and more

Ballot measures you'll have a chance to vote on this November. There are...

Proposed ballot measure would allow Oregon legislature to impeach governor, secretary of state and more

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