Riverside County, CA

Lawton, OK

Columbus, OH

A man has faced court accused of starting a California wildfire that has burned through more than 370,000 acres of land, destroyed scores of buildings and forced thousands from their homes. Ronnie Stout, 42, appeared in court on Monday afternoon charged with arson, for allegedly igniting the Park Fire by...

California suspect in court accused of starting huge wildfire

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The Lantern

One man is dead after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning near Ohio State’s South campus. Credit: Lantern File Photo. One man is dead after an over-five-hour-long barricade standoff with the Columbus Division of Police Sunday morning.

One dead after five-hour standoff with police in the University District Sunday morning

Watsonville, CA

The Independent

The body of a 25-year-old mother has been found near a remote hiking trail in California, hours after her partner issued a chilling threat to police.  Lizbeth Arceo Sedano, 25, was discovered in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Sunday morning by a hiker, outside the community of Corralitos, according to SFGATE. Sedano was mother to a three-year-old girl.Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene identified the body as Sedano, who had been reported missing by police less than 24 hours earlier.“Sadly, the decedent has been identified as the missing woman from a Watsonville Police Department case, 25-year-old Lizbeth Arceo Sedano,”...

Missing mom’s body found near hiking trail in California mountains after partner made threat to cops

California State

El Centro, CA

NewsNation

Border Patrol officials want to give more power to local California officers in the fight against drug cartels.

California law preventing local authorities from fighting cartels

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Coronado, CA

The New Republic

One day in March 2017, Mitch McKay and his wife, Suzanne, took a walk on the sand near Imperial Beach, a small surf town south of San Diego where they’d raised their children. Suzanne liked to collect sea glass, and they often brought a spare grocery bag to pick up any trash they found amid the seaweed and driftwood. “It was our ritual,” Mitch said. Back home, Suzanne started to suffer from splitting headaches that seemed to emanate from the back of her neck, near the base of her skull. The headaches soon got bad enough that she went to...

The California Beach Town Awash in Poop

Twentynine Palms, CA

Military.com

A retired Marine Corps general whose body was found aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, in June died of natural causes, an autopsy report obtained by Military.com through a public records request found.Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, 59, was found by staff at the base's Roadrunner Inn, where he was staying in temporary lodging, according to the report. He was due to check out at 11 a.m. but did not, prompting staff to check on him by prying open the door to his room.Paramedics responded to the scene that afternoon and confirmed that Mullen had passed...

Retired Marine General Found Dead at Twentynine Palms Died of Natural Causes, Autopsy Shows

San Bernardino County, CA

Loma Linda, CA

A man in Southern California is still in the hospital after his friend severely beaten and stabbed him in the head. Michael Roque, 35, was going to his car on his way to work on July 22 at about 8:30 a.m. He had just left his Loma Linda apartment. Mark...

Southern California Man Brutally Beaten and Stabbed in the Head by Neighbor

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The Bendr Daily

LAWTON, Okla. — In a heartwarming twist of fate, two newborn cousins made their grand entrance into the world mere hours apart and just a room away from each other at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.

Cousins Born Hours Apart in Hospital Rooms Just Feet Away: A Unique Family Milestone

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

Douglas, GA

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

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

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

The Irvine Police Department’s Spectrum team was notified of a woman shoplifting at Sephora on Wednesday. When loss prevention tried to stop her, she refused to stop. As the Spectrum team arrived, loss prevention lost the suspect in the parking lot. An excellent citizen told the officers they observed the suspect enter a white Tesla and crawl into the trunk.

Shoplifter arrested after hiding in her Tesla’s trunk at the Irvine Spectrum

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

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

Los Angeles, CA

UPI News

A 4.9 earthquake hit Southern California on Monday afternoon local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Strong 4.9 magnitude quake rattles California's L.A. region

ABC News

The biggest wildfire in the nation right now, the Park Fire in Northern California, continued to rage Monday, officials said.

Massive California fire threatening 4,700 structures as new blaze ignites in Colorado

San Francisco, CA

Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter ‘emergency landing’ with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Fort Sill, OK

Geronimo, OK

Medicine Park, OK

Elgin, OK

Faxon, OK

Cache, OK

Sterling, OK

Walters, OK

Fletcher, OK

Chattanooga, OK

Indiahoma, OK

Apache, OK

Cyril, OK

Temple, OK

Loveland, OK

Marlow, OK

Duncan, OK

Cement, OK

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LPD SWAT team arrests California man after hours-long standoff

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Authorities in Lawton arrested a California man wanted in connection to a homicide, after an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, Aug....

LPD SWAT team arrests California man after hours-long standoff

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