Texas State

Lubbock, TX

Columbus, OH

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

As warmer weather persists in North Carolina, bats are active and may start appearing in homes. North Carolina biologists say bats may be in your home, and time is ticking to safely get them out.

‘Don’t worry’ bats may be in your North Carolina home, says wildlife expert. How to get them out

Sturgis, MI

Karla Marie Speaks

During a chilly foggy night on November 30th, 2018, 23-year-old Brittany Nichole Shank vanished without a trace, leaving behind a community puzzled and a family heartbroken. Her story is one of struggle, hope, and unanswered questions that continue to haunt those who knew her.

6-Year-Old Michigan Cold Case: The 2018 Disappearance of Brittany Shank

Jack Beavers

The recent photo of members of a Mexican Cartel - in this case, the Northeast Cartel (CDN) - wearing vests sporting its logo followed by the words "Operativa Texas" (Spanish for "Texas Operation") is evidence of an intensifying battle between the cartel and Texas law enforcement on the north side of the Rio Grande.

Border Battle: Texas vs Mexican Cartel (Analysis)

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

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Denver, CO

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

North Carolina is home to a variety of communities, each with its own unique character. Among these are places known for their affluence, high educational attainment, and perceived sense of superiority—qualities that some might consider snobbish.

These are Top 4 Snobbiest Places In North Carolina For 2024

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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?

Jersey City, NJ

Essex County, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Efrin Wade, a former correctional officer at Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF), has admitted to accepting $14,000 in bribes to smuggle contraband, including tobacco and a cell phone, into the facility for inmates. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Correctional Officer Guilty of Smuggling Contraband: $14K in Bribes Accepted

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Mexico’s infamously powerful  Los Zetas cartel finds stealthy ways of doing business in the first trailer for Apple TV+’s Cowboy Cartel. Streaming Aug. 2, the docuseries explores the takedown of cartel leaders Omar Treviño Morales and Miguel Treviño Morales, who built a violent money laundering empire under the guise of race-horsing transactions.'Lady in the Lake' Intertwines Two Tales of Tormented Women. One of Them Is Great




	“When you think of the drug cartels, you think of the drugs, you think of the violence, and you think of money,” Joe Tone, the author of “Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland...

Brutal Mexican Drug Cartel Hits the Racetracks in Suspenseful ‘Cowboy Cartel’ Trailer

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

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

South Carolina State

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

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Each week, Atlas Obscura is providing a new short excerpt from our upcoming book, Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders (September 17, 2024). Let’s say that you want to observe wild animals doing whatever it is they normally do. But because you’re around, watching, the animals aren’t going to do that at all. Instead, they’re going to do what they do when a strange person is nearby—up to and including never coming out of the bushes. Your thirst for knowledge has kept you from acquiring any.

How Camera Traps Capture Rare Wildlife Candids

New Deal, TX

Shallowater, TX

Wolfforth, TX

Ransom Canyon, TX

Idalou, TX

Slaton, TX

Smyer, TX

Abernathy, TX

Ropesville, TX

Wilson, TX

Lorenzo, TX

Anton, TX

Petersburg, TX

Tahoka, TX

Ralls, TX

Meadow, TX

Cotton Center, TX

Spade, TX

Levelland, TX

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Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge has plans to expand, some Texas representatives oppose the plan

LUBBOCK, Texas — After 15 years in the works, the Land Protection Plan was approved in June 2023. The intent of the plan is to give...

Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge has plans to expand, some Texas representatives oppose the plan

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