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Boosie Badazz was locked up for nearly a week after being arrested on federal gun charges in June last year. Boosie Badazz is celebrating after scoring a major legal victory after learning that he’s free of the federal gun charges that landed him behind bars last year. In June...

Boosie Badazz Tosses Ankle Monitor In Pool, Claims Federal Gun Charges Dropped

Boston, MA

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Vanishing Georgia

There’s little information to be found on the history of St. James C. M. E. Church, but the Boston town website notes that the congregation was established in 1896. I believe the present structure was built in the early 1900s. A 1909 broadside in the Hargrett Library in Athens advertises a gospel meeting for the […]

St. James C. M. E. Church, 1900s, Boston

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Louisiana State

Loranger, LA

USA TODAY

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for 4-year-old Erin Brunett and her 6-year-old sister after their mother's body was found in her Louisiana bedroom.

4-year-old Louisiana girl found dead, 6-year-old sister alive after frantic Amber Alert

Mississippi State

D'iberville, MS

They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice but it seems like it has struck three times for visitors of the Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville. As it turns out, three separate guests won jackpot prizes in a single day. According to Angela Black, the property’s director of gaming...

South Mississippi Casino Hands Three Jackpots in One Day

Tennessee State

Claiborne County, MS

Two murder suspects got out of a Mississippi jail early Friday morning, July 5, and police are looking for them. In a Facebook post, the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department said that around 2:20 a.m. local time, Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, got away from the Claiborne County Detention Center.

Two ‘Dangerous’ Murder Suspects Get Out of Mississippi Jail by Climbing Through the Ceiling: Police

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Adel, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Over the last few weeks, several individuals appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis and entered guilty pleas on felony charges in the Superior Court of Coffee County. The majority of the defendants received probation, while some will soon be transported to a Georgia prison to serve their sentences. Among the twenty-one cases, ten of the defendants faced felony drug charges.

More than 20 Individuals Plead Guilty and Sentenced on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Jackson, MS

CBS News

Jackson, Miss. — A Louisiana woman was found dead in her home Thursday and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi — one dead and the other alive, police said.A Louisiana resident who'd dated the woman was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, in connection with the deaths and abductions, investigators said.The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana identified the suspect as 36-year-old Daniel Callihan."He had the victim's car along with her alive-and-well 6-year-old child," said office Chief Deputy Jimmy Travis.The body of the other child, a 4-year-old, was found near the car in a wooded area...

Suspect arrested after woman killed, her 2 daughters abducted and 1 killed

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

NBC News

A former Mississippi governor, Phil Bryant, is suing the newspaper Mississippi Today, one of its reporters and others for defamation, saying the paper wrongly accused him of a crime. The case involves the newspaper's reporting about a fraud scandal for which it won a Pulitzer Prize. Bryant says he did nothing wrong. NBC News' Ken Dilanian reports.

Former Mississippi governor demands sources, sues reporters and editors for defamation

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Bacon County, GA

On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

New York City, NY

NEWARK, N.J. – Joshua Goltry, 30, of New York, admitted today to defrauding investors out of millions of dollars through a fraudulent investment scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Goltry pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court.

Fund Manager's Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme

Maine State

Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

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Arrest made in Fern Valley Road Shooting, possibly connected to another shooting

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Anthony Mikal Benjamin, 33, has been charged with assault and shooting into an occupied building in connection with an early Wednesday...

Arrest made in Fern Valley Road Shooting, possibly connected to another shooting

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