Boston, MA

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Massachusetts State

The Independent

A Massachusetts mayor has been accused of bitting and assaulting her husband with a gasket scraper after he called the cops on her during an argument at their home.Shaunna O’Connell, the mayor of Taunton, appeared in court on Monday after being charged with one count of assault and battery on a family or household member and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to WCVB.The Republican mayor’s husband, Ted O’Connell, called police on Friday night during the argument and told authorities his wife assaulted him.“Mr O’Connell stated that during their argument, his wife Shaunna had bit...

Massachusetts mayor accused of biting her husband during vicious argument

Alabama State

Walker County, AL

NBC News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former corrections officer at an Alabama jail has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge in the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held naked in a concrete cell for two weeks. Federal court records show that Joshua...

Jailer agrees to plead guilty in case of inmate who froze to death at jail

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

A brave mom who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her 2-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Yukon, Canada, told TODAY.com. On June 30, Chaput was jogging through a paved trail...

Mom fights back in grizzly bear attack: ‘I’m not ready to leave my daughter’

South Carolina State

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Los Angeles County, CA

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Nantucket, MA

New York Post

Bill Belichick’s ex-girlfriend, Linda Holliday, is still very much living the lap of luxury despite her split from the 72-year-old free-agent NFL coach.

Holliday, 61, recently moved into Belichick’s newly-purchased $4.8 million house in Nantucket, Mass., more than a year after they parted ways, according to The Daily Mail.

Meanwhile, the former Patriots coach has been preoccupied with striking up a romance with 23-year-old cheerleader Jordon Hudson.



Holliday, who was in a relationship with Belichick for 16 years before the news of their split became public in September 2023, served as the executive director of his foundation while they were together.

Page Six reported the two...

Bill Belichick’s ex Linda Holliday living in coach’s $4.8 million Nantucket home as he dates 23-year-old cheerleader

Louisiana State

California State

Local officials and advocates in California are divided over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order requiring state agencies to remove homeless encampments on public property, leaving the homeless community caught in the middle and uncertain where they will go. In June, the Supreme Court ruled that punishing homeless people...

'It’s mayhem and craziness': Californians react to Gavin Newsom’s order to remove homeless encampments

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

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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

Detroit, MI

DETROIT — The case against a man accused of killing of a Detroit synagogue leader collapsed Friday as a judge dismissed a remaining murder charge, three weeks after a jury cleared him of a similar but separate charge. Judge Margaret Van Houten said putting Michael Jackson-Bolanos on trial again...

Murder case dismissed against man charged in death of Detroit synagogue leader

A team of volunteers has started combing the northern coast of Massachusetts in search of the body of a five-year-old girl, Harmony Montgomery, who was tragically murdered by her own father. The father adamantly refuses to disclose the location of her remains. Harmony was reported missing in 2021, but it...

Killer dad's evil secret as volunteers search for Harmony Montgomery, 5, in Massachusetts

With Covid cases surging this summer, the upcoming rollout of updated vaccines in the fall raises an important question: Will they arrive in time to make a difference?. Covid waves haven’t followed a seasonal, predictable pattern like the flu, which typically starts spreading in the fall and peaks in late winter and spring. Flu shots, which take two weeks to be fully protective, are generally recommended in September or October.

Covid cases on the rise: Is it too late for a vaccine?

Paradise, CA

Ken Baker was expecting a check to arrive in the mail at his new house — part of a settlement after his Paradise, California, home burned in the 2018 Camp Fire. But that check won’t reach its destination. “The address it’s supposed to go to is no longer,”...

Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones.

Atlanta, GA

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

Maine State

Heather Strout Thompson has been hauling lobster since traps were wooden. Here are her top lobster rolls in her home state of Maine, from Chipman's Wharf to Luke's Lobster. Hundreds of years ago, lobsters washed up in droves along what's now Maine's rocky coast, so plentiful and cheap it was fed to prisoners. Today, tourists from all over come to the US's north-easternmost state for the meatiest, sweetest lobster in the world, thanks to its freezing cold waters. And the best lobsters naturally make the best lobster rolls.

Here's where a fourth-generation lobsterman goes for lobster rolls in Maine

Denver, CO

Commerce City, CO

DENVER — Four men were fatally shot and a woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds during a spate of weekend violence in the Denver suburb of Commerce City. A person of interest in one of the cases was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, police said Sunday. Also...

Fatal weekend shootings jolt growing Denver-area suburb

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

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

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

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Bull headed for slaughterhouse escapes, goes on rampage before being fatally shot in Massachusetts

A bull bound for a Massachusetts slaughterhouse briefly escaped its fate Monday after it crashed through electrified fences, jumped a berm, ran across on an interstate...

Bull headed for slaughterhouse escapes, goes on rampage before being fatally shot in Massachusetts

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