Texas State

Mountain View, CA

Georgia State

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The Current GA

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote Sept. 17 on Georgia Power’s proposal to burn wood pellets and other organic materials to generate energy and has raised environmental concerns and high costs being passed on to customers.

Critics blast Georgia Power plan to burn wood for fuel as critics warn of costs, pollution

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Indiana State

Clark County, IN

Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel — who has pleaded guilty to more than two dozen felonies — could still qualify to receive taxpayer-funded retirement benefits for his public service. (Photo from Clark County Sheriff's Office. Photo illustration by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Even after Jamey Noel pleaded...

Questions remain over former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel’s eligibility for public pensions

Florida State

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Deltona, FL

Akeena

Aldi, the popular discount grocery chain, is facing significant pushback from shoppers as it moves forward with plans to convert several Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations into Aldi stores. The move follows Aldi’s acquisition of Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of these iconic southern grocery chains, earlier this year.

Aldi Faces Backlash as It Converts Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket Locations in Florida

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

DeanLand

Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

Wisconsin State

Kansas State

TOPEKA — The state treasurer for Kansas said the bipartisan settlement of multistate litigation against Delaware regarding unclaimed property from a money-transfer company would result in $1.5 million being forwarded to Kansas for distribution to consumers. The dispute had its roots in action by Delaware to distort federal law...

Settlement of Delaware lawsuit transfers $1.5 million in unclaimed property to Kansas

J. Souza

Tipping on cruise ships is always a controversial topic. Some cruise passengers believe that tipping should be a personal choice, and others argue that automatic tipping policies are necessary to ensure fair compensation for crew members.

Carnival Responds to Cruise Passenger Wanting to Remove All Tips from Bill

Breathitt County, KY

Growing up, J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, visited family who lived in the Panbowl section of Breathitt County. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Kevin Nance) Sigmund Freud says we embrace mythical origin stories of leaders, warriors, and saints to disguise their true identity and to give them mystical powers or political agency.

Breathitt County, J.D. and me

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Houston, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — Four days after residents of coastal Houston celebrated the Fourth of July with the traditional parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks, Beryl came calling. The Category 1 hurricane, weakened from an earlier Category 5, slammed into Texas’ largest city on July 8 — an unusual midsummer arrival....

Emergency responders struggle with burnout, budgets as disasters mount

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

New Jersey State

The exact degree of the teacher shortage remains unknown despite recent efforts to quantify New Jersey’s educator workforce. (Danielle P. Richards for New Jersey Monitor) When New Jersey students head back to classrooms this week, many will return to schools with too few teachers. The state has for years...

New Jersey districts still face teacher shortages as new school year begins

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora, Colo. -- A Facebook post Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman made about meeting with business owners at Colfax and Iola quickly turned into an attack on Coffman over a perceived lack of action against Venezuelan gangs in the city.

Aurora mayor under fire: Do more to stop Venezuelan gangs, say residents

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

A Denver City Council committee will consider Tuesday changing the term “feminine hygiene products” to the more inclusive “menstrual hygiene products” in city sales tax documents.

Denver considers name change for feminine hygiene products

Virginia State

(Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) The expansion of casinos and the rise of online gambling platforms in Virginia have sparked growing concerns about problem gambling, particularly among the state’s younger population. As gambling options become more accessible, experts warn that the number of young people falling into addiction is on the rise, leading to severe financial, emotional, and social consequences.

How Virginia is addressing the dark side of gambling

Lake Charles, LA

Chris Johnson sits on the porch of what is left of his home after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 28, 2020 in Lake Charles. Johnson said he was in the house when the storm hit. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) It’s been four years since Hurricane Laura slammed into...

Census fails to measure impact of natural disasters on Lake Charles

Wyoming State

Buffalo, WY

WyoFile

The House Draw Fire burning in northern Wyoming grew to more than 163,000 acres on Thursday — nearly the combined size of Denver and Salt Lake City — threatening structures, prompting evacuation orders and forcing the closure of Interstate 90.

Wildfire burns 163,000 acres in northern Wyoming, forcing evacuations and I-90 closure

Montana State

The James Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building in San Francisco (Photo by Wikimedia Commons | CC-BY-SA 4.0). A three-judge federal appeals panel said that a law passed by Republicans in the Legislature to eliminate double-voting, something already illegal, violates the U.S. Constitution, siding with a federal judge in Montana who stopped the law.

Federal appeals court says Montana’s ‘double voting’ law is vague, redundant

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Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules

The entrance to the San Miguel Electric Cooperative coal-burning power plant in Atascosa County on April 26, 2019. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune) Sign up for...

Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules

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