West Virginia State

Harrison County, WV

Mountain View, CA

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Suspected school shooter Colt Gray uttered three chilling words — “I did it” — to investigators soon after he was arrested for the slaughter of two classmates and two teachers earlier this week, the local sheriff said. 

The baby-faced 14-year-old, who is set to make his first court appearance Friday after being slapped with murder charges, allegedly made the admission while being interrogated in the aftermath of the bloodshed at Apalachee High School in Georgia, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told CNN. 

Gray is accused of unleashing a barrage of gunfire with an AR-15-style rifle at his school in Winder, just outside...

Suspected school shooter Colt Gray allegedly uttered three chilling words after arrest

New Jersey State

South Brunswick Township, NJ

A bitter boyfriend allegedly lit the home of his girlfriend’s parents on fire — sending her running as flames engulfed the house, police said. 

Leonard Jones, 50, allegedly ignited the blaze after fighting with his gal pal inside the Old Beekman Road house in South Brunswick at around 3 a.m. Tuesday, cops said. 



17 boys dead after fire tears through Kenya boarding school dorm

Police were called to the Middlesex County home after Jones refused to leave, the South Brunswick Police Department said.  

As cops were on their way to the scene, they received a second 911 call reporting the home on fire. 

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Bitter boyfriend allegedly set NJ home of girlfriend’s parents on fire — with her inside — after argument

Minnesota State

People gathering wild rice from Minnesota’s third-largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old.

Authorities suspect erosion caused the remains of at least three people to surface on the shores of Leech Lake, where they were discovered Saturday. 

Covering more than 100,000 acres, the lake is located mainly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in the north-central part of the state.



Walz’s admin handed nearly $500K in taxpayer cash to left-wing legal group that demanded trans inmate move to women’s prison

Several tribes have called the area home, most recently the Leech Lake Band...

Human remains believed to be hundreds of years old found on shores of Minnesota lake

Salem, OH

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Georgia State

Alleged Georgia school shooter Colt Gray was frequently called “gay” by bullies, including some who physically harassed him, his father told investigators in a 2023 phone call.

“I was trying to get him on the golf team. Like, ‘Oh, look, Colt’s gay.’ ‘He’s dating that guy.’ Just ridiculed him day after day after day,” Colin Gray, 54, told authorities in a newly revealed transcript.

“I don’t want him to fight anybody, but they just keep like pinching him and touching him, and that’s a whole different deal,” the dad said at one point. “And it’s just escalated to point where like his finals were last...

Alleged Georgia school shooter Colt Gray was ‘ridiculed’ by classmates, frequently called ‘gay’: father

Washington, DC

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

Harford County, MD

A 16-year-old student known to law enforcement fatally shot a classmate inside a Maryland high school bathroom on Friday — just days after alleged teen gunman Colt Gray shot and killed four people at his northern Georgia school.

The 16-year-old boy, during his first day at Joppatowne High School, fired a single shot in a first-floor boy’s bathroom following an altercation, striking Warren Curtis Grant, 15, around 12:35 p.m., according to Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler.

The school’s security officer and principal did not hear the shot, but heard the resulting commotion it sparked, the sheriff said earlier. 

Students dragged the wounded...

16-year-old student fatally shoots classmate, 15, in Maryland HS bathroom, will be charged as adult: officials

Mississippi State

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Lowndes County, MS

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Four inmates have been charged with arson after setting fire to the Lowndes county jail, according to the Lowndes County Sheriff. Last Friday night a fire broke out in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center causing two inmates and three deputies to be treated at BMHGT for second degree burns and possible smoke inhalationaccording to the release.

Four inmates charged with arson that injured officer at county jail

North Carolina State

Greensboro, NC

People are putting a North Carolina eatery in check after they posted a strict dress code.

Kim’s Kafe, a soul food restaurant in Greensboro, posted its rules regarding what people are not allowed to wear when visiting, saying that it “has been in place all summer.”

Their dress code, according to their Facebook post, includes:



No shorts

No crop tops

No leggings

No T-straps

No white T-shirts

No short skirts

No “skimpy clothing of any kind”

No cleavage showing



“All we ask is that people respect our dress code as they do everyone else business,” the post said. “People are not leaving anything for the imagination much now days [sic] so...

North Carolina restaurant’s strict dress code — including no leggings — draws comparisons to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Boone, NC

Town Talks

Looking for a laid-back summer getaway? North Carolina has you covered with its charming small towns, perfect for a long weekend escape. Southern Living recently recognized our state by including four North Carolina towns in their list of "The 15 Most Adorable Small Towns for a Summer Getaway."

4 North Carolina Small Towns Named Most Adorable In The South

Denver, CO

David Heitz

An opinion piece appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA this week illustrates why the drug problem among people experiencing homelessness in Denver may be so severe. It's because many homeless people aren't addicted to just one drug, but two, according to the viewpoint's author, Benjamin A. Howell of Yale School of Medicine and colleagues.

Fentanyl-meth combo ravages homeless in Denver, so why aren't there better treatments?

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

Kentucky State

Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

The Current GA

A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government.

State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments

Savannah, GA

Chatham County’s district attorney, long under fire for the way she has managed criminal prosecutions during the previous four years, received a new broadside this week from a powerful member of her own party: Savannah Mayor Van Johnson.

The Tide: Chatham DA, Savannah mayor spar over dismissed cases

Hillsborough County, FL

Brandon, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested Avery Rhodes, a 15-year-old student at Bloomingdale High School, for allegedly making threats to "shoot up" the school on social media, according to an official release shared by the department this evening.

15-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening Hillsborough County School Shooting

Colorado State

Saturday, Aug. 31 is Overdose Awareness Day. Unfortunately, we are all too aware of overdoses at Fusion Studios, the homeless hotel run by Colorado Coalition for the Homeless where I live.

Opinion: Denver homeless hotel diary: Overdoses common here

Lawrence Township, NJ

Morristown Minute

A couple from Lawrence Township, New Jersey, admitted in federal court to conspiring to submit fraudulent asylum applications on behalf of non-citizen clients, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

NJ Couple Guilty of Submitting Fraudulent Asylum Applications

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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Middle schoolers who protested trans athlete’s participation are banned from future competitions

Five West Virginia middle schoolers who protested a transgender athlete’s participation in a track and field competition have been barred from future meets — prompting the...

Middle schoolers who protested trans athlete’s participation are banned from future competitions

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