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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

New Mexico State

Ruidoso, NM

"We are not finding mass looting or anything like that," said Lincoln County Undersheriff Geraldine Martinez. (Screenshot courtesy of Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5) As thousands of people go back to their homes in the Village of Ruidoso, authorities say they are clearing out neighborhoods where there has been...

NM authorities dispel rumors of looting during the South Fork and Salt fires

Colorado State

Trisha Calvarese, the Democratic nominee in the June 25 4th District special election, participates in a debate at the Grizzly Rose in Denver on June 1, 2024. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Trisha Calvarese won a three-way race to become the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

Trisha Calvarese wins chance to take on Lauren Boebert in 4th District race

North Sioux City, SD

A June 24, 2024, view of a home destroyed by flooding the previous night at McCook Lake in southeast South Dakota. (Courtesy of Dirk Lohry) Homes were ruined, roads were washed out, sinkholes opened up, a railroad bridge was destroyed, and rescuers worked through Sunday night into Monday morning to save people from rising floodwaters in the McCook Lake area of southeastern South Dakota.

Homes and roads in McCook Lake area ravaged by flooding

Johnson City, TN

A third lawsuit has been filed against Johnson City, its police force and more than two dozen officers by a woman who alleges cops took bribes to protect a serial rapist who drugged then pushed her from a fifth-story window during an attempted sexual assault. Mikayla Evans suffered life-threatening injuries...

Third lawsuit filed alleging Johnson City cops covered for serial rapist

Maine State

Portland, ME

When asked how he was able to get off the streets, Eric Brewer said, supports and housing. “Before that I could not take care of my mental state,” he said, “I was in survival mode.” (Maine Morning Star) “There’s all different kinds of homelessness,” said Eric...

Unhoused people, advocates put a face to Maine’s homelessness crisis

North Carolina State

Town Talks

A Raleigh suburb is the safest town in North Carolina, a new report finds. Fuquay-Varina ranks No. 1 on a list of smaller cities boasting lower crime rates and a lower financial toll on residents, according to results published by Moneygeek.

The safest place to live in North Carolina? This ranks as the state’s No. 1 town

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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Mcintosh County, GA

The Current GA

A person of interest is being held at the McIntosh County Jail in connection with a fire Wednesday night at historic Butler Island Plantation that caused extensive damage to a home built there in 1927.

Slideshow: Historic Butler Island house burns

Pennsylvania State

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Missouri State

Attorneys representing transgender minors and health care providers squabbled with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office Wednesday over thousands of documents both sides say are being wrongfully withheld. At its core, the case seeks to determine whether the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is lawful. The lawsuit was...

Hearing over Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care focuses on withheld documents

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Nevada State

About 85% of wildfires in Nevada are caused by human activity. Dry vegetation can be ignited by everyday actions from target shooting, to welding, or even by starting a vehicle on a field of dry grass. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) After wildfires in Nevada burned just 1,305 acres last...

Nevada faces heightened wildfire potential this summer, state forester says

North Apollo, PA

A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Sunday afternoon in Glacier National Park after she fell into Virginia Creek, was swept over a series of waterfalls and drowned in the water below, park officials said Monday. Park officials on Tuesday morning identified the woman as Gillian Tones of North Apollo, Pennsylvania. The...

Pennsylvania woman who drowned in Montana’s Glacier National Park identified

A June 24, 2024, view of flood damage that occurred the previous night at McCook Lake in southeastern South Dakota. (Courtesy of Dirk Lohry) State and local authorities knew they were placing McCook Lake in the path of record high floodwaters but failed to adequately warn residents of the danger, according to some people who live in the flood-ravaged community.

McCook Lake residents say their homes were sacrificed, and they want a new flood plan

Phoenix, AZ

Maricopa County, AZ

A computer screen in the Maricopa County Elections Department. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror. A temporary election worker in Maricopa County was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing keys and a security fob that can be used to gain access to the county’s ballot tabulation machines. With just...

Maricopa County election worker arrested in theft of security keys as primary nears

Bridgeport, CT

Wanda Geter-Pataky entering Bridgeport Superior Court before her hearing in Bridgeport on Monday, June 24, 2024. CREDIT: TABIUS MCCOY / CT MIRROR. Wanda Geter-Pataky, a central figure in multiple Bridgeport election controversies, was arraigned Monday on charges related to Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2019 campaign. Three others facing similar charges...

Wanda Geter-Pataky, 3 others arraigned in Bridgeport election case

Newark, NJ

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

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

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?

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North Dakota group may buy cattle company that owes millions

Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota rancher said he is working on a deal...

North Dakota group may buy cattle company that owes millions

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