Columbus, OH

One person is dead and nine people have been injured after a cable car cabin carrying 10 people fell from a station in the Colombian city of Medellín, authorities say. Local reports said the accident occurred around 04:30 local time (10:30 GMT) on the K line of the city’s Metrocable network of cable cars.

One killed after Colombia cable car falls from station

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

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

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Saint Johns County, FL

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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

Are you traveling for the Fourth of July? Millions of Americans will deal with packed airports and the Department of Transportation already sees record-breaking numbers.

DOT expects record-breaking travel for 4th of July

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

Military Times

Jeffersson Arango Castellanos targeted the service members while they were on temporary duty in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombian man who drugged, robbed US soldiers sentenced to 48 years

Clark County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Concord, NC

Technique Chassis does the manufacturing for every NASCAR team.

This Concord shop is undefeated on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule

A good Samaritan is being credited with helping save a newborn infant, after finding the child's mother unconscious with the baby still attached by the umbilical cord.

Woman saves newborn still connected to unconscious mother

Charlotte, NC

Animal Care & Control has been doing renovations to bring the kennels up to standard, but other parts of the building are showing their age.

Animal shelter becomes popular donation site after water pipe bursts

CBS News

Guatemalan police on Sunday transferred more than 200 gang members from a prison where they operated a call center for criminal purposes, raised chickens and looked out on a crocodile-filled lake.Some 400 police were involved in the operation to move 225 members of the Barrio 18 gang out of the prison nicknamed "El Infiernito" or Little Hell, where they enjoyed access to such luxuries as TV sets and fridges, even raising chickens, officials said."The prison once again belongs to the country," Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez announced on social media.He vowed the facility would be stripped down and rebuilt as a...

Gang members at Guatemala prison had call center, crocodiles

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

LONDON (AP) — One person died from an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 275 people in the United Kingdom during the past month, health officials said Thursday. The outbreak that led to 122 people being hospitalized was linked to lettuce in pre-packaged sandwiches, the U.K. Health Security Agency said.

UK health officials say 1 person has died from an E. coli outbreak blamed on lettuce in sandwiches

Pierce County, WA

Gig Harbor, WA

Pierce County nurse Peter Meric Atanasoff has been accused of failing to properly administer medications and practice good needle hygiene, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Thursday.

Nurse charged with medication mixup, poor hygiene

The Independent

Anywhere else in South America, a nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.But this is La Paz, Bolivia, and the fruity aroma of coca steeping in barrels signals that you've arrived at the government-authorized El Viejo Roble distillery, which for years has been making liquor from coca leaves and is now gearing up to launch a new coca-infused beer.It remains questionable whether Bolivia can persuade the world to accept the hardy green leaf best known beyond its borders as the main ingredient of cocaine. But a recent landmark decision...

Beer made from the cocaine plant is creating a buzz in Bolivia. Will the rest of the world buy it?

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Authorities have arrested Gregory Marsalis Robinson, 31, in connection with an assault that occurred at a 7-Eleven gas pump on Dale Boulevard. The incident took place on May 22, shortly after 11:45 a.m., when an argument escalated into violence.

Man Arrested for Violent Attack at Woodbridge Gas Station

Oregon State

Grants Pass, OR

In a 6-3 decision, Supreme Court justices say the city of Grants Pass, Oregon can punish homeless people for sleeping on public property, even if there isn't shelter space available.

SCOTUS allows ban on sleeping on public property

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The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A cable car in the Colombian city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform Wednesday, killing...

The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20

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