Illinois State

The Standard

 On a football pitch in Gordon Moore Park, Alton, southern Illinois, a massive sinkhole opened up and swallowed artificial grass, seats and a light pole.The hole, which is at least 100ft wide (30.5 metres) and up to 30ft deep (15 metres), was created by subsidence from adjacent underground limestone mining.Security footage captured the incident this week. Luckily, nobody was hurt in the incident, despite  the danger of sinkholes wherever they occur.The mining business notified the Mine Safety Health Administration about the hole, and as a result, the park and surrounding roads have been blocked.Mayor David Goins gave an...

Security cam captures moment giant sinkhole swallows football pitch in Illinois

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

ESPN Quad Cities

Can your kids hang out at home by themselves this summer?

Here’s The Legal Age You Can Leave Your Kids Home Alone In Illinois

Landlines used to be a very common thing in the 90s with every household, every office and every public place using them on the daily. However, once people started using mobile phones, landlines have become almost extinct. Recently, a TikTok user @weirdochicken spoke about how a 9-year-old wanted a phone in the house which could be used by all the family members. But she had no idea that what she was describing was a landline. Her nanny sure had a comeback for that.

Child asks for family phone without realizing she was accidentally describing a landline

Ohio State

Cincinnati, OH

The US Sun

AN Ohio lottery player had scratched off her ticket at work when she discovered she'd won thousands of dollars. The win was unexpected, as was the $42,000 lost to a little-known lottery rule. Anna Hall from Cincinnati, Ohio stopped by her local gas station on the way to work to...

I tried a scratch-off at work and thought it was ‘typical $10 win’ – I’d won $150,000, but had no idea I’d lose $42,000

Rockford, IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – An intersection on Rockford’s southeast side was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash that prompted police response. Authorities were alerted around 8 a.m. to the intersection of Reed Avenue and Sewell Street. Details regarding injuries or potential citations resulting from the incident remain unclear.

Temporary Intersection Closure in Rockford’s Southeast Side After Crash

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Saint Johns County, FL

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

BuzzFeed

No big deal, it's just a 270-foot dragon.

There's A Giant Blob On The Empire State Building That's Confusing The Heck Out Of Everyone

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

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

Georgia State

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

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

Jacksonville, FL

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years

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

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

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WATCH: Massive sinkhole swallows part of Illinois park

ALTON, Ill. (TND) — A park in Illinois is closed after a massive sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field Wednesday. The hole...

WATCH: Massive sinkhole swallows part of Illinois park

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