Colorado State

Columbus, OH

Virginia State

VIRGINIA (WDBJ) - The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) has announced new legislation that will go into effect starting July 1. The legislation, passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin, will impact ABC operations, licenses, and the ABC license application process. According...

New Virginia ABC-related laws going into effect on July 1

Well, the Colorado primary is in the rear-view mirror (as a kid, did anyone else think it was the “rear-voom mirror? I did). I know you and my editors would like me to write yet another detailed and lengthy analysis of the election results, right? (Editor: not so much.)

Colorado invests in kids' education to curtail adult crime | BIDLACK

Louisiana State

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing its new firearms business licensing rules against a limited set of plaintiffs challenging the regulation. On April 10, the ATF announced U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland had approved a...

Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against New ATF Gun Business Licensing Rule

Fort Collins, CO

Retro 102.5

Fort Collins is no stranger to its fair share of fried chicken joints, with many different options to choose from. Yet today, it has one less contender in the battle for chicken restaurant supremacy. In this case, it's a local Colorado favorite - with a half dozen locations across the...

Super Popular Fort Collins Chicken Restaurant Abruptly Closes

The Independent

The Supreme Court will allow thecriminalization of homelessness after a majority ruled to allow laws that allow police to ticket, fine or arrest those who sleep in public areas.On Friday, the conservative majority of the justices disagreed with a group of unhoused people in the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, who argued that a series of laws punishing people for sleeping outside was considered cruel and unusual punishment and in violation of the Eighth Amendment. “Homelessness is complex. Its causes are many. So may be the public policy responses required to address it,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority...

Supreme Court criminalizes homelessness allowing laws that arrest people who sleep in public areas

Reading, PA

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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

Oregon State

Kennewick, WA

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that cities can place bans on the ability for homeless people to sleep outside in public places, even when shelters are at high capacity. According to AP News, this overturns a ruling from a California-based appeals court...

Supreme Court rules cities can ban outdoor sleeping, local organizations respond

Washington State

Washington State Standard

Most of the parental “bill of rights” the Legislature approved earlier this year can remain in effect, for now, but pieces related to when parents can access medical and mental health records can’t go forward, a judge ruled Friday. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott granted a request to temporarily block parts of the […]
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Judge blocks parts of WA’s new parental rights law

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Denver, CO

CBS Denver

A Denver civil service hearing officer has rejected an appeal by a former Denver Fire Department lieutenant who was fired in 2022 after repeated instances of disparaging racial remarks on the job. Those remarks earned Jared Russo the nickname the "Racist Rover."  In a 20 page decision dated June 11, Denver Civil Service Commission hearing officer Carrie Clein upheld Russo's firing, noting Russo had "a deep-seated issue that may be difficult if not impossible to correct." Russo joined the fire department in 2011 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2020. But, according to Denver Fire Department witnesses, Russo told an...

Firefighter nicknamed "Racist Rover" loses bid to get job back

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

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

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

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A federal ban on carrying guns in post offices is now in question as a legal filing is now challenging whether the ban violates the Constitution.
                Two men, Gavin Pate and George Mandry, have filed suit against the Department of Justice over the ban on carrying and storing weapons at federal post office locations.
                Pate is an Anglican priest in Arlington, Texas who argues he should...

Post office firearms ban faces constitutional challenge

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

Grants Pass, OR

DC News Now

The Supreme Court Friday ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people living in public places.

SCOTUS allows ban on sleeping on public property

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

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New laws set to take effect on July 1, including gun restrictions and housing regulations

Several bills that were passed during the 2024 legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis will take effect on July 1. Here are...

New laws set to take effect on July 1, including gun restrictions and housing regulations

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