West Virginia State

Kanawha County, WV

Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show.

West Virginia couple charged with trafficking their adopted Black children to be used as ‘slaves,’ authorities allege

Maryland State

Poolesville, MD

DC News Now

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Weather Service (NWS) said tornadoes were confirmed in Leesburg, Va., and Poolesville, Md. on Wednesday evening. NWS later confirmed that another tornado had been confirmed in Poolesville in a post around 7:35 p.m. It said that anyone near Gaithersburg, Olney and Brookeville should take cover. Anyone who is […]

National Weather Service confirms tornadoes in Virginia, Maryland

Lee County, MS

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Verona, MS

Mississippi News Group

Verona, MS - On May 30, 2024, the Lee County Sheriff's Department, in collaboration with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant in Verona, MS, following a prolonged investigation into illegal narcotics sales from a local shop according to a press release from the LCSD.

Lee County Sheriff's Department Executes Major Drug Bust in Verona

Washington, DC

Fox Weather

The 3,000-pound Abraham Lincoln wax sculpture is intended to be burnt like a candle and to change over time. However, a recent heat wave has significantly altered the appearance of the 16th president.

Wax statue of President Lincoln melts in sweltering heat of Washington, DC

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

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

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

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

Charleston, WV

Lootpress

KANAWHA CITY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One West Virginia man has been arrested for stabbing and killing another man. According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Charleston Police officers were dispatched to the area of GoMart and McDonald’s in Kanawha City for a stabbing. Upon arrival police located the victim, 35-year-old Nick M. […]

Man arrested after stabbing and killing another man

Texas State

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Galveston, TX

Angry Ben

Destructive Storms With a History of Widespread Damage Reaches Galveston and Other Gulf Coast Towns. Good morning everyone. Our severe weather late yesterday and last night throughout the Texas Panhandle and the Dallas/Ft Worth area, organized exactly as discussed in yesterday's articles.

Severe Weather Related "Tsunami" Possible Along Texas Gulf Coast

Williamsport, PA

GRANVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia Black Bears dropped the final game of the series to the Williamsport Crosscutters 4-2 at Kendrick Family Ballpark Thursday evening. Despite an early lead for the Black Bears, the first-place Crosscutters rallied for a four-run inning powered by McGwire Holbrook’s three-run homer in the sixth. With the loss, the Black Bears fall to 9-11, six games behind the Crosscutters.

Crosscutters Sweep with 4-2 Win over West Virginia

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Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Field Office in Richmond, Vermont, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia announced that the man responsible for the brutal murders of Laura “Lollie” Winans and her partner Julianne “Julie” Williams has been identified nearly three decades after the women’s bodies were discovered in Shenandoah National Park. New testing of DNA submitted to the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) found a positive match to Walter Leo Jackson Senior, a convicted serial rapist who died in prison in March 2018 at 70 years old.

Cold Case of Two Women Murdered in Shenandoah National Park Solved, According to FBI

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

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

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

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

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

A Culpepper family had a Wizard of Oz experience. A family of five in Culpepper, Virginia, experienced a Wizard of Oz during this past Sunday's tornado. Brandy Walters told WTOP it's a miracle she and her husband, Lawrence Johnson, and their three children are still alive.

Tornado picked up a shed with a Culpepper, Virginia family of 5 inside, then dropped them upsidedown

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

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

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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Deadly stabbing case headed to Kanawha County Circuit Court

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The case involving a man accused of fatally stabbing someone at a truck stop in...

Deadly stabbing case headed to Kanawha County Circuit Court

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