Kansas State

The US Sun

DRIVERS are curious whether it’s considered illegal to travel without your state-issued ID or driver’s license. While carrying your license or ID is wise, it’s not illegal to be without it. As of 2024, there aren’t any laws mandating a license or ID be on your person – though there are several instances where you […]

Do drivers need to carry their license even when they aren’t behind the wheel? Rules behind the ID card explained

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NewSantaAna

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

North Carolina State

Transylvania County, NC

New York Post

The death of a 12-year-old boy at a controversial North Carolina wilderness camp for troubled youths has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report.

The preteen — who has only been identified as “CJH” in documents — died in February from “asphyxia due to smothering” after he was locked inside a damaged bivy sack, which is a small enclosed tent, during his first night at Trails Carolina Camp, the state’s chief medical examiner ruled Monday.

It is standard procedure for Trails Carolina campers to spend their first night in the small tent, but staff deviated from its policy when they...

Death of boy, 12, at controversial North Carolina wilderness camp ruled homicide

South Carolina State

Mississippi State

Route Fifty

This story is republished from Stateline original article. A new, permanent summer grocery program will help nearly 21 million kids across 37 states get enough to eat this year while school’s out. But 13 states with Republican governors have opted out of the federal program, citing their opposition to...

13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids

Lee County, MS

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

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

Delaware State

A key committee in the Delaware Senate has given approval to legislation that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana this year, months ahead of schedule. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass House Bill 408. The vote comes a week after the measure was passed...

Delaware Senate Committee Approves House-Backed Bill to Allow Recreational Marijuana Sales to Begin in December

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

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 […]
The post Judge blocks parts of WA’s new parental rights law appeared first on Washington State Standard.

Judge blocks parts of WA’s new parental rights law

Missouri State

Bonne Terre, MO

UPI News

Residents of a Missouri city are being warned to keep their distance from an alligator on the loose in a local lake.

Watch: Alligator on the loose in Missouri lake

Louisiana State

Three Jewish families are among a group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools who have filed a suit in federal court challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. The lawsuit — filed on the families’ behalf by...

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

uInterview.com

Paris Hilton testified before Congress on Wednesday, advocating for stronger protections for children in foster care and residential treatment facilities. Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hilton shared her personal experiences of abuse at a boarding school for troubled teens, urging lawmakers to take action to safeguard vulnerable youth.

Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress On Foster Care Abuse: ‘I Will Not Stop Until America’s Youth Are Safe’

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?

Georgia State

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Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

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

RadarOnline

A woman in Missouri has been arrested after police say she spiked her husband’s Mountain Dew with the pesticide Roundup because he didn’t appreciate the 50th birthday party she threw him, RadarOnline.com has learned.According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Ozarks First, Michelle Peters allegedly added Roundup to the soft drink on several occasions in May and June and also used a pesticide, as Front Page Detectives reported.The affidavit alleges Peters’ husband reported that he was feeling ill after drinking Mountain Dew and that it tasted “weird.”However, it tasted normal when he would drink it away from home, according...

Missouri Woman Accused of Spiking Husband's Mountain Dew with Roundup for Not Appreciating 50th Birthday Party

Coffee County, GA

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

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

The majority of state Medicaid directors want to keep some of the temporary flexibilities CMS introduced during the redeterminations process, according to KFF. The research organization published its annual survey of state Medicaid directors June 20. CMS offered states several flexibilities as they worked to redetermine the eligibility of Medicaid...

The policies states want to keep after Medicaid redeterminations

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

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Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs to be renamed as bill becomes law

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs is set to make some updates, including a name change, as a bill signed this past...

Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs to be renamed as bill becomes law

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