Maryland State

Newark, NJ

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Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

JACKSONVILLE — The trial in the federal class action filed by Medicaid patients against the Florida agencies that handle the subsidized health care program resumed on Monday, with an employee acknowledging the state had mistakenly ended coverage for postpartum women and newborn children. The named plaintiffs, mothers and their...

Florida wrongly kicked postpartum women and their newborns out of Medicaid

Rhode Island State

Smithfield, RI

The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns holds a press conference with municipal leaders at the Rhode Island State House Library to support reforms to the state's Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights and encourage lawmakers to carefully consider the impact of unfunded mandates – like injured-on-duty benefits – on municipal taxpayers. ( Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns Facebook page)

R.I. League of Cities and Towns names new executive director

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

Cheryl E Preston

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

North Carolina State

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaking at a Biden-Harris campaign rally earlier this year. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) This report has been updated. The New York Times and CNN were the first to report on Monday evening that North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper has withdrawn from consideration to be the running mate for the all-but-certain Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Gov. Cooper withdraws from Harris VP sweepstakes

New Hampshire State

Dalton, NH

Opposition to the Granite State Landfill in Dalton continues to run high. Here, a "Save Forest Lake" sign is planted at the end of a driveway in May 2021. (Amanda Gokee | New Hampshire Bulletin) Sadly, the two most important things to know about how New Hampshire manages landfills are:...

It’s time to stop coddling Casella in New Hampshire

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Alaska State

Sand-filled Super Sacks, seen on Aug. 4, 2022, are piled along the eroding coastal bluff in the core area of Utqiagvik, the nation's northernmost community. A barge delivering supplies is seen on the water in the distance. Because of climate change, there is less sea ice to hold back the ocean's waves and coastal permafrost is thawing, resulting in serious erosion and flooding problems. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Friday that it plans to send nearly $79 million to Alaska to help communities build resilience to climate change. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

NOAA selects Alaska projects for funding from its climate-resilience program

Mississippi State

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco NAACP president Amos Brown, left, and AsianWeek publisher, Ted Fang, at a press conference in 2022. (Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The day President Joe Biden announced he would step aside and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination, one of the first calls Harris made was to her longtime pastor, a native Mississippian and storied civil rights leader.

When Biden stepped down, Kamala Harris called her pastor, a Mississippi native, for a prayer

Wisconsin State

Black River Falls, WI

The Wisconsin Examiner has filed a lawsuit against the city of Black River Falls over the costs quoted for fulfilling an open records request for the emails of city and police officials. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court. The records, sought as part of an...

Wisconsin Examiner sues Black River Falls over records costs

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

LINCOLN — For much of its history, Nebraska has been seen as a challenging place to set down roots. From its early frontier description as “The Great American Desert” and a place only “bugeaters” could love, to now being lumped together with other “flyover” states of the Great Plains, the state has lacked the soaring mountains, sandy beaches and mild winters of other states.

Nebraska pitched as possible destination for ‘climate migrants’

Social Security is secure, solvent and here for the long term. Those who claim that it is not are just plain wrong. If you repeat something even if it’s wrong often enough, people begin to believe it. The fiscal foundations and future of Social Security, so important to so many of us, have been subject to a blizzard of misinformation. Every year the Social Security Trust Fund Trustees report to Congress on the long-term financial health of Social Security. The reports provide our elected officials with the information they need to secure and ensure the fund’s future. Despite this year’s positive report, scare stories abound.

Conventional wisdom is just plain wrong on Social Security

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Town Talks

If you're considering memorializing a relative on your own property in North Carolina, it's important to be aware of the state's regulations regarding home burials and the scattering of ashes.

Can you bury a relative at home in your backyard in North Carolina? Here’s what state law says

NewsBreak

Higher education leader, advocate retires from University System of Maryland

Education advocates typically don’t garner much praise when it comes to trying to improve Maryland’s public education system, especially those who work quietly behind the scenes....

Higher education leader, advocate retires from University System of Maryland

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