Virginia State

Columbus, OH

Thomasville, GA

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Vanishing Georgia

When built, this vernacular Neoclassical Revival house was among the finest Black-owned residential properties in Thomasville. It originally featured a stuccoed facade and a cement fence along the street. W. E. Gibson, the builder, was an expert brick mason, and he and his wife raised two children here. When their age made the stairs an […]

W. E. Gibson House, Circa 1895, Thomasville

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

Georgia State

Lincoln County, TN

This landmark near the Savannah River has often been identified as Smith (Smith’s) Chapel, but further research indicates it was actually the Smith Chapel schoolhouse. Its architecture is typical for a rural schoolhouse of the early 1900s. A 1989 Georgia Historic Resources Survey notes that the church was torn down at some point and this […]

Smith Chapel Schoolhouse, 1934, Lincoln County

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

Broward County, FL

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Cooper City, FL

Edmond Thorne

Ashley Ruth Morin, a 28-year-old attorney from Cooper City, Florida, is currently facing three felony charges after authorities accused her of using her position to assist in a property fraud case.

Broward County Attorney Faces Felony Charges in Property Fraud

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

Adel, GA

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

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

J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

My family has used the Wish-Bone brand Italian salad dressing to marinate chicken before tossing it on the grill and to make pasta salads. While the historic Wish-Bone Restaurant of Kansas City, Missouri doesn't exist today, it's nice to know the success generated by the restaurant's owner put Kansas City on the food map in the 1940s.

Dressing up Kansas City's Main Street with its Wish-Bone restaurant and salad-topping story

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 FBI announced Thursday that it had solved a crime that shocked Virginians more than 28 years ago. DNA has now identified the killer of two young women who were camping in Shenandoah National Park. Sandy Hausman has that story.

FBI: DNA evidence conclusively links Shenandoah National Park murders to convicted serial rapist

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

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Richmond, VA

Margaret Minnicks

According to WRIC 8 News, Dock Street Park, Richmond’s newest riverfront park, located at 2803 Dock Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223, will open to the public on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

Richmond’s newest riverfront attraction opens this weekend

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

California State

Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Indiana State

GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz was charged on Friday with a weapons violation at Dulles Airport, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Airports Authority told CNN.

Pope & Schapiro: VMSDEP and recounts

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