Gloucester County, NJ

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Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

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

Newark, NJ

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

Texas State

Fox News

A Texas woman was identified as the mother of a baby girl found dead on the side of a road more than 20 years ago, police said Tuesday.

Mother of 'Angel Baby Doe' charged more than 20 years after newborn found dead on side of road in Texas

San Juan, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Four employees of a San Juan game room were arrested and 77 gambling machines were seized in a raid Wednesday evening, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Frida Sanchez and Fatima Hernandez, both 21, and Jordi Alejandro Gonzalez, 33,...

Illegal gambling bust nets 4 arrests, 77 machines in San Juan

Harris County, TX

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City Pulse

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – According to Constable Mark Herman, deputies from Constable Mark Herman's Office responded to a vehicle crash on the 25700 block of the Hardy Toll Road on June 7, 2024. The at-fault driver, Andrea Bernard, fled on foot but was quickly detained and displayed several signs of intoxication.

Woman arrested after defecating, spitting on deputies after hit and run

Frisco, TX

Black Enterprise

The 13-year-old dove into the shallow end of the pool and according to his grandfather, he hit his head on the bottom of the pool, which paralyzed the teenager. Semyon “SJ” Williams Jr. suffered an accident at a community pool in Frisco, Texas on June 27 while trying to escape a wasp. The 13-year-old dove into the shallow end of the pool, and according to his grandfather, he hit his head on the bottom of the pool, which paralyzed the teenager.

North Texas Teen Shatters Spine In ‘Freak Accident’ At Pool

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

Illinois State

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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

Webb County, TX

A Texas trucker was arrested this week after 19 people were discovered in the sleeper berth of his Peterbilt during a traffic stop, police say. The traffic stop occurred on June 4, 2024, on IH-35 in Webb County, Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers stopped a Peterbilt truck and...

Body cam shows Texas trucker arrested for smuggling 19 people in sleeper berth

Edinburg, TX

EDINBURG — As the summer begins to heat up, so, too has the budget planning process for the four-time All-America City. To that end, the city’s highest officials gathered at Edinburg City Hall this week for the first of what will become many public workshops on the path to approving a balanced budget by the end of September.

Edinburg officials begin working on 2025 fiscal budget

Alamo, TX

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An Alamo man was killed Thursday after being ejected from his vehicle in an overnight car crash in Donna, launching a Texas Department of Public Safety investigation. Pedro Garcia, 45, of Alamo died from his injuries at the scene of the crash, DPS said...

Alamo man ejected from vehicle, killed overnight Thursday

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Essex County, NJ

Omar Khater, 33, orchestrated a scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns. Fairfield, NJ – Omar Khater, a tax preparer from Essex County, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS of over $4.4 million. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Essex County Tax Preparer Sentenced: $4.4M IRS Fraud

San Benito, TX

SAN BENITO — Officials are postponing ResacaFest, set for Saturday, in anticipation of any impact Hurricane Beryl might bring to the area. So far, they haven’t rescheduled the annual event commemorating the Fourth of July, officials said Wednesday. ”We will keep everyone posted on any updates through our...

Beryl leads San Benito to postpone ResacaFest

Adel, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In a mid-morning webinar briefing on Hurricane Beryl on Friday, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Barry Goldsmith said the storm was moving across the northern Yucatan Peninsula and was expected to weaken to a tropical storm before entering the southwestern Gulf of Mexico around sunset.

Beryl briefing: Tropical force winds expected Sunday

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

Georgia State

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Quitman, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Many small Georgia towns have areas like this one on South Washington Street that were once vibrant commercial areas, now abandoned to the elements. Most of these buildings are just shells, with the roofs long gone. One can only imagine what businesses were located here at this point. They’re located on South Washington Street near […]

Abandoned Storefronts, Quitman

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$700K going toward Starr County, DHR Health residency

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Efforts to bolster health care in the Starr County area just got a $700,000-plus boost thanks to a federal grant...

$700K going toward Starr County, DHR Health residency

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