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Hinesville, GA

The Independent

Two missing Georgia firefighters were found dead in a car in Tennessee as the mystery grows over what happened in their final hours.The bodies of Chandler Kuhbander and Reaegan Anderson were found Sunday dead in a car in Cocke County, Tennessee, according to WSB-TV. The two were firefighters in Hinesville, Georgia, which is near Savannah.Details about how the two died have not been released.“We extend our deepest condolences to the Anderson and Kuhbander families during this incredibly difficult time,” the Hinesville Police Department stated on social media after announcing the development.The remains have been sent for an autopsy.Authorities said Anderson...

Mystery grows after two missing firefighters are found dead inside a car in Tennessee

Plattsburgh, NY

The US Sun

A WALMART shopper has received word from an employee that their local store would soon implement a new self-checkout policy. Many shoppers were disappointed with the news and suspected the change would take a financial hit to the retailer. A Walmart shopper from Plattsburgh, New York - around 20 miles...

Angry Walmart shoppers claim it ‘will lose a ton of business’ after customer confirms new self-checkout change in days

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

Florida State

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Vero Beach, FL

Lisa S. Gerard

Fentanyl is legal and known as pharmaceutical fentanyl. As a synthetic opioid - made in a laboratory - doctors prescribe pharmaceutical fentanyl in the treatment of severe pain. Many patients find relief by using it after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.

Florida Indicts 5 for Fentanyl Deaths; "Fentanyl is Good for Business"

North Carolina State

In a disturbing incident that has garnered significant attention, a man from Massachusetts has been charged with serious offenses including child trafficking and abduction. The case took a dramatic turn when it was revealed that the teen victim, abducted from North Carolina, was found and rescued in Berlin. Details Emerge...

Massachusetts Man Faces Child Trafficking Charges in Berlin

(NewsNation) — The mother of a U.S. Army soldier who died from an accidental overdose after taking a pain pill laced with fentanyl is demanding the military provide her granddaughters with owed survivor benefits nearly a year after the tragedy. Shannon Laudermilk’s daughter, Holly Eakins, joined the Army at...

Veteran daughter dies from fentanyl after treatment delays: Mom

The owner of multiple massage parlors has been ordered to close eight locations due to serious human trafficking allegations. Authorities' mandated shutdown of these parlors underscores the prevalence of human trafficking issues within these establishments. The closures and legal consequences for the owner highlight severe reputational damage to the industry...

Massage Parlor Owner Forced to Close 8 Locations Amid Human Trafficking Allegations

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

The Standard

An IT worker who poisoned a married couple with fentanyl is feared to have killed his own father and grandfather. Luke D'Wit, 34, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 37 years after using the opioid painkiller to poison Stephen and Carol Baxter at their £1million home in West Mersea, Essex.Detectives are now exploring whether D’Wit was responsible for the death of his father, Vernon, who had been prescribed fentanyl before he was found dead in a chair at his nearby home in 2021.As part of their review, detectives have also been re-examining how D’Wit’s grandfather died.Essex Police...

Fentanyl double murderer 'may have poisoned father and grandfather' as police launch probe

Texas State

San Antonio, TX

Fox News

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office identified all seven suspects who were arrested after a human smuggling operation with 26 victims was busted last week.

'Big money': Texas sheriff's office busts human smuggling ring moving dozens inside gooseneck trailer

Pensacola, FL

InsideEdition

“It was only until she started turning blue that he allowed people to call 911,” the plastic surgeon's father-in-law, Marty Ellington, tells Inside Edition.

Florida Plastic Surgeon Charged in Wife’s Death After Performing Procedures on Her

Carlsbad, CA

OptumRx will pay $20 million to resolve claims the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling certain opioid prescriptions, the Department of Justice recently announced. The agency claims OptumRx did not fill prescriptions correctly for "trinity prescriptions" like benzodiazepines and other muscle relaxants from April 2013 to April...

DOJ slaps $20M opioid prescription penalty on OptumRx

Guthrie, OK

Irish Star

Three women in their 20s have been charged for abuse of the elderly at a care home in Oklahoma

Elderly abuse suspects took pictures of dead patients and 'played in pubic hair'

Mississippi State

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

The weather is heating up, and many Virginians enjoy a soft drink to cool off. If you will be drinking a glass of soda pop at a restaurant, you should know that there has been a recall.

Four soft drinks that are sold in restaurants have been recalled due to the ingredients

 In the last decade, the US Postal Surface has received more than 60,000 requests from law enforcement for information based on inspecting people’s mail, a congressional probe found, with the agency granting virtually all of them.Since 2015 alone, the USPS has granted 97 percent of requests from agencies like the IRS, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security, sharing information gleaned from the outside of mail like names and addresses in a practice known as mail cover.Though the practice is legal, it has come in for criticism from a group of US senators, whose questions to the USPS in 2023...

How police use the mail to spy on you: 60,000 cases in last decade with little pushback

Colorado State

The trucking company who employed a previously deported truck driver recently involved in a fatal wreck in Colorado had a history of ELD violations and hiring unlicensed drivers, investigators found. The June 11th wreck near Aspen Park, Colorado caused 47-year-old truck driver Ignacio Cruz Mendoza to overturn in his rig,...

Trucking company in wreck with deported driver had history of employing unlicensed drivers

Hidalgo, TX

Jack Beavers

Law enforcement officers are racking up some big drug busts on the Texas - Mexico border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge took a closer look at a big rig bringing in a shipment of cucumbers and bell peppers from Mexico and discovered 360 packages containing more than 577 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $5,163,496.

Big Drug Busts at Texas Border

In a significant global effort to combat human trafficking, 39 countries participated in the EMPACT joint action days between June 3 and June 9, 2024. The operation, codenamed ‘GLOBAL CHAIN,’ was led by Austria and co-led by Romania, with support from Europol, Frontex, and INTERPOL. This coordinated effort resulted in the arrest of 219 individuals and the identification of over 1,374 victims, including 153 children. The focus was on cases of sexual exploitation, forced criminality, and forced begging.

Global Human Trafficking Operation Leads to 219 Arrests and 1,374 Victims Rescued

Clarke County, MS

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

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Trooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, to have duty status hearing Monday

There is a duty status hearing Monday to help determine the future of the lead investigator in the. Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor is already...

Trooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, to have duty status hearing Monday

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