Wisconsin State

Columbus, OH

Illinois State

Milwaukee, WI

The Independent

 An arm discovered on a beach in Illinois has been identified as part of the remains of Sade Robinson, a Milwaukee student who was dismembered after going on a first date with a man who police say killed her.The arm was found on 11 May by someone walking along Waukegan Municipal Beach, about 50 miles from Milwaukee, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. A DNA analysis was used to match the arm to Robinson, according to the coroner. The 19-year-old Milwaukee Area Technical College student was killed after going on a date with 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson in April....

Arm found on Illinois beach identified as belonging to Milwaukee student dismembered on first date

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

A Raleigh suburb is the safest town in North Carolina, a new report finds. Fuquay-Varina ranks No. 1 on a list of smaller cities boasting lower crime rates and a lower financial toll on residents, according to results published by Moneygeek.

The safest place to live in North Carolina? This ranks as the state’s No. 1 town

Newark, NJ

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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

Wisconsin Dells, WI

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The water park capital of the world is officially reaching new heights. A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony happened Thursday morning for the new water slide, The Rise of Icarus. The new water slide at Mount Olympus Water Park in Wisconsin Dells stands at 145...

Country’s tallest waterside opens in Wisconsin Dells

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

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

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

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Food Adventures

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

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Alabama State

Orange Beach, AL

Lagniappe Daily

A 20-year beachfront battle between Orange Beach condominiums has been settled, with the Alabama Supreme Court confirming a new tower is entitled to squatter's rights on a two-and-a-half-foot strip of land owned by Phoenix Rentals.

AL Supreme Court affirms condo’s squatting rights on beachfront property

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?

Colorado State

Brighton, CO

David Heitz

The largest tiny home festival in the region is about to roll out the welcome mat in Brighton. The Colorado Tiny House Festival will be July 12-14 at Riverdale Regional Park. “This tiny home show blends the spirit of the tiny living movement with the most up-to-date information on going tiny, simplifying your life, minimalistic living, and living greener,” according to a news release. “Unique small living structures will be spread throughout the Colorado Tiny House Festival grounds and include an assortment of professional and do-it-yourself builds including tiny homes on wheels, a 3D printed tiny home, accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs, skoolies, converted vans, unique recreational vehicles, and more.”

Colorado's largest tiny home festival coming to Brighton as state law makes dwellings more practical

Wyoming State

WyoFile

A special legislative session is once again on the lips of Wyoming lawmakers. Less than three months after the Legislature voted against a special session to override gubernatorial vetoes, Rep. Mark Jennings (R-Sheridan) is circulating a letter amongst lawmakers that calls for a special session for a different reason.

Lawmaker calls for special session to ‘fight Biden’s war on Wyoming’

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

Ohio State

American History Central

On Wednesday, May 18, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln issued an Executive Order, commanding General John A. Dix to arrest and imprison the editors, proprietors, and publishers of the New York World and New York Journal of Commerce newspapers for publishing a “false and spurious proclamation purporting to be signed by the President.”

President Orders the Military to Sieze Newspapers and Arrest Workers for Printing Fake News

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Stevens Point, WI

Mosinee, WI

Mosinee senior Keagen Jirschele and Stevens Point Pacelli senior Hannah Trzinski were named the Zaleski Sports & MarshfieldAreaSports.com Male and Female High School Athletes of the Year for the 2023-24 sports season. Jirschele and Trzinski were chosen by staff from MarshfieldAreaSports.com and Zaleski Sports. The Athlete of the Year announcement...

Mosinee’s Jirschele, Pacelli’s Trzinski named Zaleski Sports & MarshfieldAreaSports.com High School Athletes of the Year

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Gov. Evers, WEDC request over $7M to establish Tech Hub in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation have submitted a request to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee requesting the release...

Gov. Evers, WEDC request over $7M to establish Tech Hub in Wisconsin

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