Washington State

NBC News

Any Democrat wishing to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination has only days to secure the necessary support, according to nominating rules the party approved Wednesday, which laid out plans for an unusual pre-convention nominating vote scheduled for early next month. Candidates have until Saturday to declare...

Democrats who want to run against Harris for nomination have only days to get in the race

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

San Francisco, CA

CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- On Sunday, President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who has deep ties to the Bay Area.In 1998, Harris became assistant district attorney in San Francisco, prosecuting homicide, sexual assault, burglary and robbery cases. Two years later, Harris began working for then-city attorney Louise Renne, handling child abuse and neglect cases."We worked together quite closely during that period of time," Renne told CBS News Bay Area on Sunday. "I found her very personable. She was easy to get along with. She was a strong person. On the personal level, I know...

San Francisco Bay Area colleagues recall working with Kamala Harris

TIME

Nearly the entire Democratic Party has gotten behind the Vice President’s candidacy for the presidency.

Here’s Who Has Endorsed Kamala Harris So Far

WashingtonExaminer

While top Democratic consultants debate the proper course of action for the party following President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance, many donors are skeptical of Vice President Kamala Harris’s appeal should she be tapped to replace Biden at the top of the ticket.  The Democratic consultants spoke with top donors for the Democratic Party about […]

Democratic donor blasts Kamala Harris as worse than ‘dead’ or ‘comatose’ Biden: Report

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Denver, CO

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

CBS News

Starting on Thursday morning, delegates in the Democratic Party will vote virtually to select their new nominee, formally elevating Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket for November. Harris is running unopposed, since no other candidate met the requirements to qualify. Here's more on what it means and how the vote will work:Who gets to vote?The nearly 4,000 pledged delegates allocated during the Democratic primary process will be voting on the nomination.Do Biden's delegates automatically go to Harris?The vast majority of the party's delegates were pledged to President Biden before he dropped out and endorsed Harris. These delegates...

How the DNC's virtual vote to nominate Kamala Harris works

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

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

North Carolina State

CBS Denver

Washington — Speculation has been building about who Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate — a decision she'll have to make soon as the Democratic National Convention nears. The vice president is looking at a deep bench ahead of the party's nominating convention in Chicago next month. Many were considered to be potential presidential candidates this year if President Biden had chosen earlier not to run for reelection. He announced Sunday he was withdrawing from the race and endorsing Harris. Here's a look at the potential vice presidential candidates: Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly Mark Kelly, a 60-year-old senator from Arizona, brings the advantage...

Who could Kamala Harris pick as her VP? Here are 10 potential running mates

Missouri State

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her. Vice President Kamala Harris would be President Joe Biden's natural successor if he bowed to growing pressure and stepped aside as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election, top Democrats say.

Could Kamala Harris Beat Donald Trump in November's Presidential Race?

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

Wisconsin State

The Independent

 Vice President Kamala Harris has pulled her party back into contention in several key battleground states after taking the reins of the presidential ticket and becoming the presumptive nominee for the Democrats.A new Emerson poll released on Thursday shows Harris putting an end to the bleeding her predecessor was suffering for weeks across five key states: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. She still trails Donald Trump in each state, but she’s now within just a few percentage points — ground she has a chance of making up over the next 100-plus days until the general election.The key bit...

Kamala Harris now a threat to Trump in several major swing states, new polling finds

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

NewsNation

The latest polling shows Harris is neck and neck with former President Donald Trump in Georgia.

Kamala Harris targets Black suburban voters in Atlanta rally

New Jersey State

USA TODAY

Biden and Trump's ages have been a hot debate in the 2024 presidential election. But how old is Kamala Harris? What to know about the vice president.

How old is Kamala Harris? Vice President's age amid her new presidential run.

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Kamala Harris is in the thick of choosing a vice presidential running mate, with her campaign eying an announcement in the coming days that would be immediately followed by a joint tour of a series of battleground states beginning Tuesday.

Harris nears vice presidential announcement as her team tests out top contenders

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How Washington's top-two primary system works

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Washington State's Primary Election is Tuesday, Aug. 6. Washington adopted the top-two primary system in 2004 after the passage of I-872 and became the first...

How Washington's top-two primary system works

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