Georgia State

Monroe County, GA

Adel, GA

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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

Alabama State

Bibb County, AL

CBS News

An Alabama man is accused of killing his wife along with four children between the ages of 2 and 9 in a Thursday night shooting that shocked the rural central community where they lived.Brandon Allan Kendrick II, 32, was arrested on five counts of capital murder for the death of his wife, Kelse Kendrick, and four children in Bibb County, court records show. The victims were all shot in the head with a handgun, according to a document filed with the arrest warrant.Sheriff Jody Wade said that Brandon Kendrick was the father of two of the children, and the other...

Alabama man accused of killing wife, 4 young kids is arrested

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Stone Mountain, GA

Shannon Boswell, a Black transgender woman just days from her 31st birthday, was shot and killed last Tuesday in Stone Mountain, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Initial reports misgendered her and characterized her...

Trans woman Shannon Boswell fatally shot, then run over in Georgia

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The people in this county seem to live longer than in any other of Georgia's 159 counties.

Georgia County Has The 'Longest Life Expectancy' In The State

Dothan, AL

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A major restoration project may soon be coming to downtown Dothan’s historic U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building. On Friday, Senator Katie Britt’s office announced the building would get $5 million for “critical” upgrades and restoration work. The funds will come from...

Dothan’s 113-year-old federal courthouse could get multi-million dollar facelift

Valdosta, GA

Love’s Travel Stops continues its expansion with the opening of a new location in Valdosta, Ga. — the company’s 20th site in the Peach State. The final stop on Interstate 75 before crossing the Florida border, the travel stop can be found off Exit 13 and is open 24/7.

Love’s Expands Georgia Footprint

Georgia's Pre-Statehood Identity: A British Colony Named After a King. The establishment of the Georgia colony was spearheaded by James Oglethorpe, a British philanthropist and social reformer. Oglethorpe envisioned Georgia as a haven for debtors and the working poor, offering them a fresh start and an opportunity to rebuild their lives. This philanthropic motive distinguished Georgia from other colonies, which were primarily established for economic or religious reasons.

What Was Georgia Called Before it Became a State?

Denver, CO

David Heitz

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

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

At least two people have died as a result of the national outbreak.

Recalled Meat Sold In Georgia Linked To Deadly Outbreak

In Touch Weekly

Mama June‘s daughter Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird reached a settlement in her divorce from Josh Efird and In Touch has the exclusive details. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Pumpkin filed the case on August 1, in Georgia court. The filing said the parties have been married since June 17, 2019, and separated in July 2024.

Exclusive DetailsMama June’s Daughter Pumpkin Divorce Settlement Details Revealed: Bank Accounts, Georgia Home

Colorado State

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

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Dover, OH

The Independent

A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Georgia in May was found safe at a mall and her alleged abductor was arrested.Authorities located Maria Gomez-Perez in Dover, Ohio on Thursday, about 600 miles from her home in Gainesville. Officials expected that the child would be back in Georgia by Friday.“The tireless work of our criminal investigative bureau, law enforcement partners and the community has resulted in the best possible outcome,” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. “Our prayers for Maria’s safe return have been answered.”Gomez-Perez went missing on May 29. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office tracked the...

Missing Georgia girl, 12, found safe in Ohio mall after two-month hunt: 31-year-old man arrested

The Society of Humane Friends of Georgia in Lawrenceville, received a call over the weekend about a dog who had been found in a dumpster, wrapped in dirty laundry and barely clinging to life. The “doodle” (perhaps a cross between a Golden retriever and a poodle?) weighed only 35 pounds (average 75 pounds) and had a body score of 1/9.

Starving ‘doodle’ found in dumpster wrapped in old laundry determined to survive and his rescuers are encouraged

Milton, FL

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The man shot and killed by rangers at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday approached a building occupied by roughly 200 people while firing a semi-automatic rifle, park officials announced Tuesday.

Yellowstone shooter approached building with 200 people inside while firing rifle, park says

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Monroe County Sherriff's Office arrest man near High Falls with nearly 17 grams of meth, release says

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A man was arrested over near High Falls in Monroe County on Thursday on various drug charges, according to a Monroe County...

Monroe County Sherriff's Office arrest man near High Falls with nearly 17 grams of meth, release says

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