New Jersey State

Paterson, NJ

Columbus, OH

Sag Harbor, NY

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Justin Timberlake had a pricey wristwatch, a vape pen, and over $300 in cash on him when he was arrested on DWI charges on eastern Long Island in June. Law enforcement officers discovered the singer, 43, holding a vape device, a Rolex watch, a gold band, and a wallet containing $306 in bills when he was arrested in Sag Harbor on June 18, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Justin Timberlake had a vape pen, Rolex, and $306 cash at the time of his DWI arrest: police report

Georgia State

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Winder, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Kentucky State

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives remarks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on Aug. 23, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Kennedy announced that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting the Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Despite suspending his presidential...

After suspending his campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed to run for president in Kentucky

Green Bay, WI

A Green Bay Correctional Institution watch tower and guard. (Photo | Isiah Holmes) Micah Laureano, a 19-year-old who was incarcerated at Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) died Tuesday night following an incident involving his cellmate, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections told the Examiner. Beth Hardtke, the department’s communications director, told...

Incarcerated person dies after incident with cellmate at Green Bay Correctional Institution

Wilmington, DE

Inner city schools like Warner Elementary School in Wilmington's Triangle Neighborhood are exceedingly rare after desegregation saw students bussed to suburban districts. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JULIA MEROLA. Attention on education reform and investment in public education for Wilmington city students has perhaps never been higher than in the...

‘We were bulldozed’: The history of Wilmington’s school system

Texas State

CHICAGO — Amanda Zurawski didn’t want to go into politics. She wanted a baby girl. Her name would have been Willow. But when Zurwaski was 18 weeks pregnant, her water broke. The fetus wouldn't survive, but, citing Texas' abortion laws, her doctors refused to terminate the pregnancy until she eventually developed sepsis three days later.

After being denied a medically necessary abortion, Amanda Zurawski will do whatever it takes to beat Donald Trump

Virginia State

The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Secret Service detail for JD Vance closes an Alexandria park.”—Washington Post. • Water restrictions lifted in Orange County.”—Free Lance-Star. • “Arlington board votes to dismantle county’s human rights commission.”—Washington Post. • “Cigna settles state...

Deli meat listeria outbreak largest in 13 years and more Virginia headlines

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

A marijuana activist holds a flag during a march on July 4, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Members of the group Fourth of July Hemp Coalition gathered outside the White House for its annual protest on marijuana prohibition, which the group said dated back to more than 50 years ago during the Nixon administration. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

America’s decade-long experience with marijuana legalization shows it to be a success

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Louisiana State

Lewisburg, WV

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — At Lewisburg’s Carnegie Hall, president and CEO Cathy Rennard watched with some anxiety earlier this month as news unfolded that The Greenbrier Hotel was facing foreclosure due to unpaid debts by its owners, Gov. Jim Justice and his family. The hotel, a crucial part of...

‘It’s always going to be there’: In Greenbrier County, hotel’s potential sale causes concern

Hawaii State

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Traffic backed up on Hwy 50 as people evacuated from the Caldor Fire on August 30, 2021 in South Lake Tahoe, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) An evacuation of residents and visitors from the north shore of the Tahoe basin could take more than two to three times as long as local officials project, according to simulations released Wednesday that depict how an emergency exodus could result in “hours-long, potentially life-threatening slow evacuations.”

Evacuating Tahoe could take twice as long as projected, simulations indicate

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

What exactly happened at a large gathering of migrants in Aurora last Sunday depends on who you talk to. And a showdown is imminent between City Council member Danielle Jurinsky and the Aurora Police Department, according to Jurinsky.

Migrant mayhem in Aurora? Showdown imminent between PD, council member Jurinsky

Utah State

Moab, UT

Sandstone cliff walls of Labyrinth Canyon are seen near Moab, Utah. (Photo by Arthur Grumankin via Getty Images) A number of oil and gas leases in southern Utah, one of which was so controversial that seven Democratic U.S. senators urged the federal government to cancel it, are now the subject of an environmental lawsuit.

BLM revives controversial oil and gas lease in Utah wilderness, prompting lawsuit

Oregon State

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is only about a quarter inch long. It targets humans and breeds in shallow water. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) For the first time, Oregon health officials have found a type of mosquito in the state that can transmit deadly viruses. The...

In a first, Oregon officials find mosquito that can transmit deadly viruses in southern Oregon

Haledon, NJ

Elmwood Park, NJ

Totowa, NJ

Clifton, NJ

Hawthorne, NJ

Fair Lawn, NJ

Little Falls, NJ

Saddle Brook, NJ

Glen Rock, NJ

Garfield, NJ

Passaic, NJ

Rochelle Park, NJ

Wayne, NJ

Lodi, NJ

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Senator renews call for investigation into office that prosecutes public corruption

Sen. Joe Cryan said he has questions about whether prosecutors with the Attorney General's Office are “rushing to judgment.” (Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governor’s Office) A state...

Senator renews call for investigation into office that prosecutes public corruption

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