North Carolina State

UPI News

A federal judge has ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West must be on North Carolina's ballot for the November election, ruling that the state's logic to keep West off the ballot was flawed.

Federal judge rules Cornel West will be on North Carolina ballot for November's election

New York City, NY

Pennsylvania State

CBS News

Clear Choice Action, a Democrat-aligned super PAC aiming to hinder third-party presidential candidates, filed a lawsuit Thursday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.Kennedy is also facing challenges from the same super PAC in New York and Illinois. In New York, the PAC claims that Kennedy's state nominating petition falsely listed a residence in New York City's affluent northern suburbs, while he has in fact lived in the Los Angeles area since 2014. Kennedy testified in court Tuesday to dispute the lawsuit. In Illinois, the PAC filed an objection against his nominating...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hit with ballot access lawsuit in Pennsylvania

WashingtonExaminer

(The Center Square) – Capping a remarkable day of litigation, the Justice For All Party will be a part of the North Carolina election this fall following a federal judge’s ruling Monday night. Judge Terrence Boyle ordered the State Board of Elections to grant the party access to the ballot as most of the nation […]

Justice For All gets North Carolina ballot access

West Virginia State

Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at Legends Event Center on Dec. 20, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble | Getty Images) Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will, barring any challenges, officially be on the West Virginia ballot in November’s general election,...

RFK Jr. secures spot on WV ballot as independent presidential candidate

Maryland State

The readily availability home tests could be masking the actual number of COVID-19 cases in the state, health officials say. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about half of the United States, including Maryland, have “very high” amounts of COVID-19 virus identified in wastewater collections, signals to health officials that viral activity is rising in the community.

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Maryland, as CDC sees ‘very high’ levels of activity

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

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Maine State

Portland, ME

Goranson Farm stand at the Portland Farmers Market on Aug. 10, 2024. (AnnMarie Hilton/Maine Morning Star) “I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,” said Jan Goranson, standing at her family’s farm stand at the Portland Farmers Market Saturday morning. “That’s the way it’s been. It’s been really hard.”

Maine farmers fed up with ‘royally failing’ WIC payment app

Colorado State

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

NewsNation

The nation’s highest court is always a hot-button issue, but it is taking on added importance as Harris has become the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

Supreme Court injected into Trump-Harris race

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Wisconsin State

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is infusing a total of $2.2 million into six battleground states to enhance efforts to compete for their state legislatures. The DLCC is sending $1.1 million to Michigan to keep their state House and $500,000 to Pennsylvania for the same. $350,000 in New Hampshire, where Democrats are trying to flip […]

Democrats drop millions to keep and win control in six battleground states

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

TIME

A guide to the battleground states in the 2024 election fight between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

The 7 States That Will Decide the Election

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

Florida State

From left to right Revs. Joe Parramore, James Golden and Rachel Gunter Shapard photographed on Jan. 25, 2024. Golden and Gunter Shapard spoke against HB 931, which would authorize public and charter school districts to allow chaplains in schools. (Photo by Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix) School districts have shown little interest...

Faith leaders warn schools of dangers of optional, voluntary chaplain program

Georgia State

Winder, GA

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

Rumina Slazas and her children are suing Moore County. (Photo courtesy of Disability Rights NC) A Moore County woman and her two disabled children are suing Moore County claiming that the county improperly retained custody of the children after her cancer treatment and violated the children’s rights by failing to arrange for proper care.

A family sues Moore County for institutionalizing children after their mother’s cancer diagnosis

NewsBreak

A judge rejects NC Democrats’ attempt to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s We the People party was legitimately certified, a Wake Superior Court judge ruled Monday in rejecting the state Democratic Party’s attempt to...

A judge rejects NC Democrats’ attempt to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot

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