Crowley, TX

Smaller class sizes and a more personalized learning experience. Those are the top two reasons why Crowley ISD parents Herman and Dulce Solis applied last year for their son to earn a spot inside the district’s newest school. When they saw their son, Sebastian, walk down the red carpet...

Students walk the red carpet to celebrate new Crowley ISD Montessori school

Tarrant County, TX

Mamoud Hussein gathered with his friends on a sidewalk and took it all in. They stood and admired a 611,000-square-foot building surrounded by farmland and developing subdivisions. This was no ordinary building. This place will become their alma mater. Eagle Mountain High School started the 2024-25 school year Aug. 12,...

Eagle Mountain High School in northwest Tarrant County kicks off first-ever day of school

Texas State

Motorists in Texas were left horrified after witnessing a terrifying scene on Interstate 10’s East Freeway near Freeport, where two toddlers, dressed only in diapers, were seen wandering along the highway after being ejected from a car that flipped over during a collision. Accident details: Children thrown from vehicle.

Watch: Two toddlers in diapers survive after being thrown from car on Texas freeway

Lafayette, IN

The US Sun

AN elementary school is switching to a four-day week, leaving some parents outraged as they scramble to find daycare options. Students will follow a Monday-Thursday schedule when they return for the 2024-2025 school year. Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette, Indiana, will be the first in the state to try out four-day school weeks, Indiana Public […]

First-of-its-kind 4-day school week sparks fury as parents are forced to pay for daycare & students endure longer days

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

Paris, TX

Law & Crime

A 24-year-old father in Texas is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police say he intentionally gave his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink. 
The post Dad admits forcing 4-month-old son to drink gasoline ‘with the intention of ending the child’s life’: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.

Dad admits forcing 4-month-old son to drink gasoline 'with the intention of ending the child's life': Police

Arlington, TX

School buses across Arlington sputtered to a start the morning of Aug. 14, some for the first time since May, as morning commuters rerouted their drives around now-blinking yellow school zone lights. “I’m ready for summer to start,” said Jack Mitchell, laughing as he walked into his first day of...

First day of school at Arlington ISD brings ‘big emotions,’ excited teachers

Quincy, MA

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Dianna Carney

Get ready for an afternoon filled with live music, fun activities, and local vendors. The Friends of Ruth Gordon Amphitheater has invited the community to join them for the Friends Rock Music Festival on Sunday, August 11th from 2 PM until 8 PM. This free-to-attend festival promises a day filled with a diverse lineup of artists and bands, offering something for every music lover. Performances will include:

Live Music, Delicious Food & More: Don't Miss This Free Music Festival in Quincy

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

The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD school board tapped a law firm with North Texas roots to lead its search for a new superintendent. Trustees unanimously agreed Aug. 12 that Thompson & Horton will find departing Superintendent Jim Chadwell’s successor. The district will pay the law firm a fee of $24,000, plus travel and expenses.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD school board takes next step to find new superintendent

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

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

South Carolina State

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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

Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth ISD is “disappointed” over not being able to showcase progress made between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years due to another delay in the release of the Texas Education Agency’s annual school ratings, the district said in a recent statement. The anticipated Aug. 15 publication...

Delay in school accountability ratings extends uncertainty for Tarrant County districts

On the night in January 2024 when volunteers counted people experiencing homelessness in Denver, no shelter beds were available for individuals or families, according to data provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 2,500 individuals and 181 families slept outside, the data showed.

State of homelessness in Denver: Full shelters, surge in older adults

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

Cooking With Maryann

I grew up on these babies. This cookie is sweet nostalgia to me. There are so many variations to make it too, you really can't go wrong with it! For a super easy and fast cookie bar, these are a winner!

Magic Layer Bars aka Hello Dolly Bars

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

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

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Booming Northwest ISD welcomes students to new $51.6M elementary school

Colorful sidewalk chalk decorated the pathways to Alan & Andra Perrin Elementary School just past the northwest Tarrant County line in Denton County, providing students with...

Booming Northwest ISD welcomes students to new $51.6M elementary school

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