Louisiana State

WASHINGTON (August 19, 2024) – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Governor Jeff Landry today announced the launch of the GUMBO 2.0 broadband program which will put into action a $1.35 billion investment that Cassidy secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The program will expand broadband access to 100,000 homes—including 60,000 homes in rural parishes—35,000 businesses, and 4,000 community anchor institutions such as schools, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies.

Cassidy, Landry Announce Launch of $1.35 Billion Broadband Program with Funding from Infrastructure Law

Los Angeles, CA

Two months ago, Zeus TV star Chrisean Rock made headlines when she was arrested at a Los Angeles courthouse while trying to attend a hearing for her son’s father, rapper Blueface. The situation has since escalated, with Rock now facing serious legal challenges in a different state. According to...

Chrisean Rock Transferred to Oklahoma on Drug Charges Following Arrest at Blueface’s Hearing

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

New Hampshire State

Warner, NH

WARNER, NH (WBZ NewsRadio) — Former WBZ NewsRadio Anchor Jim Mitchell may have died more than 15 years ago, but residents of the town in New Hampshire where he used to live, and love, are keeping his memory very much alive. Mitchell co-owned 'MainStreet Bookends' in Warner with his...

Memory Of Former WBZ News Anchor Being Kept Alive in Warner NH

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Angeanette Dowles. Homeownership is one of the critical aspects of the American Dream. However, that dream seems more like a fantasy than an attainable goal for many of us. Well, Angeanette Dowles of NACA is here to tell you that homeownership is achievable for all at an affordable rate too. For the rate of only a few months’ rent, people with even 420 credit scores you can purchase homes in the hundreds of thousands with little interest rates! It sounds too good to be true. Well, this is one time you’ll be happy to be wrong as it is just as good as it sounds.

Affordable Homeownership Program: No down payment. No closing costs, No f

Edinburg, TX

Law & Crime

For the two nights she spent in a Texas jail after being wrongfully charged with murder for a self-induced abortion in 2022, Lizelle Gonzalez, 26, will be permitted to sue prosecutors and sheriffs in a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
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Woman imprisoned for abortion, wrongfully charged with murder, will be allowed to sue prosecutors, sheriffs for $1M

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

InsideEdition

"Her car was in the middle of the cemetery and she was in the back of the car wrapped up in sheets and trash bags. She was beaten to death. Her face was smashed in, her head was smashed in, she was brutally beaten," the victim's father told WLOX

Beloved Nursing Student Beaten to Death and Left in Cemetery After Ex Released From Jail Without GPS Monitor

Maine State

The Mega Millions jackpot will rollover on Friday (August 23) after zero players matched all six numbers during the $498 million drawing Tuesday (August 20) night. The jackpot will now increase to an estimated $527 million ($261.9 million cash value) for Friday night's drawing. Results from Tuesday's Mega Millions game...

Mega Millions Winner: Did Anyone Win Tuesday's $498 Million Jackpot?

Modesto, CA

NBC News

Twenty years ago, a case that gripped the world came to an end when Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son. Scott Peterson, who has always maintained his innocence, was convicted of murder in 2004 and sentenced to death the next year. He was resentenced to life without the possibility of parole after his death sentence was overturned in 2020.

20 years after Scott Peterson’s conviction, Laci Peterson’s murder is revisited in new documentaries

Minneapolis, MN

The Independent

  Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, a low-security prison. He was previously held in Arizona at FCI Tucson in August 2022 to simultaneously serve a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights and a 22 1/2-year state sentence for second-degree murder.The transfer comes nearly nine months after Chauvin was...

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

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

Who doesn't want to make good money right? Most of us are on the struggle express train at the moment, but did you know these jobs make a great salary....like over $600k. Want to see some of the new gigs you can do to make you good $$$$

These Are Jobs You Didn't Know Paid $600K

Virginia State

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

A man was sentenced to 143 years in prison after he committed a host of crimes including pointing a gun at a Burger King employee who refused to accept drugs for payment and also shooting at other people. Per The Associated Press, the news of Eugene Robertson’s prison sentence was...

Man handed 143-year sentence after drawing gun on Burger King employee who refused drugs for payment

North Carolina State

Ventura County, CA

Back in 1977, three women were strangled and their bodies found dumped in California. For over four decades, no arrests were made and the case went cold.Now, police believe they have solved the mystery – and say that it was the work of a suspected serial killer already charged with murder across the country in North Carolina. Warren Luther Alexander was charged on Wednesday with the murders of three murders of Kimberly Carol Fritz, 18, Velvet Ann Sanchez, 31, and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez, 21, which all took place in Ventura County, California, in 1977.The three women were all strangled within...

Three women were found strangled in California. Four decades later police arrest suspected serial killer

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

Penn Yan, NY

Every few years over the last 25, I’ve gone out to Penn Yan in late summer to a pig roast put on by the Yates County SCOPE chapter. Sometimes it’s an actual pig at the sportsmen’s club, and sometimes it’s roast pork at the firemen’s field.

Lonsberry: THE SECOND AMENDMENT ISN'T JUST FOR COUNTRY FOLK

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

Missouri State

Maryland Heights, MO

Season 29 “Dancing With the Stars” alum Nelly was arrested by the State of Missouri Highway Patrol Gaming Division at the Hollywood Casino on August 7, 2024, Officer Terry McComas of the Maryland Heights Police Department told Heavy via email. The rapper, whose real name is Cornell Haynes...

DWTS Alum Arrested in Missouri

Hawaii State

Becca is back from Hawaii and she’s ready to share every magical detail, as long as you don’t ask her how the photos came out…. Hayley sat next to a MAJOR celeb on the plane which leads to an intense discussion over celebrity seatmate plane etiquette. Plus… THE...

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Landry Announces Phase Two Of Federal Internet Expansion Program

More federal funding for expanded Internet access is coming to Louisiana. On Monday, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Phase...

Landry Announces Phase Two Of Federal Internet Expansion Program

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