Alaska State

Texas State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As the Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to break production records and add jobs, it’s also calling on Congress to pass permitting reform legislation.
                In July, Texas again set employment records. Among the new jobs added were 1,600 in the upstream sector alone of the Texas oil and natural gas industry. The upstream sector involves oil and natural gas extraction and some mining. It excludes refining, petrochemicals, fuels wholesaling, oilfield equipment manufacturing, pipelines, and gas utilities, which all support...

Texas oil and gas Industry calls on Congress to pass permitting reform

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

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After Partnering With the State to Monitor Itself, a Pennsylvania Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’

New Jersey State

Vermont State

Stateline

Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other states could be close behind. New York lawmakers passed their own measure in June, though it’s unclear if Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the […]

Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage

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

California State

Washington, DC

The Motley Fool

Gasoline prices may be cooling nationwide, but they remain high. Consumers in these five states currently pay the most.

These 5 States Have the Highest Gas Prices in the U.S.

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Fox Business

California legislators are trying to pass a bill that would require warning labels be placed on gas stoves, alerting customers about potential health risks associated with the products.

California reignites war on gas stoves with newly proposed law

Massachusetts State

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Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Yoda, a tiny 9-pound senior Shih Tzu who is ready to steal your heart. This little pup is an older boy who has lived his life loved by a caring owner. Sadly, his owner recently passed away, and their family was not able to take care of Yoda. Luckily, Great Dog Rescue New England was able to take him in and place him safely with a foster. He still has a lot of life left in him, and he hopes to spend the majority of it snoozing in YOUR bed.

This Tiny Shih Tzu Who Lost His Owner Is Now Looking For New Family

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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

Delaware State

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings' office said Friday that it still has not received access to monitoring reports for the state's $250 opioid settlement fund nearly a year after raising the issue. | PHOTO COURTESY OF CFPB. The Delaware Attorney General’s office sent a letter late last week to the...

AG office demands monitoring reports for $250M opioid fund

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

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Louisiana Illuminator

A federal appellate panel has jump-started what had been a stalled lawsuit from electric automaker Tesla against Louisiana auto dealers and the state commission that regulates them.  A change the Legislature made to state law in 2017 has prevented Tesla from selling or leasing its vehicles directly to buyers in Louisiana, forcing customers to go […]

5th Circuit rules for Tesla in its fight to sell electric vehicles directly in Louisiana

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

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

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

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Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas

The Tyonek platform, right, in Cook Inlet, is currently home to the region's only offshore drilling rig, which is to the left of the platform. Both...

Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas

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