Brownsville, TX

Mountain View, CA

The Independent

 A smuggler was caught trying to move more than $5m worth of meth into California last week by disguising the drugs as watermelons. US Customs and Border Patrol announced on Tuesday that agents intercepted a smuggler on Friday during a secondary inspection at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility at the Otay Mesa crossing. The incident began when a 29-year-old man driving a truck pulled up to the border. When asked what the man was hauling, the said they were watermelons. The CBP agents sent him for a secondary inspection. The watermelons were unloaded from the truck for further inspection....

$5m of meth disguised as watermelons seized at border

Syracuse, NY

WEKU

Charging documents say the border patrol agent in upstate New York lied to four women that exposing themselves was part of protocol.

Border Patrol agent arrested for allegedly forcing women to undress during processing

Texas State

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El Paso, TX

Jack Beavers

The battle against migrant "stash houses" is intensifying along the U.S. Southern Border with Mexico. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) rewards up to $5,000 for information leading to the anonymous identification of stash houses, pill press operations, and methamphetamine conversion laboratories used in transnational crimes.

Migrant Stash Houses Border Busts

U.S. Federal Agents are taking it to the Mexican Cartels - racking up some huge drug busts along our Southern Border - as August comes to a close. The largest bust so far was reported along the Rio Grande in Texas.

Big Border Drug Busts: Cops vs. Cartels

Chula Vista, CA

The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol says his agents in Chula Vista, California this month are encountering homemade tire spikes placed by cartel smugglers along the road from which they patrol the border fence. The tire-deflation devices are intended to disrupt those patrols and take Border Patrol vehicles out of service to delay their response to the cartel's criminal activities along the border.

Cartel Booby Traps Target Border Patrol Agents

Oregon State

Portland, OR

Law & Crime

“Detectives went to [the girl] in the hospital room and were immediately horrified upon seeing her,” a criminal complaint obtained by Portland Fox affiliate KPTV reportedly said.
The post Couple tortured, placed dog shock collar and gag on girl, 5, causing injuries so extensive detectives were ‘immediately horrified upon seeing her’ first appeared on Law & Crime.

Couple tortured girl, 5, causing injuries so extensive detectives were 'immediately horrified upon seeing her'

Doral, FL

 A Florida mother was arrested for leaving her three-year-old son alone in an apartment when she went to get plastic surgery.Jessica Renteria, 25, was taken into custody on charges of child neglect following the incident back on June 27. Police had responded to the woman’s apartment complex in Doral around 4.15pm that afternoon after tenants found the child wandering the complex alone.Now, police have released bodycam footage from the incident, showing an officer finding the child and asking where his mother is.“Hey, little buddy, what’s your name?” the officer asks the child. “Do you know where papi and mami...

Florida mom arrested for leaving three-year-old son alone in apartment to go and get plastic surgery

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been over four decades since the demise of beloved actor Milburn Stone, best known as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams on TV's Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955-1975). The Emmy-winning Stone died of a heart attack in La Jolla, CA on June 12, 1980. This is his life story.

In Memory of Milburn Stone ('Doc' from TV's 'Gunsmoke'): 44 Years After His Fatal Heart Attack

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In a shocking case back in 2018, a 46-year-old man named CJ experienced a life-threatening medical crisis after neglecting to brush his teeth for 40 days. What began as a simple toothache quickly spiraled into a condition that put his kidneys and life at risk.

Man Went 40 Days Without Brushing His Teeth and Nearly Died From Kidney Failure: True Incident

Snopes

"Take note of the following birth dates," Laura Loomer posted.

Fact Check: Harris' Mom Lied on Immigration Form So She's Ineligible To Be President?

Latin Times

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) claimed that top drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán López, son of El Chapo Guzmán and who was arrested alongside Ismael El Mayo Zambada on July 25 in El Paso, negotiated his surrender with Washington:. "The United States government...

Mexican president claims that top drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán agreed to turn himself over to U.S.

Denver, CO

Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang from Venezuela that is said to be as serious a threat as the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is quietly operating in unsuspected neighborhoods and communities across the country. The Denver Gazette has confirmed the presence of Tren de Aragua, or TDA, in Colorado, and reported...

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua used border chaos to infiltrate U.S.

Alabama State

It’s always heartbreaking to see struggling stray dogs living in the worst conditions. You can just see in their eyes that they feel heartbroken and hopeless. This sweet pup was in the same boat. She was dumped by her owners despite the fact that she was pregnant and was going to give birth soon.

This Pregnant Dog Was Dumped Near A Road But Then She Met Someone Who Changed Everything

San Diego, CA

NBC News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in California discovered $5 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons last week, the agency said Tuesday. A 29-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer ran into trouble with CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in San Diego on Friday as he was trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, the agency said.

$5 million worth of meth disguised as watermelons found at California customs checkpoint

Pennsylvania State

Wilkes-barre, PA

Straight Arrow News SANcom

At a recent rally in Pennsylvania, supporters left before Trump finished his speech and they expressed frustration with his message.

Trump supporters walk out on MAGA rally before it ends

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora, Colo. -- Angry Aurorans on social media poked fun at the local news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Mike Coffman, Aurora mayor, posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It contradicted comments made by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who told the New York Post the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated? Denver media criticized

Atlanta, GA

Being someone who has, on one occasion, saved an abandoned animal and given it a new chance at life, I feel like there is something that everyone should know about. Their story matters a lot. Where they are from and how they got into that situation is incredibly important in determining how to help them or if you can even do anything.

Woman Shocked To Find Abandoned Dog In Woods, Only To Learn His Full Story

An Indiana man who poisoned his wife’s Coca-Cola with a cocktail of drugs in an attempt to kill her so he could run off with her daughter has been sentenced to prison. Alfred W. Ruf, 71, admitted to spiking his wife’s drinks at least a dozen times in 2021 as part of the twisted plot, according to court documents reviewed by WXIN.

Man spiked wife’s Coca-Cola with cocktail of drugs so he could ‘sleep with her daughter’

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

The Mirror US

Officers were in for a surprise when they uncovered $5 million worth of methamphetamine wrapped as poorly disguised watermelons as they were attempted to be brought over from Mexico in a tractor

Fake watermelons hide $5million of meth in Southern California but customs officers not fooled

Olmito, TX

Los Fresnos, TX

Port Isabel, TX

San Benito, TX

Los Indios, TX

Rio Hondo, TX

Harlingen, TX

Santa Maria, TX

La Feria, TX

Combes, TX

Mercedes, TX

South Padre Island, TX

Progreso, TX

Santa Rosa, TX

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Border Patrol agents discover 18 people inside trailer at Sarita checkpoint

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Brownsville man is facing federal charges after Border Patrol agents discovered 18 people inside a tractor trailer he was...

Border Patrol agents discover 18 people inside trailer at Sarita checkpoint

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