Concord, CA

Mountain View, CA

Gainesville, FL

The Miami Hurricanes made one of the biggest Week 1 statements going to Gainesville and beating up on Billy Napier's Florida Gators. What was supposed to be a huge recruiting weekend for the Gators had multiple commitments and several more prospects see the Hurricanes cruise to a 41-17 win. That result is one that Mario Cristobal's crew is hoping flips a few of those recruits who were in attendance towards Coral Gables.

Miami uses blowout win to recruit Gator prospects in attendance

New Jersey State

Morristown, NJ

A New Jersey high school is about to have the most formidable offensive line in the nation. Nick Mangold, a seven-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro center for the New York Jets, was hired as the offensive line coach for Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J.). Mangold brings his 11 years of professional football experience to the school, which went 10-2 last year.

Former Jets Pro Bowler Nick Mangold hired as New Jersey high school OL coach

Columbus, OH

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

The Lantern

Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly has been admired in more than one sport. The play caller looks on from the sideline here during a Buckeye football spring practice. Credit: via TNS.

Football: Chip Kelly’s role in orchestrating the Buckeyes’ new offense, from the booth to the field

Oregon State

Santa Ana, CA

Bishop Gorman has done almost everything in the last two seasons. The Gaels won Nevada state championships. They went undefeated. They earned the title of National Champions in the Super 25 rankings in 2023. The only blemish to a nearly perfect record over those two years (26-1) was a loss to Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) in August 2022.

Mater Dei holds No. 1 spot over Bishop Gorman with elite defense in clash for supremacy

Fort Worth, TX

There is no more questioning North Crowley's standing as a contender in the Texas high school football scene — the Panthers of Fort Worth announced loud and clear on Friday night that they can go toe-to-toe with anybody and come out standing. North Crowley took down top-ranked Texas high...

North Crowley takes down top Texas team DeSoto, ending the 23-game win streak

Alabama State

Hoover, AL

We have a compelling high school game in Tuscaloosa, AL on Friday, September 6 (kicking off at 6:30 p.m. CT), with Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa High School hosting Hoover High School. How to watch Hoover vs. Hillcrest-Tusc high school football. Hoover and Hillcrest-Tusc will match up on Friday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m....

How to watch Alabama high school football: Hoover vs. Hillcrest-Tusc, September 6

Kansas State

Users in NewsBreak’s Contributor Program who have verified their accounts by showing some writing experience on other platforms.

writer

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

Hawaii State

High school girls volleyball has tipped off across the country, with teams moving into Week 2 matchups as the season picks up momentum in September. With that comes a focus on the best of the best teams from around the high school courts, another chase for national championship glory. Last...

Opening USA TODAY Sports/AVCA Super 25 national girls volleyball rankings

Washington, DC

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

Florida State

Users in NewsBreak’s Contributor Program who have verified their accounts by showing hard news writing experience on other platforms.

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

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Jose and Aurora Rodriguez founded La Serenata in 1985 in Boyle Heights. That was a pivotal era in L.A.’s Mexican food community, and Jose Rodriguez's culinary pursuits led him to become a pioneer in rejecting the “combination plate” standard laden with soggy tacos and burritos.

This Pioneering Mexican Restaurant Was One of the First in L.A. to Reject ‘Combination Plates’ In 1985. Now, They Are Struggling to Stay Open

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

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

Frankfort, KY

Finding a unique way to announce your commitment to a school has gotten harder and harder as the years go on. In attempts to go viral on social media, players have tried thousands of different ways to announced their college decision. Five-star shooting guard Jasper Johnson may have taken the...

Five-star SG Jasper Johnson uses pizza box to commit to Kentucky

Colorado State

David Heitz

Colorado mountain lions and bobcats, which November voters will have the opportunity to save from trophy hunters, are sparing the ecosystem devastation from chronic wasting disease.

Why Colorado bobcats, mountain lions need protection

Denver, CO

Despite touting its social equity programs, arrests for marijuana-related offenses in Denver skyrocketed 83% from 2022 to 2023 with 189 arrests, according to the city’s recently released 2024 marijuana report, “The Denver Collaborative Approach: Leading the Way in Municipal Marijuana Management.”

Denver marijuana arrests surge despite lower consumption, report reveals

Kansas City, MO

Cats of Kansas City

These five amazing cats are all available to adopt from local Kansas City shelters. Just click on their respective links to learn more about them. Faith, from Meowy Matchmakers is both shy and a senior, a combination that might make it a challenge for her to find her next family. I have faith though that someone will be lucky enough to scoop her up--maybe you?

5 Adoptable Cats in Kansas City: Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!

A new report lists Colorado as the fifth most-fun state in the U.S. “In order to determine the most fun states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across two key categories, entertainment and recreation and nightlife,” according to the report. “We evaluated those categories using 26 relevant metrics. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 indicating the greatest number and variety of fun and cost-effective options.”

Colorado: Fifth most fun state in the U.S.

Aurora, CO

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

Louisiana State

Users in NewsBreak’s Contributor Program who have not yet self-verified their accounts.

community_voice

The Lens

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

Green Bay, WI

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Off to college, Biden-Harris, aging student, Covid surge

Walnut Creek, CA

Martinez, CA

Lafayette, CA

Alamo, CA

Orinda, CA

Moraga, CA

Port Costa, CA

Pittsburg, CA

Benicia, CA

Clayton, CA

Canyon, CA

Diablo, CA

Crockett, CA

Oakland, CA

NewsBreak

Maurice Jones-Drew's son scores 64-yd TD on first rush of high school career

\"Jones-Drew up the middle and there he goes!\" It's a familiar call to hear in a football game, but this wasn't Maurice Jones-Drew rushing through a...

"Jones-Drew up the middle and there he goes!" It's a familiar call to hear in a football game, but this wasn't Maurice Jones-Drew rushing through a...

Maurice Jones-Drew's son scores 64-yd TD on first rush of high school career

Comments / 0