Wisconsin State

Oneida County, WI

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

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WyoFile

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’

Alabama State

NewsOne

Biden's administration issued $2 billion to black and minority farmers who experienced mistreatment by the USDA, as announced on Wednesday.
The post Black Farmers Granted $2 Billon From USDA To Address Historical Discrimination appeared first on NewsOne.

Black Farmers Granted $2 Billon From USDA To Address Historical Discrimination

Georgia State

Mcintosh County, GA

The Independent

 A Georgia county has asked a judge to block a referendum sought by residents of one of the South's last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, who are fighting to overturn zoning changes they fear could force them to sell their island homes.Commissioners of coastal McIntosh County voted in September to roll back protections that have limited deveopment for decades in the tiny enclave of Hogg Hummock on Sapelo Island. About 30 to 50 Black residents still live in modest homes along dirt roads in the community, founded by formerly enslaved people who had worked on the plantation of...

Judge asked to block slave descendants' effort to force a vote on zoning of their Georgia community

Minnesota State

NBC News

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is homing in on what advisers see as a potential liability for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: his departure from the Army National Guard two decades ago. Walz, introduced Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, ended his 24-year military career to run for public...

Republicans start attacking Walz by going after his military record

TIME

Consequences mattered to the Founders—and that meant early American judges upheld major gun restrictions.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Amendment Mistake

Marijuana joints and buds, also known as "flower," are viewed on May 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Lawmakers voted 4-1 on Tuesday to finalize a nearly 70% hike to the price of a medical marijuana business license. Sen. Red Dawn Foster, D-Pine Ridge, was...

Lawmakers make it official: Annual fees for medical pot businesses will jump 70%

WashingtonExaminer

If you like giving government handouts to illegal immigrants, then you will love the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Throughout his tenure as governor, Tim Walz (D-MN) has put illegal immigrants before America’s middle class. Walz created a program that provides free, taxpayer-funded college for illegal immigrants. He also made illegal immigrants eligible for government-subsidized health […]

Tim Walz puts illegal immigrants ahead of the middle class

Colorado State

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

Booneville, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department, a Booneville man has been charged with multiple counts of molestation following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a child.

Man Charged with Child Molestation; Woman Accused of Contributing to Delinquency

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

Tennessee State

No Tennessee school district has expressed interest in training teachers to carry guns at school, following passage of a law permitting them to do so. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) (This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily...

Tennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a ruckus, but has drawn little interest

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

Virginia State

Kentucky Vibes.net

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

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Fox News

Under Walz, Minnesota became near unlivable and dangerous. His remarkable cowardice and carelessness destroyed businesses, friendships, family members and the place I once called home.

I watched as Gov. Tim Walz let my home state of Minnesota burn

Minneapolis, MN

Former President Donald Trump has revived his four-year-old false claim about how he and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz handled the civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020.

Fact check: Trump revives false claim that he, not Minnesota’s governor, deployed the National Guard to Minneapolis in 2020

A firearm ban, which prevented Wisconsin residents from carrying firearms while fishing, was rescinded by the state on Wednesday. The change will now allow gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment rights while fishing. According to a press release by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, the repeal of...

Gun ban repealed in Wisconsin

Florida State

Tim Blakeley, manager of Sunset Junction medical marijuana dispensary, shows marijuana plant buds on May 11, 2010, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Ron DeSantis has made it clear that he opposes Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall in Florida to legalize...

DeSantis official criticizes Amendment 3 for lack of ‘home-grown’ element

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Oneida County board to consider resolution opening public land to mining

A sign urging Oneida County residents to vote no on a 2018 advisory referendum on allowing mining in the Town of Lynne. (Photo courtesy of Jill...

Oneida County board to consider resolution opening public land to mining

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