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Durham, NC

Town Talks

A popular Triangle restaurant is closing another one of its locations. Beyu Caffé shared on social media it is shutting down its Boxyard RTP location. This comes weeks after closing its downtown Durham restaurant.

Popular North Carolina restaurant announces closure of another one of its locations

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Harrisburg, PA

HARRISBURG, Penn. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania reversed the lower court’s decision to dismiss a third-degree murder charge pinned on a bar security job who fatally punched an intoxicated bar patron. His counsel said the single punch couldn’t possibly convey malice, an element needed to meet the charge, but the facts indicate otherwise: He punched the victim unprovoked and had lied to the bar manager, saying the patron merely fell to the ground on his own.

One-punch murder

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal court in Texas allows part of a father’s civil rights lawsuit to proceed against Williamson County, its sheriff’s department and the producers behind the reality TV show “Live PD.” Because the show was so integrated into the department’s operations — deputies would get gift cards as an incentive for appearing on TV — they allegedly decided not to arrest the man’s son at a hearing and instead filmed a dramatic raid on the family home, scaring the family and humiliating them. His conspiracy claim may proceed.

Police raid for reality TV

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CN) — Scott Peterson, the California man convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son two decades ago, wants prosecutors to turn over hundreds of documents from the murder investigation in his bid to get his conviction overturned. Peterson wants a judge to order the release...

Scott Peterson, prosecutors clash over evidence in 20-year-old murder case

Charlotte, NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An insurance company for teachers won over a former IT auditing manager’s religious discrimination claims after he was fired for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine so he could return to work in person. He said his Christian beliefs kept him from compromising his “faith in his God given immune system” — a claim undercut by the fact that he received a flu shot the previous year, making his concerns secular in nature, and therefore not protected by Title VII.

‘God-given immune system’

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Egg Roll is a one-year-old, 34lb American Bully who has recently been introduced by Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue located in Massachusetts. This charming, round little dog is looking for his forever home and comes with a delightful personality and some special quirks.

Meet Egg Roll: The Round Little Snuggle Buddy Looking For Love

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Southern California attorney Daniel Stephen March is more than likely headed toward disbarment, after the California State Bar placed him on involuntary inactive status on Tuesday, following accusations he misappropriated as much as $282 million from up to 60,000 clients. “The level of March’s misconduct...

Southern California attorney facing disbarment after claims of stealing $282 million from clients

Louisiana State

BATON ROUGE, La. — A music publisher and the purported co-owner of the rights to the 1960s hit song “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love),” performed by Dick Holler & The Holidays, lost in a Louisiana federal court on their request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a company founded by the track’s co-songwriter. The songwriter and his communications company have shown more than a sheer possibility of entitlement to the song’s exclusive foreign rights.

Beach party song rights

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. - In a notable case from Essex County, New Jersey, 32-year-old Mahogany Hawkins of Newark has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her involvement in drug trafficking, specifically cocaine and methamphetamine.

Newark Woman Gets 10-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking

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Ninth Circuit blocks logging in Oregon’s Elliott State Forest, protecting marbled murrelet habitat

(CN) — In a landmark decision, a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that prevents Scott Timber, a private logging company, from clearcutting...

Ninth Circuit blocks logging in Oregon’s Elliott State Forest, protecting marbled murrelet habitat

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