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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Maryland State

NBC News

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, the governor’s office said. Moore signed the executive order in Annapolis with state Attorney General Anthony Brown in attendance. An estimated 100,000 individuals will be affected by the pardons, the governor's office said...

Maryland governor announces pardons of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions

Utah State

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a suit brought by the sponsors of state legislation that would put an age limit on candidates for federal office. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Thornton decision bars states from placing qualifications on such candidates; the sponsors acknowledge that Utah courts cannot overturn Thornton, and sought affirmation in order to challenge the Supreme Court’s precedent.

Age limits for federal candidates

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

New Hampshire State

Nashua, NH

Each of the three people scammed of $62,000 in total fell victim to a similar scam, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s Office. (Getty Images) At least three people in New Hampshire have been persuaded by scammers to put $20,000 or more in a package, tape it up, and hand it over to someone posing as a bank employee or federal official, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

AG warns of email scam targeting older residents

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Idaho State

Pocatello, ID

POCATELLO, IDAHO — In 2018, Kody Gates moved back to his hometown. But he was terrified about whether he could still access gender-affirming care. He felt relieved when he found Dr. Neil Ragan, who founded Health West ISU’s gender-affirming care clinic in Pocatello. But in response to a...

‘I’m not ready to give up:’ Idaho ban prompts clinic to halt gender-affirming care

Kansas State

Starting today in Kansas, providers are supposed to ask patients why they are getting an abortion. A Florida law goes into effect allowing people who shoot bears on their property a "Stand Your Ground" type defense. It's July 1, so states across the country are putting laws into effect. From...

July 1 laws taking effect in states across the country

Nevada State

The Nevada Department of Corrections's current heat standards say prisons can’t exceed is 85 degrees. (Photo by Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) Prison advocacy groups warned they are getting “frantic calls” around rising temperatures inside facilities. Corrections officials on Thursday said they are implementing measures to keep prison units...

Corrections officials say they are working to address heat concerns in prisons

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Pennsylvania State

The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, has signed a bill into law on Wednesday, June 5, which will prohibit the use of hand-held devices while driving. It will go into effect a year after the signing. Senate Bill 37 allows law enforcement to issue tickets when drivers are using their...

Pennsylvania governor signs bill banning cellphones while driving

Sacramento, CA

CBS Sacramento

SACRAMENTO -- From one capital city to another, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling handed down Friday would allow cities like Sacramento to implement civil punishments to eliminate homeless encampments.SCOTUS sided with an Oregon town that imposes civil punishments on homeless people for sleeping in public spaces. The decision found that the anti-camping rules are not prohibited by the Eighth Amendment's protections from cruel and unusual punishment.Cities in Californa's capital region reacted to the decision, each with a different response.In Roseville, the decision was applauded by city leaders who were part of a 13-city friend-of-the-court brief filed to the...

Sacramento region reacts to Supreme Court allowing camping bans targeting homeless

Texas State

In the center, from left: RJ Reed, 5, Rodrick Reed, and Sandra Reed, join hands as they pray during a rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2022. (Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s petition

Federal Chevron deference is dead. On June 28, 2024, in a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal tenet that when a federal statute is silent or ambiguous about a particular regulatory issue, courts should defer to the implementing agency’s reasonable interpretation of the law. The reversal...

What’s next after Supreme Court curbs regulatory power?

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Maui Community Correctional Center has seen a disproportionate number of suicides in recent years, and staff there have warned that improvements in mental health services are needed. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022) The pictures of Artrina De Lima present a puzzle. One is a glamorous-looking image of her with her daughter Kamalei,...

Another Suicide At The Maui Jail Leaves A Grieving Family To Conclude ‘Something Is Wrong’

Nebraska State

Omaha, NE

OMAHA — National Republicans have more than matched the $1.07 million early advertising reservation of their Democratic counterparts in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. The National Republican Campaign Committee on Thursday announced $1.24 million in digital and television advertising set asides in the Omaha market. The move continues a...

National Republicans match Nebraska’s 2nd District ad push by Democrats

Georgia State

Senator Clint Dixon sponsored SB 421 to increase the penalty of swatting, as he himself was a victim in December 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder. Georgia Senate Bill 421, one of many pieces of legislation going into effect July 1, aims to increase punishment for those behind so-called swatting calls in order to deter future harrowing law enforcement false alarms in Georgia.

New Georgia law that makes swatting calls a felony takes effect

Aurora, CO

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About 80 people overtook Aurora’s City Council meeting Monday, causing the mayor to recess the meeting three times in an effort to bring about order. The council then agreed to extend public invited to be heard beyond the one-hour time limit. The speakers showed up to chide the City Council for not punishing the officer that shot and killed Kilyn Lewis. Lewis was a suspect in a crime which is why police approached him. Body camera footage released by the Aurora Police Department showed Lewis did not have a gun and repeatedly yelled “I don’t have nothing!” with his hands in the air. Despite this, officer Michael Dieck killed him with a single shot from his rifle. Lewis never had more than a cell phone in his hand, the video showed.

Supporters of Black man killed by Aurora police overtake council meeting

New Mexico State

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a public health order imposing temporary restrictions on firearms on in fall 2023. Her senior public safety advisor, Benjamin Baker, sits to her right. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM) Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing to once again extend how long...

NM governor wants more prison time for people convicted of felonies who face new gun charges

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R.I. Supreme Court rules ‘Mario’s Law’ namesake can seek parole

The Licht Judicial Complex in Providence houses the Rhode Island Supreme Court and Providence/Bristol County Superior Court. (Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current) The namesake of a 2021...

R.I. Supreme Court rules ‘Mario’s Law’ namesake can seek parole

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