Stockton, CA

Columbus, OH

The Guardian

Death reports obtained by the Guardian show elderly people are regularly dying on the streets of LA: ‘They’re incredibly alone’

Thousands of senior citizens are dying homeless in Los Angeles, records reveal

Colorado State

Penrose, CO

The Independent

 The owners of a Colorado funeral home who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives.Return to Nature’s owners, Carie and Jon Hallford, took $130,000 from families for cremation and burial services that were never carried out, authorities said. An investigation into the funeral home was launched by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office in October after an odor coming from the facility in Penrose led police to the site.Nearly 200 bodies were found stacked inside and the couple had fled Colorado to escape...

Funeral home owes $950 million to families after leaving bodies to rot

Nashville, TN

Latin Times

SEATTLE - After more than eight years of investigation, the last defendant of 18 La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members was charged with felonies stemming from a multi-year investigation led by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The investigation involved charges for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering,...

Last of several MS-13 members that committed multiple crimes in Middle Tennessee are sentenced

New York City, NY

A “professional squatter” has taken over a New York City family’s home and now refuses to leave the property, in every host’s worst nightmare. The renter moved into the Airbnb this spring and has forced the homeowner — a veteran correctional officer — into an untenable situation she says the company has not been willing to help fix.“They’ve got two dogs, there’s feces and stuff on the floor, it’s a mess,” superhost Tekecia Darden told The Independent. “Airbnb is saying there’s nothing further they can do, besides telling me to call the cops.”However, a quirk in New York law means...

Airbnb host has been fighting to get squatters out of her home for months. The company - and the cops - say there’s nothing they can do.

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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

Louisiana State

Adams County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. July 26, 2024 – According to the Darkhorse Press, a late-night raid led by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group resulted in significant drug and firearm seizures, as well as multiple arrests.

Early Morning Drug Bust Leads to Multiple Arrests in Adams County

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

Los Angeles County, CA

Manhattan Beach, CA

Editor's note: This article was originally published on April 13, 2021. It has since been updated. Nearly a century ago, a Black couple was compelled to surrender their beachfront resort in Manhattan Beach, California, known for its scenic views. At the time, the area was home to dozens of Black families, and the couple's lodge was filled with the energy and music of Black entertainers. Unfortunately, Charles and Willa Bruce were forcibly removed from their property by city officials, amid severe racial segregation and harassment from white neighbors and the Ku Klux Klan. Now, their descendants are likely to receive the property, Los Angeles County officials have stated. Officials, collaborating with lawmakers, aim to return the property—now valued at $75 million, according to CNN.

Black family receives million-dollar home that was confiscated from them during Jim Crow era

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

California State

The New Republic

California Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen cruelty, emboldened by the conservative Supreme Court.  Following the Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision on Grants Pass v. Johnson in June, which essentially criminalized homelessness, Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments throughout his state. Newsom urged local governments to destroy the encampments, where tens of thousands of unsheltered Californians live, “with urgency and dignity.”“We are done,” said Newsom. “It’s time to move with urgency to clean up these sites.”Local governments now have the tools they need to address the decades-long issue of homelessness.Today, we are issuing an executive order that...

Gavin Newsom Issues Cruel Order Over Supreme Court Homelessness Ruling

Denver, CO

Federal authorities have apprehended criminals suspected to belong to the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, following their connection to a violent jewelry store robbery in Denver. Jean Torres Roman, 21, identified as one of the suspects, was booked into the Downtown Detention Center in Denver. He faces state charges...

Notorious Venezuelan gang 'Tren de Aragua' linked to violent jewel heist in Denver

New Mexico State

Las Cruces, NM

Border Report

The federal government has unsealed a 47-page indictment against eight alleged members of the Lopez Crime Family transnational migrant-smuggling organization.

Feds seize $500,000 from alleged migrant smuggler ‘Uncle Ron’

Louisville, KY

Law & Crime

Citing new evidence, prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence a pediatrician to the max for the attempted murder-for-hire of her ex-husband.
The post Pediatrician asked women inmates if they knew someone who could kill ex-husband after she already admitted to bizarre murder-for-hire plot: Feds first appeared on Law & Crime.

Pediatrician asked women inmates if they knew someone who could kill ex-husband after she already admitted to bizarre murder-for-hire plot: Feds

Washington, DC

POLITICO

In Democrat-dominated cities, bike lanes and pedestrian crossings are taking precedence over cars. GOP lawmakers have other ideas.

Right on Red: The Culture War Comes for Traffic Lights

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Rochester, NY

A New York woman is accused of hiding her live-in boyfriend’s body for months in a recycling bin in the basement of their home, occasionally pouring bleach on the remains to hide the foul odor, while taking thousands of dollars from his Social Security benefits for purchases at restaurants, stores and ATM cash withdrawals.

Woman hid boyfriend’s body in basement recycling bin, ‘periodically’ poured bleach on it to conceal stench while collecting his Social Security benefits: Feds

Georgia State

Charlotte, NC

Daily Coffee Press

Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

Los Angeles Times

Zambada, a Sinaloa cartel founder, was long believed to have police, soldiers, political leaders in his pocket. In a rare public statement, he acknowledges those ties -- and contradicts Mexican officials' version of his capture.

From jail, drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada tells wild story of corruption and murder

El Paso, TX

UPI News

The  co-founder of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel was kidnapped and flown to the U.S. prior to his arrest, rather than surrendering, his lawyer said Saturday, betrayed by the son of his infamous business partner.

Dramatic twist of betrayal in Sinaloa Cartel arrests

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

Lodi, CA

Woodbridge, CA

Holt, CA

French Camp, CA

Lockeford, CA

Acampo, CA

Linden, CA

Lathrop, CA

Manteca, CA

Thornton, CA

Clements, CA

Galt, CA

Farmington, CA

Bethel Island, CA

Discovery Bay, CA

Isleton, CA

NewsBreak

Will This Resident Group Get Full Control of the Complex They Helped Fix?

A group of Cambodian immigrants took partial control of an affordable housing property in the 90s, and since then, they’ve made big changes to the complex....

Will This Resident Group Get Full Control of the Complex They Helped Fix?

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