Washington State

Spokane County, WA

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

North Carolina State

(The Center Square) – The North Carolina State Board of Elections did not address two pending lawsuits against it during a meeting on Monday. The board went into closed session for the purpose of discussing the Watauga County Board of Commissioners v. Berger case in Watauga County Superior Court. Two different lawsuits filed against the state board in the past week, challenging its decisions to approve the We the People Party and deny approval to the Justice for All Party, were not part of the meeting or closed session.

North Carolina elections board meets, does not discuss its two lawsuits

The Independent

A heartbroken Michigan mom will take one step closer to closure on Monday, with a scheduled evidentiary hearing on her petition to have her three sons, who have been missing for nearly 15 years, declared legally dead.Tanya Lynn Zuvers’ boys, Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton, disappeared in November 2010. They spent Thanksgiving with their father, John, and were last seen in his backyard in Morency, Michigan, a town of 2,200 near the Ohio state line. The children, who were 9, 7 and 5 when they vanished, have not been seen since.In the years immediately following the boys’ disappearance, Zuvers reportedly...

Mom of three boys, missing since 2010 after visiting their now-jailed father, wants them declared legally dead

Springfield, IL

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump, who supports police immunity, says what he knows of the shooting death of Springfield resident Sonya Massey at the hands of a sheriff’s deputy doesn’t look good. Massey was shot and killed July 6 by a Sangamon County sheriff’s...

Trump says police immunity not for ‘evil’ but for innocent mistakes

Idaho State

Juliaetta, ID

Skylar Meade, an Idaho inmate who sparked a huge police manhunt after he was sprung from custody in an ambush at a hospital in March, has been sentenced to life in prison. Meade’s sentence is a fixed term of 30 years. He has been ordered to serve another 35 years concurrently on other charges, according to Idaho News 6. At the time of his escape, Meade, 31, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff in a high-speed car chase.

White supremacist who sparked massive manhunt after escaping Idaho hospital is jailed for life

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Former President Donald Trump will be in Chicago on Wednesday for the National Association of Black Journalists' Convention and Career Fair. Trump is scheduled to take part in a panel at the convention. The session will not be open to the general public. There are expected to be groups protesting outside the Hilton Chicago where the convention is taking place.

Illinois quick hits: Trump in Chicago; Grand American returns to Sparta

Broward County, FL

The Associated Press

PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe.

Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball

Florida State

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

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

Harrisburg, IL

Federal prosecutors are rejecting the notion that charges against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should be tossed because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The justices found that a statute criminalizing bribery among state and local officials does not also criminalize after-the-fact rewards known as gratuities. Madigan, accused of reaping the benefits of private legal work that was illegally steered to his law firm, faces bribery and racketeering charges.

Illinois quick hits: Report on Harrisburg youth center; child labor law updates

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Utah State

Axios

As cities and developers nationwide scramble to convert schools and churches into much-needed housing, Utah has already tapped into a unique apartment-conversion source: houses built for polygamists. The big picture: You can occasionally find apartments around Utah that once housed plural marriages. "I've definitely heard of a lot of them,"...

How to spot a "polygamy house" apartment in Utah

New Jersey State

Cooling centers are gearing up around Illinois in preparation for this week’s expected excessive heat. According to AccuWeather, heat indices could be at or near 100 degrees in many areas of the state this week. In addition, residents were advised to be aware of the possibility of severe weather, including high winds, possible tornadoes, hail and flash flooding.

Illinois quick hits: Cooling centers prepare for heat wave; Player wins $1 million

Montana State

Adventure On SI

In a remote Montana forest, an elderly man's encounter with a protective grizzly bear ends with survival and underscores crucial bear safety advice.

Surprise Grizzly Encounter Leaves Montana Hiker Hospitalized

Colorado State

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

(The Center Square) — Education on human trafficking prevention highlighted the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday. Mary Kate Andrepont is the program manager for the Office of Human Trafficking Prevention. She told the council, a group of high school students from different parishes across Louisiana, about what human trafficking is and how to prevent it.

Louisiana's Office of Human Trafficking Prevention educates youth leaders

Arizona State

Arizona Luminaria

Kari Lake appears to have won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with about two thirds of votes counted. She will face Democrat Ruben Gallego in the general election. In the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives District 6 — a swing district with a history of close elections that includes parts of Pima, Pinal, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties — incumbent Juan Ciscomani defeated challenger Kathleen Winn.

Live Arizona election results: Kari Lake and Juan Ciscomani win primaries

Orange County, CA

Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Foodie in Chicago

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Spokane joins Washington’s 38 other counties in suing the state

(The Center Square) – Spokane and other counties statewide are teaming up to sue the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families for failing to...

Spokane joins Washington’s 38 other counties in suing the state

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