Virginia Beach, VA

Moving to a new base every few years is among the most taxing requirements military families face. But is all that effort to uproot really necessary?. A new report from a leading advocacy group argues it’s time to give the pace of those moves, known as permanent changes of station, a fresh look.

Do military families really need to move so much?

Illinois State

ESPN Quad Cities

Can your kids hang out at home by themselves this summer?

Here’s The Legal Age You Can Leave Your Kids Home Alone In Illinois

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NewSantaAna

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

Louisiana State

Louisiana’s Republican Governor Jeff Landry failed to notice a young girl fainting directly behind him as he signed a bill that forces public schools to hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom. A girl in a group of young students standing behind the governor appeared to collapse while Landry...

Louisiana gov fails to notice girl fainting behind him as he signs bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools

San Antonio, TX

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Bexar County, TX

Debra Blackwell

None of us ever wants to see a heartbreaking story like this. Unfortunately, it reminds us that a person’s emotional state can lead to devastation. The timeline, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, that led to Savannah Kriger killing her 3-year-old son Kaiden is quite disturbing and filled with red flags of a woman in a troubled emotional state. According to a report by USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/07/savannah-kriger-murder-suicide/73600364007/ this is precisely what occurred, resulting in a mortifying situation.

'Say Goodbye To Your Son' Mother Sends Text To Father Before Killing The Child

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Minnesota Reformer

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration Tuesday will announce deportation protections for long-term undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens, along with quicker approval of work permits for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. President Joe Biden will formally make the announcement during an afternoon White House event to celebrate the 12th anniversary of […]
The post Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.

Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas

Margaret Minnicks

Have you ever been out and about and needed to use a bathroom in an emergency? If you asked a restaurant, retailer, or other business if you could use their bathroom, they might have told you they had one for employees only. That situation is going to change in Virginia on July 1, 2024.

New Virginia law allows restroom access for those with medical issues in an emergency

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

NBC News

The Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching an investigation into A Place for Mom, the country’s largest for-profit senior care referral service, which has been accused of steering people toward facilities with documented safety and regulatory violations while collecting lucrative commissions. Committee Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., sent a...

Senate probes A Place for Mom, referral service accused of putting seniors at risk

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

Daily Mail

Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a new ethics complaint alleging she did not report tens of thousands of dollars in assets from her husband's weed and alcohol business

Ilhan Omar accused of failing to report tens of thousands in assets

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, several individuals in custody at Coffee County Jail in Coffee County appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis for bond hearings. Many individuals were denied bond, and some were granted release, with all defendants facing at least one felony charge.

Several defendants denied bond and bond reductions on felony charges in Coffee County

When it comes to feeding troops, the food chain isn’t the only chain that matters. The military must also address issues atop the chain of command to ensure service members get the nutrition they need, government auditors argue in a new report. While the Defense Department has worked to...

Military needs better recipe for feeding troops, auditors say

Minnesota State

Richfield, MN

CBS Minnesota

RICHFIELD, Minn. — As many as half a million people are breathing a sigh of relief about a newly announced citizenship plan from the White House, including tens of thousands in Minnesota.For Daniel del Toro to get a green card, he's always known he'd have to go back to his native Mexico, possibly for many years.It's part of the process undocumented immigrants must go through when applying for permanent residency.Del Toro's been in the U.S. for decades and has a career as a carpenter. He's also raised a family in Richfield.Del Toro and his wife, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, say preparing...

Tens of thousands of Minnesotans to be impacted by Biden's new citizenship plan

New York City, NY

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’

California State

Across the country, Uber and Lyft drivers have pushed for laws to get a minimum wage. The companies have lobbied against those bills in states like California, Washington and Massachusetts. In Minnesota, drivers went toe-to-toe with the companies for two years. NPR's tech correspondent, Dara Kerr, reports the battle there offers a glimpse into the company's lobbying machine and how the drivers fought back.

Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Norfolk, VA

Chesapeake, VA

NewsBreak

As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer help

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In the wee hours of the morning, Master-at-Arms 1st Class Imani Solomon pulls on her Navy uniform, loads her 5-year-old son Isaiah’s...

As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer help

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