Washington, DC

Columbus, OH

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The Denver City Council postponed Monday voting on a $1 million contract with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to provide improved internet service at Fusion Studios, where the author of this article lives, and other Coalition properties.

Homeless hotel internet problem demands accountability, Denver council says

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

Dublin, CA

Dozens of women were assaulted at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California, before it was shut down. Now, prisoners are facing “mass retaliation and bullying”. This story was produced in partnership with Rolling Stone. Jennifer was freezing. She was dressed in a brown T-shirt and scrubs. Chains, wrapped...

Feds Closed a Prison Notorious for Abuse. Things Only Got Worse

Coffee County, GA

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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

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

Straight Arrow News SANcom

Law enforcement has requested the mail of thousands of Americans over the years without a court order; the Postal Service mostly allows it.

Report: Feds, police are spying on the mail of thousands of Americans

Billings, MT

The Independent

An 88-year-old man will head to prison for robbing two Montana banks.Steven Whitecloud, 88, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years supervised release for the robberies, a federal judge in Montana ruled this week. He previously pleaded guilty to his roles in the heists.Co-defendant Patrick Justice, 26, was previously sentenced to two years in prison for his role.On August 24, 2023, Justice entered a Billings U.S. Bank and gave the teller a note demanding money. He got the funds and fled the area in a Ford Taurus.Four days later, Justice went into a Billings Wells Fargo Bank...

Bank robber, 88, heads to prison after targeting two institutions over four days

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Mississippi State

Pearl, MS

 A former Mississippi police officer was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for forcing a man he had arrested to lick urine off the floor of a jail cell.Michael Christian Green received the maximum prison time on the misdemeanor charge of acting under the color of law to deprive a person of their civil rights. Green, 26, pleaded guilty March 14 and is scheduled to go to prison July 26.Green lost his job as a Pearl Police Department patrol officer in late December, four days after security cameras showed the violent encounter in Pearl, a suburb of...

Ex-officer in Mississippi gets 1 year in prison for forcing man to lick urine off jail floor

Brooklyn, NY

Lamor Whitehead, a flashy Brooklyn pastor nicknamed the “Bling Bishop,” was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after being convicted of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.

Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ sentenced to 9 years for fraud and extortion, US attorney says

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

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

AI was beneficial for some of the information in this article. If you are a Virginian who loves sunflower seeds in their shells, you have probably found a prize in the bottom of the bag just like in boxes of Cracker Jacks. Instead of a ring it's encountered a piece of bark that can be found in some bags.

There is a not so welcome surprise in the bottom of some bags of sunflower seeds in the shells

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

New York Post

Five people were charged on Wednesday for allegedly trying to bribe a Minnesota juror in one of the nation’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases — by dumping a “present” of $120,000 at her doorstep.

Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, Said Shafii Farah, Abdulkarim Shafii Farah and Ladan Mohamed Ali, allegedly teamed up to bribe one of the jurors hearing the $250 million fraud trial against three of them. 

Minnesota US Attorney Andrew Luger described the bribery plot as “something out of a mob movie,” where the five people allegedly tracked down the juror and left $120,000 at her house inside a...

Five people charged with attempting to bribe Minnesota juror by dumping $120K in a bag on her doorstep: feds

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Military Times

A researcher with the Army's Chemical Biological Center admitted to carrying out favors on government contracts in exchange for money for home renovations.

Army research biologist admits to bribery scheme for home renovation

New York City, NY

Manhattan, NY

A vigilante posing as an NYPD cop pepper-sprayed a tourist he caught entering a Manhattan subway station without paying the fare, police said Thursday. The bizarre incident sparked off 6:35 p.m. Sunday at the Whitehall St.-South Ferry station on the uptown R train platform. The vigilante saw the family enter...

Phony NYPD Officer Pepper-Sprays Subway Fare Jumper: 'I'm a Real Cop'

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Indiana State

Fort Wayne, IN

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks said U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, pictured above, and his team of federal prosecutors never pursued charges against a man who threatened Banks and his family. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A Fort Wayne man convicted for harassing and intimidating U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was given...

Letter reveals that federal prosecutors declined to charge man who threatened Indiana congressman

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Pennsylvania State

Federal regulators have hit a Pennsylvania-based healthcare system with a $950,000 financial fine and a corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations found during an investigation into a 2017 ransomware incident involving NotPetya.*. The settlement with Heritage Valley Health System is the third HIPAA enforcement action by the U.S....

Feds Hit Health Entity With $950K Fine in NotPetya Attack

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Alexandria, VA

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Bethesda, MD

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Hyattsville, MD

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Bladensburg, MD

Falls Church, VA

Glen Echo, MD

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‘This is literally life or death’: DC council member expresses frustration with 911 call center problems

Frustrated D.C. residents continue voicing concerns and fears over the District’s 911 call center, saying their calls are still being dropped or never answered. One D.C....

‘This is literally life or death’: DC council member expresses frustration with 911 call center problems

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