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Washington, DC

Columbus, OH

WashingtonExaminer

September’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will be delivered to millions of beneficiaries in 18 days. The September SSI payments are distributed on Sept. 1 and are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. Applicants who file individually can receive up to $943 per month, couples filing jointly can […]

Social Security update: September direct payment worth $943 goes out in 18 days

Chicago, IL

It will likely not be publicly known which groups funded the political conventions this election cycle until less than three weeks before Election Day in November. Organizers of the Republican National Convention last month in Milwaukee and the Democratic National Convention set to take place next week in Chicago will not need to make their […]

Why we won’t know who funds political conventions until right before Election Day

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recommended vaccine boosters and masking after he recently contracted COVID-19 again. “I got infected about two weeks ago. It was my third COVID-19 infection, and I had been vaccinated and boosted a total of six times,” Fauci said to MedPage […]

Fauci touts vaccine boosters and masks after getting COVID-19 for the third time

California State

Fox News

David Nicholas Dempsey was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, where he was accused of attacking police officers.

Man handed second-longest prison sentence yet for role in Jan 6 Capitol riot

West Virginia State

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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Bob Denver, who passed away in 2005, will forever be remembered for his leading role on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Denver also played another famous TV character: the beatnik-type Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

TV's 'Gilligan Island' Stars Dawn Wells and Bob Denver and Their Controversy Behind the Scenes

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Starkville, MS

Mississippi News Group

Three city employees in Starkville have been arrested and charged with stealing rolls of trash bags according to a press release from teh Starkville Police. On Tuesday, July 30th, the Starkville Police Department arrested three individuals for embezzlement, spcifically fraud committed in public office.

Three Starkville city employees arrested for stealing rolls of trash bags

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

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court. Julie Chrisley, star of USA’s Chrisley Knows Best has had her prison sentence thrown out by an appeals court, TVGrapevine has learned. “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all...

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court

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

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

South Carolina State

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions....

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

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

Chardon, OH

LOS ANGELES, California — A federal grand jury has indicted six individuals for their roles in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today. According to court documents, Henry LoConti, 63, of Chardon, Ohio; John Flynn, 43, of...

Federal grand jury indicts six in multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme

Santa Ana, CA

A man described by prosecutors as one of the "most violent" members of a pro-Donald Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday. Prosecutors, in their memo, called Dempsey "one of the most violent rioters, during one of the most violent stretches of time, at the scene of the most violent confrontations at the Capitol."

20 years in prison for one of 'most violent' US Capitol rioters

TheDailyBeast

A D.C. Circuit Court is set to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling after the one-month reconsideration window closed on Friday, according to Politico.The ruling, which made presidents immune to prosecution while conducting “official acts,” was sent back down to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals where it originated. The matter was immediately referred to the Obama-appointed judge, Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan, who is presiding over a case against former President Donald Trump and his conduct during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots, has been in limbo since December when the case was referred to the Supreme Court. Now,...

Presidential Immunity Ruling Goes Back to the Courts

Tampa, FL

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

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

The Independent

Former president’s sentencing on 34 counts of falsifying business records currently set for September 18

Trump seeks delay in hush money trial sentencing until after November election

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

Fort Myer, VA

Alexandria, VA

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Bethesda, MD

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Falls Church, VA

Glen Echo, MD

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‘J6 praying grandma’ vows to appeal six-month home confinement sentence and $100K fine

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‘J6 praying grandma’ vows to appeal six-month home confinement sentence and $100K fine

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