Detroit, MI

The Independent

A Michigan man has been arrested after authorities say he fatally shot a police officer less than one month after he was paroled. Michael Lopez, 44, was arrested on Monday in Detroit after authorities said he shot and killed Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said a day earlier. Lopez was paroled on June 22 after being held in prison for 12 years for carjacking and assaulting a police officer in 2011, according to public records from the Michigan Department of Corrections.Said, 23, was an officer for the city in the Detroit suburbs for just over a year, the Associated Press reports,...

Man paroled less than month ago now accused of shooting dead a Michigan cop

Colorado State

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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

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

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A permanent marker will be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting nearly a year ago at a Dollar General store in the New Town community. City Council approved the marker 17-0 on Tuesday night.

Marker will honor victims of racist Dollar General shooting

Denver, CO

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

Thomson, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A Georgia city mayor has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following an investigation and a grand jury indictment. According to GBI officials, the Thomson Police Department requested the agency to investigate an allegation that Thomson City Mayor, 52-year-old Benjamin Cary Cranford, provided alcohol to an inmate on work detail within the city limits on June 4, 2024.

Georgia City Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Giving Alcohol to an Inmate on Work Det

Tishomingo County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. TISHOMINGO COUNTY, July 17, 2024 — In a routine safety checkpoint conducted by deputies from the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department on Highway 30 near Country Road 961, a significant arrest was made. According to the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, David Levon Hatchel of Munford, TN, was apprehended after authorities discovered what they suspect to be methamphetamine during a thorough search of his vehicle.

Arrest Made During Highway Checkpoint for Methamphetamine

WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

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

Migrants enrolled in the Denver Asylum Seekers Program won’t get cash benefits after all. The council amended a contract with Haven for Hope during the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee meeting Wednesday. Instead of Haven of Hope providing migrants with cash assistance on debit cards, it will instead provide “culturally appropriate” food.

Denver revokes cash assistance for migrants

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Jack Jewel, a teeny tiny Miniature Poodle mix boy who is ready to completely take over every aspect of your life. For unspecified reasons, this 4-and-a-half-month-old puppy was placed in Great Dog Rescue New England's care. He is now living safely with a foster family where he is being spoiled. While he is okay with waiting in foster care for the time being, he hopes you will come bring him to YOUR house soon!

Tiny 4-Pound Miniature Poodle Is Searching For A Home

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

As a summer surge of the Coronavirus is underway across the country, a new study has revealed the states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults, and Kentucky has finished among the bottom 10.

Kentucky ranks ninth in recent study of states with lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude. Judge Kenneth King even asked other kids in the courtroom Tuesday whether the 16-year-old girl should be taken to juvenile detention, WXYZ-TV reported.

A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Port Huron, MI

PORT HURON, Mich. – The Alma College dance team wrapped up their 2024 NDA College Camp Thursday, August 8th, in Port Huron, Michigan. The camp began on August 6th as Team 9 looked to build on the success of the record-breaking season this prior April. The Scots came away from camp as the Best All Around team, Most Collegiate, Most Spirited, DIII/DII Team Dance winners, Overall Game Day Run Off winners and for the sixth straight year, a Gold Bid to the 2025 NDA College Nationals competition as a team. At NDA camps, only one team is awarded a Gold…

ADT Claims Sixth-Straight Gold Bid at NCA Camp

Texas State

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue organization in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a dog named Blazer who is looking for his forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, Blazer has had quite a journey. “Blazer was one of 7 dogs ‘saved’ by another rescue down in Texas and when he was just a young puppy. Then, he was abandoned by this ‘rescue’ and left in a boarding kennel for 9 months. He is now a little over a year old, and 55lbs.” Thanks to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. for stepping in to help Blazer, he is now on the path to finding a family to love him.

Meet The Sweet Dog Abandoned At Texas Kennel For Months Now Looking For Love In Massachusetts

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

Corinth, MS

In a harrowing discovery, 27 dogs were found living in deplorable conditions inside a Corinth home leading to 27 charges of animal cruelty according to the Corinth Police Department.

Shocking Animal Neglect Case Uncovered in Corinth Leads to 27 County of Animal Cruelty

New Jersey State

New Brunswick, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. -A Middlesex County man, Kenneth Strickland, 57Kenneth Strickland, 57, from New Brunswick, has been convicted of his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Strickland was found guilty on July 29, 2024, of all six counts in a superseding indictment.

NJ Man Convicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking

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Houghton County, EGLE working on PFAS concerns at landfill in Portage Township

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - Houghton County is working with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) on handling a landfill in Portage Township....

Houghton County, EGLE working on PFAS concerns at landfill in Portage Township

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