Baltimore, MD

A Black transgender woman was shot and killed in Baltimore on Sunday, leaving a community distraught and the police seeking help bringing her killer to justice. Tai’Vion Lathan, 24, was found unresponsive in a rear alley by police just after 10 a.m. on August 4, according to a press release from the Baltimore Police Department. Police determined Lathan suffered a fatal gunshot wound and opened a homicide investigation. Police provided no information on a possible motive or suspect for the crime.

Black transgender woman Tai’Vion Lathan shot and left to die in Baltimore alley

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

The start of the school year often brings questions for families about schedules, supplies and new teachers. But for some students in Virginia, the most pressing question is a simple one: What should they call their school?. Briana Brown and A.D. Carter are starting their senior year of high school...

Students divided after returning to schools with Confederate names restored

Maryland State

Harford County, MD

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — Two people have died after an apparent house explosion early Sunday in Harford County, Maryland, northeast of Baltimore, officials said in a post on X Sunday night.

2 dead in Maryland house explosion, authorities say

Hey there, future mover! Before you start picturing yourself cracking crabs by the Chesapeake Bay, let me stop you right there. Here are 12 completely valid (and not at all exaggerated) reasons why you should think twice about making Maryland your new home. Crab Culture Overload. If you’re not into...

12 Reasons Why You Should Never Ever Consider Moving to Maryland

The Independent

After two weeks of quibbling over “childless cat ladies”, one Republican Senate candidate is ready to say it: the top of his party’s ticket has a problem with women.Donald Trump and JD Vance head into August beset by a number of problems: the sudden withdrawal of Trump’s main opponent, Joe Biden, and the elevation of Kamala Harris as the new Democratic nominee, for starters. But through the end of July, in the days following the GOP convention in Milwaukee, much of the coverage surrounding the Republican ticket has concerned past comments made by Vance, the vice presidential nominee.In those comments,...

‘No question’ JD Vance has a problem with women, Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan says

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – For the second time this week, a member has resigned from the North Carolina House of Representatives.
                Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, D-Guilford, is leaving for a position in the UNC System. A specific date to leave was not given, pending her replacement. She was a candidate for reelection this fall.
                On Monday, Lincoln County Republican Jason Saine said Aug. 12 would be his final day.
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House member, for second time in three days, tenders resignation

New Jersey State

WashingtonExaminer

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) returned to the hospital this weekend after being discharged to a rehabilitation facility last Thursday following his 24-day stay in the hospital for a respiratory infection. Pascrell, the second-oldest member of the House of Representatives, checked himself into the hospital on July 14 after he had a fever. Later that month, his […]

New Jersey Democrat Bill Pascrell hospitalized again after discharge last week

Greenbelt, MD

Police in Greenbelt, Maryland discovered two ATMs that had a piece of metal glued over the cash withdrawal slit. This was discovered at a Bank of America branch and Capital One ATM, according to a report by WTOP News. The object was a piece of metal trim or metal rule,...

Police discover metal glued to ATMs in Maryland

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

CBS News

Washington — The conservative House Freedom Caucus announced its official position on the upcoming government funding fight on Monday, urging House Republican leadership to push for a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through the new year rather than approving an overall new funding package ahead of the election.With a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government, lawmakers face a funding showdown when they return from their August recess next month. And the deadline is made more complicated by election-year politics. In a statement Monday, the House Freedom Caucus, a small but vocal group of conservatives that has complicated recent...

House Freedom Caucus backs short-term funding bill to avoid shutdown

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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

Richmond, VA

War History Online

Treasure hunters have been obsessed with finding out what happened to the "lost" Confederate gold and money after the American Civil War.

A Train Left Virginia With Untold Amounts of Confederate Gold - It's Been Lost Since the Civil War

UPI News

Rep. Steny Hoyer suffered a "mild ischemic stroke" over the weekend and sought medical treatment. The 85-year-old Democratic congressman from Maryland is responding well to treatment, his office announced Tuesday.

Rep. Steny Hoyer suffers 'mild' stroke, responding well to treatment

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Missouri State

ST. LOUIS — Missouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has lost the Democratic primary for the state’s 1st Congressional District seat, according to a race call from The Associated Press. Bush was ousted by St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups. She now becomes...

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is ousted by a primary challenger backed by pro-Israel groups

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

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

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The race is on for “caretaker” Baltimore County Executive

Six people, including two state legislators, the brother of the House Speaker and a longtime community activist are vying for a temp job that might open...

The race is on for “caretaker” Baltimore County Executive

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