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Caldwell, ID

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

New Jersey State

Thursday was the 12th anniversary of DACA, an Obama-era policy that offers work permits and protection from deportation to undocumented residents brought to America as children. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Murphy administration is urging President Joe Biden to extend work permits and protection from deportation to undocumented...

Murphy administration urges Biden to offer protections to undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens

South Dakota State

Bennett County, SD

Pierre, SD

The state’s police commission has ordered a Bennett County sheriff’s deputy to take part in remedial training because of his mishandling of domestic violence cases. The Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission made its vote on Deputy Kevin Curtis after a Wednesday hearing in Pierre. The hearing included more than two hours of testimony on his response to two separate domestic violence incidents in late 2017 and early 2018, and one from 2020.

Failure to make domestic violence arrests draws demerits for Bennett County sheriff’s deputy

Duval County, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Duval County school police officer was arrested on a battery charge after an incident at Mandarin Middle School, one of two staff members accused of misbehavior recently, according to district officials.

Two Mandarin Middle School staff accused of misconduct

Arkansas State

Hot Springs, AR

Dragan Vicentic (center), owner and license holder of Green Springs Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Hot Springs, defends himself before the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control board on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The board revoked the license after a five-hour hearing discussing several violations. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate) A Hot Springs medical marijuana...

Arkansas ABC upholds revocation of Hot Springs medical marijuana dispensary’s license

Nantucket, MA

CANNABIS BUSINESSES on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket will be able to transport marijuana over state waters starting midnight on Friday, under an administrative order by the Cannabis Control Commission. Commissioners last week heard concerns from patients, advocates, and residents of the islands, about the looming loss of access to...

Cannabis regulators allow marijuana to be transported over state waters

A tribal police car drives past a boarded up apartment complex on Main Street of Eagle Butte, South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. (Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is the second in a series exploring the influence of drug cartels in South Dakota, on...

Noem’s ‘banish the cartels’ obscures statewide drug problem, tribal leaders say

Jacksonville, FL

Twenty-seven men have been arrested on charges of soliciting children on the internet to engage in sexual acts as part of Operation Valiant Knights, says Sheriff T.K. Waters. Among the suspects jailed in the five-day undercover sting is a former pro baseball player and a Duval County school district employee.

School employee among 27 accused of soliciting children

Oklahoma State

OKLAHOMA CITY –A convicted killer on Monday is expected to ask the Pardon and Parole Board for clemency ahead of his scheduled execution later this month. Richard Norman Rojem, Jr., 66, is set to be executed June 27 for the 1984 kidnapping, rape and murder of his 7-year-old former stepdaughter Layla Cummings.

Oklahoma man facing June 27 execution plans to request clemency at hearing

Kansas State

Sabetha, KS

TOPEKA — The territory dispute between the Nemaha Central and Prairie Hills school districts in northeast Kansas came to a head during a meeting of the Kansas State Board of Education that was called to determine control of 80 square miles prized by the neighboring districts. Student, family and...

Kansas Board of Education weighs Nemaha Central’s bid to seize territory from Prairie Hills

Florida State

Tampa, FL

Morgan Hill (center) from Safe & Smart Florida led the discussion with Leon County School Board member Darryl Jones (her immediate left) and former Democratic House Rep. Sean Shaw (immediate right) in Tampa on June 13, 2024. (Photo credit: Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) One of the arguments supporters of the proposed...

If recreational cannabis is approved in Florida, where might the tax revenues go?

Parris Island, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Marine Corps privates Jamil Winston Jr. and JuliMarie Winston are married Marines. The husband and wife have proved that the couple that trains together can stay together. Both graduated on May 17th from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, just in time for their first wedding anniversary coming up in June.

Married Marines graduate from Parris Island together

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

A Starbucks store at 5351 Lyndale Ave. in Minneapolis. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Supreme Court sides with Starbucks; nursing home workers call off strike; problems with the frontline worker pay program; where the Windom workers are now; the loudest union critic of the Twin Cities; and workers at Kim’s to vote on unionizing.

Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in case over fired union organizers — and other labor news

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

Georgia State

The Current GA

Georgia is opting out of a federal program that would give families extra money to feed their kids this summer. The so-called Summer EBT program is an extension of the Pandemic EBT program model, which had near national enrollment and ended last year.

Georgia’s opting out of a federal food program this summer. Here’s what’s available for kids in need

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Leah McGhee tells state senators that her son was wrongfully suspended for mentioning 'illegal aliens' in a class. (Photo: NCGA video stream)

School suspension bill has merit, but raises uncomfortable questions

Louisiana State

New Orleans, LA

USAYE!

Shocking Case of Severe Abuse Uncovered After Car Accident. May 19, 2024, Tabone Parish, Louisiana- In an alarming case that has shocked the nation, the victim's mother, 40-year-old Latoya Harris, and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Terrence Washington, are now behind bars in Louisiana. The couple faces heinous charges after the 15-year-old girl is believed to have been subjected to unimaginable abuse at their home in Tabone Parish, just outside of New Orleans.

Teen Endures Horrific Abuse, Fights for Life

Maine State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Middleton, ID

Greenleaf, ID

Notus, ID

Nampa, ID

Star, ID

Marsing, ID

Wilder, ID

Homedale, ID

Meridian, ID

Parma, ID

Letha, ID

Eagle, ID

Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID

Boise, ID

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College of Idaho to host candidate forum with District 9, 11 legislative candidates on May 15

The College of Idaho is hosting a free candidate forum that is open to the public on May 15. With one week before the primary election,...

College of Idaho to host candidate forum with District 9, 11 legislative candidates on May 15

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