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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

San Antonio, TX

Bexar County, TX

Debra Blackwell

None of us ever wants to see a heartbreaking story like this. Unfortunately, it reminds us that a person’s emotional state can lead to devastation. The timeline, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, that led to Savannah Kriger killing her 3-year-old son Kaiden is quite disturbing and filled with red flags of a woman in a troubled emotional state. According to a report by USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/07/savannah-kriger-murder-suicide/73600364007/ this is precisely what occurred, resulting in a mortifying situation.

'Say Goodbye To Your Son' Mother Sends Text To Father Before Killing The Child

Jacksonville, FL

Duval County, FL

Jacksonville Today

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

River Oaks, TX

Robert Russell Shaneyfelt

This post includes content modified using AI. Garrett Beck could never have foreseen the events that transpired during his Thursday morning shift. The electrician and his colleague were heading south on Interstate 35 when lightning struck their work truck near Basswood Blvd.

Struck by Lightning on I-35: A Close Call

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Two Los Angeles police officers punched and choked a man last month while he was handcuffed, after the man spat at an officer, according to newly released body-worn camera footage from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

VIDEO: LAPD Officers Punch and Choke Handcuffed Man in South L.A. For Spitting

Madera County, CA

Golden Gate Media

The Madera County Sheriff's Office has issued a "Be On The Lookout" (BOLO) alert following a grand theft incident involving copper materials at the TA Travel Center, located at 32603 Avenue 7. The theft occurred in the early hours of May 19, 2024, at approximately 1:07 a.m.

Scumbag copper thief cuts, steals 14 Tesla supercharger cables from a California charging station

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

North Carolina State

Knightdale, NC

Town Talks

North Carolinians take their barbecue seriously, and that dedication produces tasty results. So much so, that the state is now home to six of the nation’s best barbecue joints, according to the review website Yelp.

These barbecue joints in North Carolina rank among the nation’s best. What makes them special?

San Jose, CA

Tragedy struck on Friday morning, May 24th, 2024, when a fatal collision occurred on US-101 southbound, north of Blossom Hill Rd., involving a big rig tractor-trailer combination and a Honda sedan.

California man, 22, instantly killed after he collides head-on into semi truck in wrong-way crash

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

Nashville, TN

Murray, KY

The Murray Sentinel

MURRAY – A Murray couple was arrested last week after two juveniles in their care were admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for severe weight loss with supporting evidence of malnutrition and physical abuse.

Foster parents arrested after children found to be extremely malnourished

Trump won the state by just 1.3 percentage points in 2020. He also carried it – by a wider but still relatively small margin – in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

North Carolina Voter Demographics Could Decide Biden vs. Trump Showdown

Lexington, KY

The Lexington Times

Lexington, Ky.--One defendant in a federal drug trafficking investigation, William D. Johnson, also known as "Bubba Johnson," has entered a guilty plea for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Fayette County. The plea agreement, filed Wednesday, described the operation as a 'trap house' on Lexington's southside.

Court docs detail DEA takedown of southside Lexington "trap house"

Essex County, NJ

Omar Khater, 33, orchestrated a scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns. Fairfield, NJ – Omar Khater, a tax preparer from Essex County, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS of over $4.4 million. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Essex County Tax Preparer Sentenced: $4.4M IRS Fraud

San Bernardino County, CA

In a significant operation aimed at dismantling drug trafficking organizations, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Gangs/Narcotics Division recently executed several search warrants, resulting in substantial drug seizures.

California sheriff seizes humongous haul of illegal narcotics after serving search warrants

Georgia State

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Manassas Park, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

MANASSAS, Va. — The Virginia State Police issued a Missing Endangered Child Alert on Friday on behalf of the Manassas Park Police Department as they urgently search for 16-year-old Chase Andrew Bolender.

Authorities Seek Missing 16-Year-Old in Need of Medication, Last Seen in Manassas Park

New Jersey State

Middlesex County, NJ

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Middlesex County Woman conspired to fraudulently obtain over $400,000 in pandemic relief funds. Yanira Abreu, 42, of Keasbey, New Jersey, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in a scheme to illegally obtain more than $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Abreu had previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch, who imposed the sentence on May 9, 2024, in Trenton federal court.

Woman Gets Two Years for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Several migrants from the southern border packed the Denver City Council chambers Monday and asked for improved conditions at their “refugee camp,” a congregate shelter where families are packed together.

Migrants complain again to Denver council about shelter conditions

Federal authorities recently employed an unconventional yet effective method to link an alleged Lexington drug trafficker to a fentanyl stash house. A plea agreement, filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, details the elaborate investigation that culminated in the arrest and subsequent guilty plea of a key individual. A key piece of evidence in the case? The defendant's DoorDash order history.

Plea agreement: Feds used DoorDash app to link Lexington drug trafficker to stash house

Fort Bliss, TX

NewsBreak

New COVID variant, possible summer surge? Experts urge El Paso community to get vaccinated

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) -- A new COVID-19 variant, known as the \"FLiRT\" variant or KP.2, is spreading throughout the United States, and experts say this...

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) -- A new COVID-19 variant, known as the "FLiRT" variant or KP.2, is spreading throughout the United States, and experts say this...

New COVID variant, possible summer surge? Experts urge El Paso community to get vaccinated

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