Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

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The Current GA

Georgia voters kicked out incumbents, picked replacements for departing legislators and set the stage for June runoffs as well as the big show in November. Ballot casters up and down the Peach State made choices Tuesday that are already set to reshape the state Legislature, which could have an even greater effect on the average Georgian than who sits in the White House this time next year.

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

Arizona State

Arizona Luminaria

For the first few years he could vote, Max Thomas never missed a chance to cast a ballot: he voted for president, federal and state senators and city council members. This year, that could change.

Gap between voters and candidates widens as Arizona Senate race moves toward primary

Georgia Democrats are sounding the alarm over potential mass voter challenges ahead of the November election. Georgia law allows local voters to challenge the eligibility of as many people as they want if they suspect the person is ineligible to cast a ballot. Ahead of the Jan. 2021 runoffs for the U.S. Senate, a conservative vote monitoring group called True the Vote challenged hundreds of thousands of voters’ eligibility.

Democrats warn that Georgia laws enable new, mass voter challenges

Several winners of the June 18 Georgia Legislative primary runoffs will spend the early months of 2025 working long hours inside the state Capitol’s Gold Dome. File Georgia Recorder. Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians.

Georgia voters in eight legislative districts head to the polls to choose their state lawmakers

Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

From 9 to 5 to Yellowstone, this famous character actor continued to make an impression in Hollywood for so many years. On Thursday May 16th, actor Dabney Coleman passed away at his home in Santa Monica, California. His daughter Quincy confirmed this news to the media shortly afterwards. Coleman was 92 years old at the time of his passing.

Beloved Character Actor Passes at 92

Booneville, MS

Prentiss County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Cairo, MS – May 5, 2024: The Prentiss County Sheriff's Department responded to a call on Wednesday concerning a woman found unconscious in a vehicle at the Dollar General in Cairo according toa press release from the PCSD.

Woman Found Passed Out at Dollar General Charged with Drug Possession Enhanced with Firearm

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

Newark, NJ

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

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

Town Talks

A North Carolina woman has gone viral after finding a creepy hidden room in her cousin's new house. Noelle Pierce, a photographer in Charlotte, went to tour the property after her cousin gave her the code to enter the newly purchased home.

North Carolina woman discovers creepy hidden room in cousin's new home

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma City, OK

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Friday announced his resignation, effective Nov. 1. Misha Mohr, public information officer for the State Election Board, said the resignation should trigger a special election, but the election board has yet to receive instruction from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office. Senate...

Senator Thompson resigns, triggers special election

Pontotoc County, MS

Pontotoc County Woman Arrested for Felony Child Abuse. Pontotoc County, MS - On May 21, 2024, the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department arrested Mariha Dunn, a 25-year-old resident of Pontotoc County, on two counts of felony child abuse. The charges stem from an incident involving her two young children: a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl, according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department.

Mother arrested on felony after 3 & 5 year old found alone in "sauna" like house with no electricity

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

Kansas State

Topeka, KS

TOPEKA — Another legislative session ended without action on Kansas’ homelessness problem, even as the city outside the statehouse walls reported a spike in rates of unhoused people. Homelessness reform advocates urge more awareness and action. Shanae Eggert with the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition said more mitigation measures...

In Topeka and all of Kansas, homelessness on the rise

Harris County, TX

City Pulse

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – According to Constable Mark Herman, deputies from Constable Mark Herman's Office responded to a vehicle crash on the 25700 block of the Hardy Toll Road on June 7, 2024. The at-fault driver, Andrea Bernard, fled on foot but was quickly detained and displayed several signs of intoxication.

Woman arrested after defecating, spitting on deputies after hit and run

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

Wisconsin State

Boulder, CO

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Deion Sanders and his sons are some of the hottest names in college football right now. When Coach Prime came to Colorado, he brought his talented sons with him. They have benefitted from the emergence of NIL and are some of the top earners in college football. However, one son, Shilo Sanders, has found himself in some legal trouble. His NIL earnings have been called into question amidst his filing for bankruptcy.

Deion Sanders’ Son In Hot Water After Filing For Bankruptcy

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Maryland State

Montgomery County, MD

Sen. Sara Love (D-Montgomery), center, receives a group hug from her mother, Marcie Love, and son, Kenneth Love-Fabrizio, following a Thursday swearing in ceremony in Annapolis. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. The Maryland Senate is back to a full 47 members following the swearing-in Thursday of Sara Love (D-Montgomery). The...

Love sworn in as newest senator from Montgomery County

In this photo illustration a pencil lies on a U.S. presidential election mail-in ballot received by a U.S. citizen living abroad that shows U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and his main contender, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, among the choices on September 21, 2020 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Having...

In 2024, it’s a plodding geezer versus a grifting sleazer

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

LAPD officer Richard Podkowski, 28, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon on May 21, according to jail records and a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

LAPD Officer Released on $30,000 Bond Following Arrest For Assault With a Deadly Weapon

Decatur, GA

Avondale Estates, GA

Scottdale, GA

Conley, GA

Clarkston, GA

Forest Park, GA

Ellenwood, GA

Pine Lake, GA

Smyrna, GA

Stone Mountain, GA

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Georgia senators emerge unscathed from the 2024 primaries as three House lawmakers face defeat

Sen. Sally Harrell wears a superman cape, which she said was a gift from an advocate, during an event for Georgians with disabilities at the Capitol....

Georgia senators emerge unscathed from the 2024 primaries as three House lawmakers face defeat

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