Hawaii State

Kahului, HI

College Station, TX

Texas A&M University has announced a $25 million gift from the Mays Family Foundation to help fund construction of a new graduate education building in the Mays Business Education Complex. The single largest gift in Mays Business School history is among the largest to an academic program at the university....

Texas A&M receives $25 million for Mays Business School

West Newton, PA

The West Newton Cinema Foundation, which was created to save the theater from demolition, has announced a $5.2 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Boston Globe reports. Dedicated to the foundation’s overall campaign, the gift includes $3.2 million toward purchase of the theater, $200,000 toward any expenses that may be incurred, and up to $2 million in matching funds to incentivize support from other donors. The foundation aims to raise $14 million: $5.6 million to purchase the theater, $4.4 million for renovations and restorations, and another $4 million toward endowed funds for facility care and programming.

West Newton Cinema Foundation receives anonymous $5.2 million gift

Chicago, IL

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Clarisa Figueroa, a 51-year-old woman from Chicago, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to the horrific murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and the subsequent removal of her unborn child from her womb. The ghastly crime, which shocked the nation, unfolded in April 2019 and has left a lasting scar on the community.

Woman sentenced for cutting baby from teen's woman, killing both

Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, NV

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Michigan State

Grand Rapids, MI

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation has sunset after 54 years and $1.1 billion in giving to more than 1,000 nonprofits. The foundation had been winding down its activities since the deaths of founders Richard and Helen DeVos in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and was in the final stages of fulfilling multiyear pledges. Richard made his wealth as co-founder of Amway in 1959, and the couple launched the foundation in 1970, giving primarily to religious institutions. Over the years, the couple expanded their giving portfolio to support several other Michigan institutions, including partnerships with Grand Valley State University, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and Spectrum Health.

Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation sunsets after 54 years

Florida State

Clermont, FL

Jim O’Rear

A Central Florida mansion that was once owned by Khalil Bin Laden, the brother of Al-Qaeda’s co-founder and terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, is undergoing demolition. The home has changed owners several times over the years and it used to belong to the family that created Tupperware and a creator of Jello.

Former Bin Laden Florida Mansion Demolished.

Arizona State

Orange, CA

NewSantaAna

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Two much anticipated safe outdoor parking spaces for people experiencing homelessness in Denver won’t be opening after all. A contract with Colorado Safe Parking Initiative will become final at Tuesday’s Mayor-City Council meeting. The new contract removes the requirement for the initiative to add two more lots serving a total of 16 vehicles. That leaves just two lots that the initiative already operates. The city will pay $350,000 for the initiative to operate the lots.

Denver homeless people who live in their cars won't get more safe parking spaces after all

Massachusetts State

Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts recently introduced Chewbacca, nicknamed Chewy, who they describe as a funny fella who loves everyone. “This adorable mutt is built like an oversized Shih Tzu and weighs 25 lbs. Since he was found as a stray and never claimed, we don't know much about his past.” Chewy has a personality as unique as his looks. "He is overly friendly with all, dogs included. He can come on a bit strong but in the kindest way. He wants everyone to be his friend!" states the Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts, who is currently caring for Chewy until he finds his forever home.

Meet Chewbacca: The "Funny Fella" Looking For Love

Los Angeles, CA

Irvine, CA

Last week, members of the Irvine Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) conducted an undercover operation at a local hotel after receiving information about an adult female potentially being trafficked for commercial sex work.

L.A. pimp busted in Irvine and a human trafficking victim was rescued

Colorado State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

Twenty-two years ago, Robert Ray Courtney (Inmate Register #14636-045) was convicted of diluting chemotherapy drugs for more than 4,000 patients. It's been recently reported he will be released from prison this summer to a halfway house. Victims and families of victims are most likely disappointed and furious and understandably so.

The former Kansas City pharmacist who diluted chemotherapy drugs is set to be released in June 2024

New Jersey State

Perth Amboy, NJ

NEWARK, NJ – Christopher Valerio, a 33-year-old resident of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to illegally obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits, as announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Unemployment Fraud: $400K Scheme Nets 30-Month Prison Term

Newark, NJ

The elaborate scheme involved falsifying accounts receivable to secure and misuse a substantial line of credit. In a significant legal development, Nitin Vats, a former employee of the defunct New Jersey-based company Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), has admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in a $17 million loss to a bank. This confession was made before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, marking a pivotal moment in the investigation led by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Former Employee Guilty of $17M Bank Fraud

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that will standardize the treatment of rental subsidies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients across the nation. Starting September 30, 2024, a uniform rule concerning "business arrangements" for rent payments will be applied, expanding a previously limited exception to all states.

SSI Rental Subsidy Expansion Nationwide by September 2024

Idaho State

Jackson, WY

WyoFile

JACKSON HOLE—National Elk Refuge staffer Frank Durbian spent Thursday morning watching members of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Tribes hold a ceremony, then take down three bull bison on ancestral northwest Wyoming lands their forebears once occupied.

Tribal bison hunt expands on National Elk Refuge to include Eastern Shoshone

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Maui High School receives anonymous $10 million endowment

The Maui High School Foundation in Hawaii has announced a $10 million endowment gift from an anonymous alumnus. According to the foundation, the gift is likely...

Maui High School receives anonymous $10 million endowment

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