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A Hazelhurst woman was recently arrested in Douglas by the Coffee County Drug Unit after methamphetamine was found inside her purse during a traffic stop, according to a preliminary report. Weekly jail bookings also indicate that the driver of the vehicle, another woman, was taken into custody on a felony probation warrant.

Two Arrested in Douglas on traffic stop for drug possession and felony probation warrant

Naples, FL

New York Post

A Florida high school student claimed she was barred from her prom when she showed up wearing a suit and unknowingly violated the school’s dress code.

Sophie Savidge, 16, a junior at Mason Classical Academy in Naples, wore a black suit with an olive-colored vest and tie to the ritzy Vanderbilt Country Club on Saturday, hoping to fill the night with lasting memories.

However, Savidge learned from school administrators that she had violated the academy’s dress code for formal occasions and needed to leave, according to NBC News.



Savidge’s mother, Holly, who dropped the student off at the venue, claimed Vice Principal Nissa...

Florida high school student claims she was barred from her prom for wearing suit instead of a dress: ‘I was so upset’

Manchester, NH

InDepthNH.org

Manchester police say the area mentioned in the news release is now open, but no further information at this time. At approximately 07:56 AM, Manchester Police responded to a report of a deceased individual.

UPDATE: Area Open. Stay Away From Area Where Dead Person Found in Manchester, Police Advise

Bridgewater, MA

Morristown Minute

Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings. Appeals Court Decision Challenges Public Recording Rights in Private Settings. In a significant legal decision emanating from Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled against Scott and Roxanne Pitta, parents who sought to record a Google Meet IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting for their child with the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. The court's January 4, 2024, decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over First Amendment rights in settings that are not unequivocally public.

Parents Denied Right to Record IEP Meeting in First Amendment Case

Tennessee State

Memphis, TN

A graduating senior at a Tennessee high school launched his diploma at another student as he was being escorted out of the ceremony for allegedly showing gang signs, igniting an on-stage fight.

The caught-on-camera brawl between the two Hamilton High School graduates happened as their peers were being celebrated inside the Cannon Center in Memphis, Tenn. on Thursday night.

The incident, which stemmed from a prior incident with the two students, started when the agitator was seen throwing up gang signs toward another student, according to WREG.

A security guard caught the student’s hand gesture and promptly removed him from his seat.

As the...

Tennessee high school graduate throws his diploma, brawls with student after he’s kicked out of ceremony

Colorado State

Morganton, NC

A 23-year-old woman was killed Wednesday when a hoodlum hurled a rock through her windshield, causing her to crash into a North Carolina home.

Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson was on her way to meet her sister when the rock flew through her car, fatally striking her in the head, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

Her 2006 Ford Taurus veered off the road and through a yard before smashing into the porch of a neighboring home.



Mike Schmidt destroyed Portland with freed criminals, drug use and empty stores

Ferguson was pronounced dead at the scene. 

“Bad. It was just horrible,” homeowner Abigail Rumlet told...

North Carolina woman on way to visit sister killed when hooligan throws rock through windshield

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

A program for quitting meth run by Denver Health that pays users to stay sober is seeing success, according to an online seminar presented in April sponsored by Mental Health Colorado.

Denver Health pays meth users to stay sober

MANCHESTER – After skipping every day of his trial, Adam Montgomery finally showed up in court Thursday as he was given the maximum sentence for killing his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery.

Adam Montgomery Shows Up and Gets Max Sentence for Killing Daughter, Harmony

Newark, NJ

Bergen County, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the arrest of four individuals from Bergen County, implicated in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing substantial quantities of heroin in Newark.

Major Drug Trafficking Bust: 4 Arrested in Bergen County

Bronx, NY

After Nestor Cortes was called for an illegal pitch, the rest of his pitches just could be called nasty.

Cortes wasn’t rattled by a controversy or by manager Aaron Boone charging out of the dugout to come to his defense in the middle of a seven-inning gem Friday night, when he retired the final eight batters he faced to lead the Yankees to a 4-2 victory against the White Sox.

“I thought in the beginning I wasn’t throwing the ball where I wanted to,” Cortes said. “In the third or fourth inning, things got more under control. I was able to pepper...

Yankees’ Nestor Cortes tosses gem after controversial illegal pitch

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

NewsBreak

Fugitive ringleader of NYC migrant moped gang caught after 3 months on the run — because of helmet violation: sources

The fugitive ringleader of an interstate migrant moped gang that wreaked havoc in the Big Apple was busted by NYPD cops in the Bronx after three...

Fugitive ringleader of NYC migrant moped gang caught after 3 months on the run — because of helmet violation: sources

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