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Charlotte, NC

Erika Marie • OurBlackGirls

In late August 2017, an abandoned vehicle was found on the ramp of the Eastbound I-26 highway in Summerville, South Carolina. When officers ran the plates of the red, four-door 2016 Mazda 6 from North Carolina, it came back to the roommate of 42-year-old Shawna Jones.

Shawna Jones, 42: Charlotte Woman Vanished In 2017 After Borrowing Roommate's Car

Arizona State

Tucson, AZ

Lance R. Fletcher

Former Minneapolis, Minn. police officer Derek Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at an Arizona federal prison, according to an Associated Press source. The former police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, has been incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tuscon, Ariz. The FCI is a medium-security prison recently plagued with staff shortages and security lapses. In January, the prison was placed on lockdown just months after an attempted shooting inside the facility.

Derek Chauvin stabbed in Tucson federal prison while serving sentence for murder of George Floyd

Texas State

Houston, TX

In a case of a lawyer allegedly breaking bad, Texas attorney Ronald Lewis better call his own legal team. Following a months-long investigation, Houston attorney Ronald Lewis was arrested and charged in relation to narcotics smuggling at Houston's Harris County Jail.

Better Call...Ronald? Texas lawyer allegedly brought inmates drug-laced case papers

Virginia State

Richmond, VA

Margaret Minnicks

The Hallmark Christmas movie Sugar Plum Twistis set in Richmond, Virginia, but it was filmed many miles away in small towns in Connecticut. Sugar Plum Twist is a Nutcracker-inspired Hallmark Movies Now exclusive movie that premiered on December 2, 2021. It can still be seen on the streaming sites.

Hallmark movie 'Sugar Plum Twist' is set in Richmond, Virginia

Berkeley, CA

The Berkeley Scanner

Maria Garcia remembers everything that happened on the day she said goodbye to Angel and Jazy, her two oldest sons, for the last time. Jazy, who had just turned 17, surprised everyone that night when he said he was going with Angel, 15, to a friend's quinceañera.

A year after deaths of Angel and Jazy, their mother asks: 'Why?'

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

New details surrounding the murder of PnB Rock, first reported by Rolling Stone , reveal how one family’s efforts to cover up the alleged murder led investigators right to their doorstep.

Arson, Lies, and Family Cover-Ups: New Details Emerge In PnB Rock Murder

Wisconsin State

Chattanooga, TN

DayTripper

By November 1863, the Confederate Army had besieged Union forces inside Chattanooga, Tennessee, a vital rail junction. On November 23-24, renewed Federal troops captured Orchard Knob and Lookout Mountain outside the city.

On this day in history: Minnesota, Wisconsin Infantry Rout Rebels at Missionary Ridge

Body-worn camera footage captured a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer choking a suicidal music producer who was handcuffed to a gurney in North Hollywood last month, after the producer appeared to spit in the officer’s direction.

Video: Veteran LAPD Officer Chokes Handcuffed R&B Producer After He Spits At Him During Mental Health Crisis

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Q&A: Law school alumnus Dellara Gorjian speaks on becoming TikTok star ‘legalbaddie’

Dellara Gorjian is providing legal and motivational counseling for all on TikTok. The law school alumnus and immigration law advocate has cultivated 1.4 million followers as...

Q&A: Law school alumnus Dellara Gorjian speaks on becoming TikTok star ‘legalbaddie’

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