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Moneta, VA

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia there is no specific law regarding accidentally shooting oneself with a firearm but if it happens you might be charged as a local man recently found out. WDBJ reports that a Moneta man, WIlliam Lee has been charged for accidenally shooting himself.

You may be charged with a felony  if you accidentally shoot yourself in Virginia

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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

Lakeland, FL

iSkyCreations - News & Media

By Ciara Perez, News Reporter | iSkyCreations - News & Media (ISC) Lakeland, FL – The Polk County Sheriff's Office made a distressing discovery in a Lakeland home on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, following a complaint about animal neglect and hoarding. Responding to the scene at 4328 Hedge Drive North, investigators from the Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit were confronted with a severe case involving dozens of cats and a dog living in harmful conditions.

Severe Animal Neglect and Hoarding in Lakeland: Disturbing Discovery by Polk County Sheriff's Office

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Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Doylestown, PA

DOYLESTOWN, PA – Norma Galagarza, a former director at Doylestown Hospital, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of embezzling over $600,000 from a hospital charitable account. The 68-year-old Chalfont resident faced multiple felony charges, including theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, forgery, access device fraud, and computer trespass.

Former Hospital Director Guilty of $600K Charity Embezzlement

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Stoddard County, MO

Bloomington, NY

CJ Coombs

The Henry Miller House is located at 106 Cape Road in Bloomington, Missouri (Stoddard County). It was listed on Missouri's Most Endangered List (Places in Peril) in 2013, 2014, and 2018. It was listed as a watched property in 2015-2017 and 2019.

The Henry Miller House is believed to be the oldest house in Stoddard County, Missouri

Baltimore, MD

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Los Angeles, CA

Baker, CA

Pain In The Pass

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The California Highway Patrol has released details on the fatal head-on collision that occurred Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 15 that left a woman and two children dead. Photo above is credit by Nicole Rivera.)

GoFundMe for the 2 of the 3 Killed in Fatal Crash near the Town of Baker on I-15 Freeway Saturday

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

The author used artificial intelligence in the crafting of this story. Michael Hancock isn't back the mayor's office, but to people experiencing homelessness who live outdoors it must seem like it.

Opinion: Sweeping Denver homeless encampments to nowhere, again, it's time to focus on jobs

Harvard, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Tilly R. Robinson and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Sociology assistant professor Christina J. Cross was accused of plagiarism in an anonymous complaint to Harvard’s Office of Research Integrity, conservative activist Christopher F. Rufo reported in the City Journal — the fourth Black woman at Harvard who studies race or social justice to be accused of plagiarism.

Fourth Black Female Harvard Scholar Accused of Plagiarism Amid Assault on DEI Initiatives

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

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Essex County, NJ

Newark, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY - In a major blow to organized crime in New Jersey, Michael Healy, 43, from Montclair, has been convicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to murder a federal witness, three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and related firearms offenses.

Essex County Drug Lord Convicted of Multiple Murders and Narcotics Trafficking

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Water managers announce 2024 allocations for Klamath Basin agriculture

The agency’s initial water allocation to farmers from Upper Klamath Lake is 230,000 acre-feet, which is slightly less than last year’s supply. Farmers are only getting...

Water managers announce 2024 allocations for Klamath Basin agriculture

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