Florida State

Clayton County, GA

Winchester, VA

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Shenandoah County, VA

Mount Jackson, VA

Tracy Leicher

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. – On Thursday, police found the body of a man who had been reported missing the day before. According to a media release from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), Benjamin Tucker Mace was last seen on April 3rd, 2024, at approximately 10:45 am in the area of Mt Jackson.

Missing Corrections Officer Found Dead

Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

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

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Sandra Kolalou found guilty of 2022 murder of Frances Walker. In a harrowing case that shook the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood of Chicago, Sandra Kolalou has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of her landlord, Frances Walker, in 2022. Kolalou, who was accused of killing Walker before dismembering her body, faced multiple charges, including the gruesome act of body mutilation.

Chicago Woman Convicted of Murdering, Dismembering Landlord After Receiving Eviction Notice

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Jacksonville man who spent more than 44 years in prison is suing over his wrongful arrest. Willie Williams was convicted of attempted murder in a store robbery in 1975 and sentenced to life in prison, a crime he always insisted he did not commit. He was paroled in 2020 at age 79.

Freed Jacksonville man sues after 44 years in prison

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

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

Santa Ana, CA

Alexis Ascencion, a 25-year-old Santa Ana resident, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the gang-related fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex in Santa Ana that happened six years ago.

Santa Ana gangbanger gets life in prison without parole for killing an innocent man

Elkhart, IN

The Bendr Daily

In a concerning development, former Elkhart Police Chief Laura Koch was apprehended on Monday on suspicion of Operating While Intoxicated, according to authorities. Reports indicate that an Indiana State trooper pulled Koch over on County Road 17 after observing her vehicle crossing the center line. Upon investigation, an open container of alcohol was allegedly discovered inside her car, and Koch purportedly failed field sobriety tests administered at the scene.

Former Elkhart Police Chief Laura Koch Arrested for Alleged Drunk Driving

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

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Migrants and their advocates hosted a press conference Friday at an undisclosed homeless encampment and railed against conditions in Denver. Migrants Willy Bastidas and a woman named Mandy shared stories of shelter conditions. They said migrants are being kicked out after three days with nowhere to go.

Migrants defend homeless encampment in Denver ahead of sweep

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

Wyoming State

Green River, WY

Colorado Martini

According to the city website, the Riverview Cemetery is the 3rd cemetery in Green River, Wyoming. The first was located northwest of Centennial Park. The second was located where the Sweetwater County Library is located today.

Over the years, several bodies have been found under the library

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

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Clayton County Voters Guide — Clayton County Board of Commissioners District 3

——— Please give a brief overview of your education and professional background that qualify you to seek this office. Tashé Allen: “I studied biology at Fort...

Clayton County Voters Guide — Clayton County Board of Commissioners District 3

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