Monroe County, PA

Newark, NJ

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our community standards.

newsbreak_contributor

This badge represents contributors who have consistently met NewsBreak's standards for quality, along with adhering to all policies, requirements, and editorial guidelines.

certified_community_voice

Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Manchester, NH

Scanner News

MANCHESTER, NH– According to a release from Manchester Police, the owner and three employees of a Manchester in-home daycare have been charged with multiple counts of child endangerment following allegations of unsafe practices. The four individuals turned themselves in to authorities after a Manchester Police Juvenile Division investigation into their daycare operations.

Manchester Daycare Owner and Employees Charged with Child Endangerment

Buffalo, NY

What's Going On

Buffalo, N.Y. – A former office manager has admitted to embezzling over $700,000 from her employer over a period of more than seven years, as disclosed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

Office Manager's Shocking Embezzlement: Former Employee Admits to Stealing Over $700,000

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

Missouri State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — Christina Susco, 38, a daycare teacher at the Mount Olive Child Care & Learning Center, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, as announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.

Daycare Teacher Charged with Child Endangerment and Assault

New Jersey State

South Orange, NJ

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - In a startling revelation from the office of U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, 77-year-old Janis Miller of South Orange, New Jersey, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, accused of pilfering more than $1 million in federal benefits designated for her deceased aunt. The indictment marks a significant development in a case that stretches over two decades.

NJ Woman Indicted for Embezzling $1M in Federal Benefits

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

On Tuesday, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office identified the individual who died after falling from the southeast side of the Ohio Stadium during Sunday’s commencement ceremony. Credit: Katie Good.

Coroner’s office identifies individual who died at Sunday’s commencement ceremony, says incident is being investigated as death by suicide

Jacksonville, FL

Duval County, FL

Jacksonville Today

Twenty-seven men have been arrested on charges of soliciting children on the internet to engage in sexual acts as part of Operation Valiant Knights, says Sheriff T.K. Waters. Among the suspects jailed in the five-day undercover sting is a former pro baseball player and a Duval County school district employee.

School employee among 27 accused of soliciting children

Garden City, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Sea turtle nesting season has officially begun in South Carolina. The first sea turtle nest of 2024 has been discovered in Garden City just a few days before the season’s traditional start of May 1st.

First loggerhead sea turtle nest of season found Monday morning in Garden City, SC

Denver, CO

Journalists on NewsBreak have a proven track record of editorial excellence. Our Editorial Team reviews a contributor's eligibility based on experience, coverage history and ethics.

journalist

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

Ruckersville, VA

Greene County, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Victory church pastor Rodney Locklear has been indicted. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia church has closed its doors, but not for the same reasons other congregations in the Commonwealth have been shuttered. It was not a declining or aging congregation or financial matters. Victory church has ceased to exist because the pastor has been accused of s$x crimes against a minor and now faces six additional charges.

A Virginia church shuts down after the pastor is charged with crimes against a minor

Chicago, IL

Santa Ana, CA

NewSantaAna

Ismael Salgado , a 44-year-old Chicago man, was sentenced this Friday to 25 years to life in prison, for kidnapped and repeatedly raping an 11-year-old Santa Ana girl on Feb. 3, 1999.

Chicago man gets 25 years to life in prison for repeatedly raping a girl in Santa Ana

Cedar Grove, NJ

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Dr. Muhammad Mirza, a 51-year-old physician from Cedar Grove, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 26 months in prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court, where Mirza was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

NJ Doctor Sentenced for $1.3M Amtrak Health Care Fraud

The initial police report is a bleak one: A 13-year-old girl had been shot to death before dawn on Aug. 10, 2013. Her best friend would die later at what is now UF Health Jacksonville.

Sheriff Office reexamines teenage girls’ slayings

Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts recently introduced a young feline named Blink-182, nicknamed Blink, with an unfortunate sad story. This kitten's journey hasn't been easy. "This guy was purchased by a family when he was just a tiny baby, about 8-weeks-old. The dogs in the home tried to eat him. He was surrendered to us so that he could try to find a safe home," the shelter shares.

Meet Blink-182: The "Rather Emo Kitten" Looking For Love

The Denver City Council voted Monday to award a million-dollar contract to Second Chance Center in the City to administer the High-Intensity Treatment or HIT program. “The HIT program at (the center) will provide intensive office-based and community support services for the approximately 10% of clients with serious mental illness or severe and persistent mental Illness,” according to a memo from city staff to the City Council. “HIT uses a progressive engagement service delivery model that will increase the amount and intensity of care for the high needs individuals enrolled. These individuals will be assigned a dedicated care manager and a licensed clinician to help them gain stability within the community.”

Mentally ill Denver jail inmates to benefit from $1 million program

Newswatch 16

NewsBreak

Pleasant Valley High School hosts Special Olympics

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — From running to throwing to jumping, more than 600 athletes tested their skills at a Special Olympics in Monroe County. Pleasant Valley...

Pleasant Valley High School hosts Special Olympics

Comments / 0