Columbus, OH

Three Rivers, MI

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Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

Texas State

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

Newark, NJ

Bergen County, NJ

Morristown Minute

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

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

Morristown, NJ

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that will standardize the treatment of rental subsidies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients across the nation. Starting September 30, 2024, a uniform rule concerning "business arrangements" for rent payments will be applied, expanding a previously limited exception to all states.

SSI Rental Subsidy Expansion Nationwide by September 2024

Bridgewater, MA

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

Manchester, NH

InDepthNH.org

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

New Mexico State

Farmington, NM

A New Mexican Lakota student’s traditional aópazan was cut off her graduation cap by faculty during her high school graduation ceremony in New Mexico this week. It was during the national anthem Monday night when Farmington High School faculty members approached the student, Genesis White Bull, and confiscated her cap, the according to the AP.

Faculty cut off Lakota student's feather plume during commencement at a New Mexico high school

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

New York City, NY

North Tonawanda, NY

Priority News Network

NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK - Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed following a collision between an Amtrak train and a pickup truck at the Felton Street crossing on Friday night.

2 Adults, 6-Year-Old Killed After Train Crushes Pickup Truck In North Tonawanda

Denver, CO

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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

Westminster, CA

NewSantaAna

Recently, an alert police officer observed two suspicious individuals and proceeded to contact and detain them, according to the Westminster Police Department . Upon receiving consent to search the vehicle, the police officer uncovered a concealed compartment holding a significant amount of cash and over 100 grams of methamphetamine intended for sale.

An alert police officer found a hidden cache of meth and cash in a vehicle in Westminster

Colorado State

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.

Gov. Mills signs executive order to support women in construction

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