Newark, NJ

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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

Devra Lee

Disclaimer: This content was written by Devra Lee for general informational and entertainment purposes only. This service is to provide astrological information that has been researched, recorded, and observed by the author.

Horoscope of the Day, Monday, June 17th

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

Bridgeport, CT

Connecticut Public

An arrest has been made in an explosion at an apartment building on North Avenue in Bridgeport early Thursday morning. The explosion forced several families to temporarily shelter at the nearby Geraldine W. Johnson School. Mayor Joe Ganim said no one was hurt, but police and the FBI are investigating.

Arrest made in Bridgeport apartment explosion

Detroit, MI

Rochester Hills, MI

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday. Law enforcement tracked a suspect to a home, where the man died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

A shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, including 2 children

Online conspiracy theorist Alex Jones spread lies that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged. He said victims' families were actors as part of a government plot to seize Americans' guns. In 2022, the families won several defamation suits against Jones. And yesterday, a federal bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled Jones will have to sell off his personal assets to pay them. But the judge rejected a proposed liquidation of Jones' media company. Davis Dunavin of member station WSHU reports on the mixed outcome.

Alex Jones to sell personal assets to pay families of Sandy Hook victims' families

Connecticut State

Connecticut's amended lawexpanding paid sick days to workers marks a major win for labor rights. The law expands the definition of an employee so that many historically excluded groups, including domestic workers and other laborers, can access paid sick days. Carmen Lanche, executive director of Comunidades Sin Fronteras, a Norwalk-based...

Updated CT paid sick time law brings hope to domestic workers and laborers

Los Angeles, CA

A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has burned more than 14,600 acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people, California fire officials said. The fast-growing blaze, which began around 2 p.m. on Saturday in Gorman, in Los Angeles County west of the I-5, was moving southeast toward Pyramid Lake, CalFire said on Sunday.

A fast-moving wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles, forcing evacuations

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Suffolk, VA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MIFFLINVILLE – A trucker from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia is facing charges after...
The post Virginia trucker threatens to kill Zion Grove woman in apparent fit of road rage. first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Virginia trucker threatens to kill Zion Grove woman in apparent fit of road rage.

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

El Niño is so last season. Federal forecasters say the climate pattern, which brought warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures to the Eastern Pacific — and helped drive global temperatures to new heights — since June 2023, is officially over. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center declared Thursday that...

La Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here's what that means for hurricane season

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

More information on Kate Middleton’s diagnosis has come to light! On June 6, Prince William released a statement updating the world on his wife’s condition. According to several reports, Kate Middleton is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy and recovering well after her shocking cancer diagnosis. If you haven’t been following the royals and are unfamiliar with what’s happening with the Princess of Wales lately, we’ll break down all things Kate Middleton health-related for you below.

More Info on Kate Middleton's Diagnosis Has Come to Light!

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Get ready to meet a tiny little pup full of love who will jump straight into your heart, and maybe also your pocket! ChaCha Smith is a two-year-old Chihuahua mix girl who, weighing only 7.6 pounds full grown, is truly tiny.

Meet ChaCha Smith: A Pocket-Sized Chihuahua Searching For Love

Texas State

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Dollar Tree announced May 29 that it has acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. A designation right allows Dollar Tree to have control over key aspects of the 170 leases.

Dollar Tree acquires rights to 170 leases for 99 Cents Only Stores

Nashville, TN

Murray, KY

The Murray Sentinel

MURRAY – A Murray couple was arrested last week after two juveniles in their care were admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for severe weight loss with supporting evidence of malnutrition and physical abuse.

Foster parents arrested after children found to be extremely malnourished

New Hampshire State

Rochester, NH

When her husband died in 2021, Lorraine Blanchard didn’t know what to do. It had been a while since she’d lived by herself, and she ended up getting sick and landing in a hospital. When she was released, she moved into a shared room in an assisted living facility.

NH is getting older, but its housing supply isn't keeping up. In Rochester, two new projects are filling that need.

Florida State

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Forecasters warned Floridians to prepare for additional flash flooding after a tropical disturbance dumped as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rainfall in the southern parts of the state, with worsening conditions expected Friday. The disorganized storm system was pushing across Florida from the...

Florida told to prepare for more flash flooding Friday following tropical storms

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

In a windowless room, Uber driver Farhan Badel took the podium in front of a committee of Minnesota state legislators in early May. As Badel leaned into the microphone and started speaking, the room quieted. Testifying before lawmakers was something he’d done nearly a dozen times before, but he says this time felt like his last chance.

Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won

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Caleb Carr, author of 'The Alienist', dies at 68

Caleb Carr, the bestselling author of The Alienist who repeatedly mined the origins of violence in both his fiction and nonfiction works, has died. He was...

Caleb Carr, author of 'The Alienist', dies at 68

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