Ridgely, MD

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

Bolivar County, MS

Beulah, MS

Mississippi News Group

State Auditor Shad White announced that Bertha Thomas, the former Mayor of Beulah, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Bertha was arrested by agents in February 2024 and served with a $12,573.42 demand letter.

Former Mayor of Beulah Guilty of Embezzlement

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

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

New Jersey State

North Arlington, NJ

NEWARK, NJ – Joseph Ferrara, a 56-year-old resident of North Arlington, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $487,000 through fraudulent overtime claims associated with the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) projects. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals in Newark federal court, as announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

NJ Man Guilty of $487K Overtime Fraud on Hudson Bergen Light Rail Projects

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

Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Veronica H. Paulus and Akshaya Ravi, Crimson Staff Writers. Top Harvard Medical School neuroscientist Khalid Shah allegedly falsified data and plagiarized images across 21 papers, data manipulation expert Elisabeth M. Bik said.

Top Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct

New Hampshire State

Manchester, NH

InDepthNH.org

BRENTWOOD – The jury in Rockingham Superior Court is holding the state of New Hampshire to account for the rapes, beatings, and brutality suffered by David Meehan as a child, awarding him $38 million in damages which represents the largest amount awarded in a contested civil liability trial in state history.

Jury Awards $38M to First YDC Victim, Largest in State History

Georgia State

Porterdale, GA

Vanishing Georgia

The Central of Georgia Railroad built this depot circa 1898 when they extended their tracks beyond Covington to handle all the business generated by the mills in Porterdale. It’s a bit of an unusual form, and since it’s been restored in recent years, I don’t know if the extension originally featured a loading platform or […]

Central of Georgia Railroad Depot, Circa 1898, Porterdale

Nashua, NH

NASHUA, New Hampshire – The NH Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim of Friday’s fatal fire in Nashua as 43-year-old Randi Gagnon-Davis of Nashua. The cause of her death was determined to be smoke inhalation and the manner of her death was accidental, according to a news release issued by State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, Fire Chief Steve Buxton, and Police Chief Kevin Rourke.

Victim Identified in Fatal Nashua Fire

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

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

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

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

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Benedictine Celebrates Campus Construction Plans with Road Dedication and Groundbreaking for New School Residential Facility

Benedictine staff, board members, legislative and government representatives gathered to celebrate a new loop road on the Ridgely campus with a ribbon-cutting, followed by a groundbreaking...

Benedictine Celebrates Campus Construction Plans with Road Dedication and Groundbreaking for New School Residential Facility

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