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Eugene, OR

Golden Gate Media

The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit (BSU) announced that the Memorial Day weekend concluded without any major incidents on local waterways, thanks to the combined efforts of various emergency response teams.

California, Oregon college students houseboat on popular lake, Three water rescues launched

Saint Johns County, FL

Jacksonville Today

Fourth-grade teacher Maria Fratta lives in New York, but now she has a place to stay in Anastasia Island. Fratta was announced Wednesday as the winner of HGTV’s Dream Home sweepstakes. A new, fully furnished home in St. Johns County is just one of the prizes Fratta receives — she also takes home $100,000 and a new Mercedes Benz.

HGTV’s ‘Dream Home’ sweepstakes has a winner

Parris Island, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Marine Corps privates Jamil Winston Jr. and JuliMarie Winston are married Marines. The husband and wife have proved that the couple that trains together can stay together. Both graduated on May 17th from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, just in time for their first wedding anniversary coming up in June.

Married Marines graduate from Parris Island together

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New Orleans, LA

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Shocking Case of Severe Abuse Uncovered After Car Accident. May 19, 2024, Tabone Parish, Louisiana- In an alarming case that has shocked the nation, the victim's mother, 40-year-old Latoya Harris, and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Terrence Washington, are now behind bars in Louisiana. The couple faces heinous charges after the 15-year-old girl is believed to have been subjected to unimaginable abuse at their home in Tabone Parish, just outside of New Orleans.

Teen Endures Horrific Abuse, Fights for Life

Wisconsin State

Wisconsin Watch

Reading Time: 13 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story. Wisconsin lacks a clear system for maintaining and making publicly available information about police officers who are subject to what are known as Brady disclosures in court.

‘It shouldn’t be the wild west’: Wisconsin lacks clear system for tracking police caught lying

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Migrant homeless encampment dwellers who have been swept from location to location by city crews finally won a reprieve Wednesday. On Wednesday, the city offered the encampment dwellers seven days of shelter instead of three, which was the original offer turned down by the campers. “It would hardly be a worthwhile respite before they would find themselves back on the streets with no support, scattered,” Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, posted on Instagram.

Migrants at homeless encampment chant 'all united' in Spanish as Denver lengthens shelter stays

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Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter recently introduced Greta, a petite, mixed-breed pup with soulful eyes and a sweet, calm nature. According to the Scituate Animal Shelter, this tiny lady weighs in at just about 9 lbs and is approximately 5 years old.

Meet Greta: The Tiny Little Lady  Looking For Love

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Kelsie Maureen Clutter didn’t have to die. “​​Just one phone call could have saved her life,” said her friend, Danika Stone. Clutter started getting sick a lot around age 18 after graduating high school, Stone said. At the time, she thought of it as a recurring cold, but in retrospect, it was more likely withdrawal from opioids.

Wyoming now only state without protections for those who help overdosing friends

Duval County, FL

A Duval County school police officer was arrested on a battery charge after an incident at Mandarin Middle School, one of two staff members accused of misbehavior recently, according to district officials.

Two Mandarin Middle School staff accused of misconduct

Thermopolis, WY

The small herd of bison that roams the sage hills of Hot Springs State Park near Thermopolis may not garner the same attention as its brethren near Jackson, but it has a solid contingent of local fans.

A calf is born: Hot Springs park welcomes first baby bison of the year

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council forged ahead Monday on a new “tough love” approach to homelessness that sentences urban campers to addiction and mental health treatment. The council decided at its study session to advance to a regular meeting an ordinance creating a new court for homeless campers. Ordinance sponsor Steve Sundberg said the court is not meant to be punitive. Offenders who successfully complete a year’s probation and their treatment plan would have the violation removed from their record, he said.

Aurora’s ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness advances

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

Georgia State

The Current GA

Georgia voters kicked out incumbents, picked replacements for departing legislators and set the stage for June runoffs as well as the big show in November. Ballot casters up and down the Peach State made choices Tuesday that are already set to reshape the state Legislature, which could have an even greater effect on the average Georgian than who sits in the White House this time next year.

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

In 2023, a Kentucky farmer discovered a cache of more than 800 gold and silver Civil War-era coins buried in a cornfield — a rare find one coin expert said was “hard to comprehend.” The discovery triggered an avalanche of media interest from around the globe, with stories appearing in The New York Times, The Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine and USA Today, among others.

‘Kentucky Life’ to  explore discovery of Civil War-era gold coins known as The Great Kentucky Hoard

Marietta, GA

DeanLand

A deadly plane crash. A cryptic epitaph. And mysteries that endured for 82 years. Their story ended with a cryptic epitaph on a Marietta National Cemetery headstone: Died in a plane crash WWII April 29, 1942. And our interest in this story began there several Memorial Days past.

A Mysterious WWII Plane Crash Haunted Our Visits to Marietta National Cemetery

Laramie, WY

Just outside the tiny Carbon County town of Mcfadden, a dirt road winds its way to an uneven grassy pasture. The herd from Sim’s Cattle Company stops here to graze for a week or two each year. In the north end of the pasture, a pumpjack drums up a steady flow of oil for Rock River Operating. Four miles to the east, 66 wind turbines pump out electricity for the behemoth electric utility PacifiCorp.

UW makes millions from ancestral tribal lands. What does it owe Native American students?

Los Angeles, CA

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – A new study, published May 20, found that fluoride exposure can cause harm to a fetus if consumed during pregnancy – a critical period for brain development. According to the study, nearly three-quarters of the United States population receives drinking water that contains fluoride, a practice that began in 1945 that is said to help prevent tooth decay.

USC researchers find link between neurobehavioral issues in kids and fluoridated drinking water

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Petey the Chihuahua may be a tiny pup, but don't let that fool you. What this little guy lacks in size, he makes up for in heart! Petey has spent the majority of his life as an owned pup alongside his sister Sweet Pea. However, they are both now living with a foster after their former owner became unable to care for them.

Meet Petey: A Tiny 5 Pound Chihuahua With A Huge Personality

Chicago Star Media

One of the most unique, colorful and controversial personalities of our time passed away a couple days ago at the early age of 71. Bill Walton put the capital “ I” in Iconic. Maybe even better yet, he put the capital “ P” into the word paradox.

Bill Walton : Truly one of a kind

At the highest point in Marietta National Cemetery flies an American flag and the POW/MIA flag commemorating those who never returned home from their service to our country. And in the shadow of the flags, you'll find a standard white headstone with the name of Marine Corporal Lee Hugh Phillips, recipient of our nation's highest military honor and one of the men who never returned home from war.

Empty Grave Commemorates Georgia Medal of Honor Recipient at Marietta National Cemetery

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Recognizing top Saginaw-area athletes, with Athlete of Week poll (May 6-11)

The post-season and conference championships, are here for Saginaw-area high school spring sports athletes as...

Recognizing top Saginaw-area athletes, with Athlete of Week poll (May 6-11)

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