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Upper Marlboro, MD

Los Angeles, CA

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Blythe, CA

The Quick Historian

LA PAZ COUNTY, Ariz. -- The distressing saga of Amanda Nenigar, a 27-year-old woman who vanished over a month ago, came to a tragic end when her lifeless body was discovered beneath a tree, unclothed and approximately a mile from where her abandoned car was found.

Missing woman found dead a mile from her abandoned car

Washington State

Manassas, VA

Tracy Leicher

PRINCE WILLIAM, Va. – Reports of a suspicious man in a stolen vehicle turned into an arrest for double-murder on Tuesday. According to a media release from the Prince William Sheriff’s Office (PWSO), the chain of events began in the early morning hours of April 2, 2024.

Police Arrest Man For Carjacking and Learn He's the Prime Suspect in a Double Homicide Investigation

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

Virginia State

Wytheville, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Narcan ( Naloxone)is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose and restores normal breathing. Law enforcement in Wytheville, Virginia, is warning state residents that a horse tranquilizer used in a drug cocktail does not respond to Narcan.

A horse tranquilizer mixed with fentanyl does not respond to Narcan and puts Virginia youth at risk

Arizona State

Orange, CA

NewSantaAna

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Irvine, CA

Last week, members of the Irvine Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) conducted an undercover operation at a local hotel after receiving information about an adult female potentially being trafficked for commercial sex work.

L.A. pimp busted in Irvine and a human trafficking victim was rescued

Westminster, CA

Four suspects worked together to distract an employee and removed multiple 18K gold chains from a kiosk at the Asian Garden Mall , located at 9200 Bolsa Ave. , according to the Westminster Police Department .

Four suspects distracted an employee and made off with several gold chains, in Westminster

Jersey City, NJ

Morristown Minute

Two members of a notorious Jersey City gang face life imprisonment under a sweeping indictment. In a significant crackdown on gang violence and organized crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office has announced the indictment of two Jersey City gang members, Kenneth Harrigan and Darion Canary, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Both men are accused of participating in a racketeering conspiracy that involved murder, shootings, and extensive narcotics distribution.

Gang Members Face Life Sentence for Murder and Trafficking

Baltimore, MD

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The author used artificial intelligence in the crafting of this story. Michael Hancock isn't back the mayor's office, but to people experiencing homelessness who live outdoors it must seem like it.

Opinion: Sweeping Denver homeless encampments to nowhere, again, it's time to focus on jobs

Victorville, CA

Pain In The Pass

VICTORVILLE, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A Victorville street is closed Thursday morning after a semi crash from southbound Interstate 15, landed onto Amargosa Road, officials said. (Photo above is credit by.

Semi Tractor-Trailer Hauling Pallets of Protein Powder Crashes from I-15 onto Amargosa Rd

Kansas City, MO

Cats of Kansas City

Take note because this very moment begins a years-long love story with your new cat. Take a screenshot. Tell your mama. You'll want to remember this. Each of these guys and gals are available to adopt right now from local Kansas City animal shelters. Just click on the provided links to get in touch with their respective shelters. Don't resist--it's fate.

Five adoptable cats you'll fall in love with

District Heights, MD

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Washington, DC

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‘Honored and blessed’: Md. native Jordan Wallace on becoming first African American to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup North America

A D.C.-area native is breaking barriers in the sport of racing: In March, Jordan Wallace became the first African American to compete in the Porsche Carrera...

‘Honored and blessed’: Md. native Jordan Wallace on becoming first African American to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup North America

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