Indiana State

New York City, NY

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Meteorologist Joe Cioffi

Low pressure is moving up the East Coast this morning and we are seeing heavy rain spreading northeastward from the Mid Atlantic to Southeastern New England. We have Flood Watches up from Northeast Virginia to Southeast New England. Also we have Wind Advisories up from Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania northeast to Southeast New England for winds gusting to 45 to 50 mph from the southeast into the this afternoon and then from the northwest this evening into tonight.

Major storm ripping through the Eastern US, heavy snow, flooding rains, strong winds, high tides

Florida State

Palm Coast, FL

The Quick Historian

A woman was arrested last week after allegedly participating in a shoplifting game at a Walmart in Palm Coast, Florida. According to an FCSO News Release, on Monday, March 25, deputies responded to a report of a possible shoplifter at Walmart. Witnesses reported seeing 30-year-old Amber McCann leaving the store without showing her receipt for items in her cart, which raised suspicion.

Woman arrested for shoplifting and drug trafficking

Prince William County, VA

Newport News, VA

WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Authorities have apprehended a 28-year-old man following the discovery of the body of a missing 30-year-old mother last week. The Prince William County Police Department issued a news release stating that on Thursday, March 21, just before 9 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 12200 block of Stevenson Court for a missing persons inquiry. A family member had reported Taty’ana Cooks missing after she failed to collect her child from day care, prompting immediate concern.

Man arrested after his ex is found dead in garbage truck

Wisconsin State

Milwaukee, WI

Additional human remains believed to be of Sade Robinson, the 19-year-old college student who went missing earlier this month following a first date, have washed ashore on a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin, according to a Thursday update from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.

Additional human remains believed to be slain college student wash ashore on Lake Michigan

Baltimore, MD

Greenbelt, MD

Five teenagers were injured, including one who is in critical condition, in a shooting that took place Friday at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland where hundreds of high school students gathered for senior skip day.

5 Maryland teens injured in gathering of hundreds of students. Suspect fled the scene, police say

Georgia State

Appling County, GA

Brunswick, GA

A shocking video clip showing a jailer wrapping a chain around the neck of an inmate and appearing to briefly choke or strangle him is part of a civil rights lawsuit filed against three correctional officers this week in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia.

Video shows 3 jailers watch as officer wrapped chain around detainee’s neck and briefly choked him, lawsuit says

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Food Excluded from Supplemental Security Income Calculations to Improve Equity and Efficiency. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an update to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regulations, marking a significant shift in how In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) calculations are determined.

Social Security Administration Simplifies SSI with Major Rule Change on Food Assistance

Old Bridge Township, NJ

Flour, Eggs and Yeast

It appears that a struggling chain may have recieved a desperately needed lifeline. The restaurant industry has been in a tailspin since covid, especially in the casual dining and bars segment. Many major chains have been heavily discounting food and drink in order to bring people in. Recently TGI Fridays has $5 Happy Hours and appears to be doubling down on the bar scene again. Some of the chains also have gone above and beyond lowering margins and in some cases quality to keep the lights on. With this latest move, it seems that the single bar scene may have new life, we learned one of the world’s largest casual dining companies that proudly serves guests with over 850 restaurants in more than 55 countries was about to be taken over.

Popular Restaurant Chain Sold Off to Avoid Closing Doors For Good

Westminster, CA

NewSantaAna

A suspect removed a lock from a storage unit and took various items and fled, according to the Westminster Police Department . Suspect: Male (See picture), 6’0”, 170 pounds, wearing a construction vest and possibly had facial tattoos.

The Westminster Police are tring to identify a storage unit burglar

Cleveland, OH

Brown on Cleveland

Cleveland, OH. An Ohio man who killed his sister, her husband, and unborn niece was sentenced today in the Courtroom of Cuyahoga County Judge Rick Bell. Jason David Iverson was found guilty of three counts of aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault. As family members on both sides of the aisle awaited sentencing, the question was "why." What happened on September 4, 2023, caused so much turmoil that it cost the lives of three innocent people.

Three Life Sentences: Ohio Man's Brutal Family Murder

King County, WA

Connell, WA

Timothy A Gruver

A King County practical nurse has been charged with misconduct for romancing a prisoner, the Department of Health reports. In March, the Board of Nursing charged licensed practical nurse Monica A. Davis with unprofessional conduct, according to the DOH.

Nurse Charged for Inappropriate Prisoner Romance

Idaho State

Moscow, ID

Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out driving west of Moscow, Idaho, the night of the slayings, his attorney says, and the defense plans to offer a cell phone tower and radio frequency expert to partially corroborate this account, a court document supporting an alibi defense filed Wednesday shows.

Expert will testify Bryan Kohberger’s cell phone was outside of Moscow on the night of the Idaho murders, defense says

Iowa State

Heavener, OK

Caitlyn Pratt is an avid Aldi shopper, so much so that she crosses state lines a few times a month to drive 45 minutes to the nearest one in neighboring Arkanas.

Aldi’s ‘aisle of shame’ is a middle row of goodies that have nothing to do with groceries. Shoppers are huge fans of it

Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach, CA

More than two years after a former California school safety officer was charged with murder after fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman as she tried to flee a physical altercation

California school safety officer’s murder trial ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict in shooting of 18-year-old

Virginia State

Houston, TX

Margaret Minnicks

A man accused of serial bigamy posed as a pastor at small Black churches around the country, was sentenced to three years in prison after he was found to have had at least 10 wives whom he married for financial gain, according to the Christian Post.

Man posed as a pastor in small Black churches had at least 10 wives, including one in Virginia

Huntington Beach, CA

On a Tuesday night (4-2-24) at approximately 9:45 pm, patrol officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the area of Hamilton Ave. and Brookhurst St. An officer located the vehicle and followed until several additional officers arrived to assist, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department .

Two burglary suspects were caught after a police pursuit in Huntington Beach

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

The elaborate scheme involved falsifying accounts receivable to secure and misuse a substantial line of credit. In a significant legal development, Nitin Vats, a former employee of the defunct New Jersey-based company Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), has admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in a $17 million loss to a bank. This confession was made before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, marking a pivotal moment in the investigation led by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Former Employee Guilty of $17M Bank Fraud

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

NewsBreak

A 'triple play' of weather hazards will unfold this week across the US

(CNN) — This week has started off with a \"bomb cyclone\" and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in the central US, and now...

(CNN) — This week has started off with a "bomb cyclone" and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in the central US, and now...

A 'triple play' of weather hazards will unfold this week across the US

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