Warren County school district owes whopping $1.17M to the IRS

Gather ‘round, friends, because it’s time… once again… for America’s favorite ongoing disaster series: “Florida Man!”. Today’s episode? Oh, it’s a masterpiece. A real Shakespearean tragedy… if Shakespeare had been raised on meth, gator jerky, and Monster Energy.

For Rae Vermeal, the experience of one Pima County senior illustrates the complexity of the housing struggle for older people in the region. The woman owns her home and gets $967 through Social Security.

Storm Prediction Center Raises Risk Levels to Moderate Risk For Arkansas North Texas Oklahoma Missouri & Kansas Along With Elevated Tornado & Large Hail Risk Monday May 19, 2025.

HAZLETON – One man is dead, another shot, and a third in jail after a... The post Two shot, one killed in Hazleton bar shooting first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel .

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved, 29-25, Wednesday evening its portion of Republicans’ major legislative package that includes a provision that would shift to states some of the responsibility to pay for a major nutrition assistance program.

I graduated from Virginia State University with a degree in English and Literature in 1968. It is always good to see other graduates receive their degrees from VSU. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, VSU held a morning and an afternoon spring commencement ceremony in the Multipurpose Center at 20809 2nd Avenue in Petersburg, Virginia. A total of 650 degrees were handed out, according to WRIC 8 News.

The Denver Department of Human Services this week took seven children from a homeless couple that were living out of their van. Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, shared the story last month of Rehema Cranmer, her partner and their seven children. HAND explained in a statement that the family had to “play Tetris” to fit into the van. People read the article and donated to a fund to buy Cranmer’s family a new van, which they recently acquired, according to HAND.

The massive tax and spending bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would likely result in 3.2 million people losing food assistance benefits, and saddle states with around $14 billion a year in costs, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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This story appears as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. Read more about the partnership.

Kentucky’s federal delegation, including U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, and Representatives Hal Rogers (KY-05), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), James Comer (KY-01), Thomas Massie (KY-04), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) sent a letter to President Trump expressing their support for Governor Beshear’s request for Public Assistance in 85 counties, additional Individual Assistance for 24 counties, and Hazard Mitigation for the entire Commonwealth as a result of the devastating flooding in April.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Everyone wants six figures, until they see what it takes. Many glamorize tech, finance, and medical careers, but there’s a whole world of $100k jobs that are messy, dangerous, physically demanding, or just plain unpopular.

In a recent interview on Fox News with Sean Hannity, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a verbal dig at the LGBTQ community in relation to Harvard University’s educational programs.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Not every high-paying job requires a fancy degree or comes with a title people brag about at parties. In fact, some of the best opportunities out there are the ones no one talks about.

A contentious plan to fully eliminate free-roaming horses from a Delaware-sized region in southwest Wyoming has cleared its environmental review process, and roundups are scheduled to start in about seven weeks.

A ninety-degree afternoon can tempt anyone to jump into a Sierra reservoir, but the water waiting below the surface is often cold enough to kill. Many California lakes—especially the big, snow-fed reservoirs and alpine basins such as Lake Tahoe—hold water that rarely climbs above 70 °F, even in July and August.

Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round for another edition of “What in the Actual Florida?!”. Today’s breaking news: Florida leads the nation in vehicle drownings. Not shark attacks. Not gator bites. Not someone being arrested for trying to marry an alligator.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to the health insurance program and more struggling rural hospitals shutting their doors.

Donovan Elliot, 61, admitted to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin, with sentencing scheduled for September in New Jersey. A Queens Village, New York, man pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to drug trafficking charges involving multiple kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced heroin, federal prosecutors announced.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials warn could increase the risk of catastrophic blazes and ultimately cost billions of dollars.

The Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the Denver City Council will consider Wednesday paying $775,410 for two electric garbage trucks that will be used in sweeping homeless encampments.

MOORESTOWN, NJ - A Moorestown resident has been sentenced to 45 months in federal prison following her conviction on multiple counts related to a forced labor scheme involving two women whom she coerced into domestic servitude and childcare under threat and abuse.

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President Trump’s budget proposal “is bad for the work to end homelessness,” according to Ann Oliva, chief executive officer of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “From zeroing out the Continuum of Care and (Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS) programs in favor of an inadequate Emergency Solutions Grants increase, to eliminating the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs, to major changes and cuts in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s rental assistance programs, to cuts in other critical supports — this budget would (if passed) be disastrous for already-marginalized people, especially those experiencing homelessness and housing instability.”

If you blinked or slept, you likely missed it. But perceptive and confused Marietta and Cobb County residents reported feeling a small earthquake today around around 9:05 am. The quake was confirmed by the US Geological Society as a magnitude 4.1 quake centered 12 miles SE of Greenback, TN. Quake reports available as of 9:40 am on the USGS website showed reports being filed from throughout North Georgia, including the Cobb County area. Residents who felt the quake can file a report with the USGS using the "Felt Report" site.

This isn’t the usual banana pudding. It’s creamier, a little richer, and has a flavor that catches people off guard—in a good way. The secret? A mix of cream cheese (and sometimes mascarpone) that gives it just the right texture and taste. It’s the kind of dessert that disappears fast, and yes, people always want the recipe.

Two more men who entered the US illegally have been arrested in recent days for murders committed in the countries from which they fled. On May 6, 2025, in Dana Point, California, US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents took a Salvadoran man into custody on an INTERPOL warrant seeking his arrest for a double murder committed in his homeland. ICE says the man was also a member of the violent MS-13 gang.

CALIFORNIA – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Hasan Korkmaz, owner of San Diego Logistics Group Inc., a Santee trucking company, was arraigned, June 4, on an 18-count indictment charging him with bank fraud, money laundering and identity theft.

CALIFORNIA – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced June 3 the arrest of a California hospice owner on a 14-count indictment for filing $4.8 million in false Medicare claims.