Columbus, OH

Fremont, CA

New York Post

Even a Tesla employee who was so dedicated to his job that he slept in his car and showered at the factory was not spared from mass layoffs at the EV company. 

Nico Murillo, 29, was informed he was let go from his employer of five years without warning last month. 

The production supervisor at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory received an email as he was on his way to work Monday morning stating that his position was “eliminated by restructuring,” Murillo said in a post on LinkedIn. 



In disbelief, Murillo continued driving to the factory, but when he arrived and...

Laid-off Tesla employee had been sleeping in his car, showering at factory to avoid 90-minute commute

Strasburg, VA

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RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Strasburg woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Saturday, April 13 on US Highway 211.

Woman Suffers Possible Medical Emergency; Dies In Crash

Philadelphia, PA

Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

Alabama State

Dekalb County, AL

Fort Payne, AL

Prosecutors in Alabama have decided to seek the death penalty against Loretta Carr, a 44-year-old woman accused of pushing a mom off a cliff and to her death.

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office issued a notice to the court last week, notifying the judge of its intentions to pursue Carr’s execution if she is convicted of  capital murder, reports WAFF.

Carr is being held without bond after being indicted for the murder of mother Mary Elizabeth Isbell, 37.



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Authorities allege Carr kidnapped...

Woman who allegedly kidnapped Alabama mom and pushed her off cliff now faces death penalty

Texas State

Bison, OK

This judge was out of order. 

A sitting Oklahoma judge already facing multiple felony gun charges in Texas has now been indicted for allegedly riddling his brother-in-law’s home with bullets in a drive-by shooting in his home state, authorities said.

Garfield County Associate Judge Brian Lovell, 59, was charged with fresh felony counts of discharging of a firearm into a dwelling and use of a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a firearm last week in connection with the Feb. 12, 2023 gunplay in the town of Bison, Okla., the Enid News & Eagle reported. 

Two days after the alleged shooting...

Troubled judge facing 8 felony gun charges indicted again after alleged drive-by shooting at brother-in-law’s house

Washington, DC

A graduation ceremony for nursing students at Howard University ended abruptly and in chaos after angry family members chanted “Let us in!” and pounded on the doors and smashed a window after being locked out when the auditorium hit capacity. 

Loved ones of students in the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences packed into the Cramton Auditorium in Washington, DC, on Thursday, but not all relatives made it inside the building before the ceremony was abruptly canceled during the keynote address.

Chaotic video footage shows dozens of people standing outside the auditorium chanting “Let us in! Let us in!” as...

Howard University cancels graduation mid-ceremony after furious family members pound on doors, smash window

San Francisco, CA

A program that offers free booze to the homeless alcoholics that roam San Francisco caught flak this week when a tech CEO questioned the logic of feeding the addictions of the city’s street dwellers.

Adam Nathan, founder and CEO of the small business AI marketing tool Blaze and the chair of the Salvation Army San Francisco Metro Advisory Board, posted a thread on X slamming the program after watching a string of unhoused drunks line up for their shots, stating it “just doesn’t feel right.”

“Did you know San Francisco spends $2 million a year on a “Managed Alcohol Program?” It provides...

San Francisco slammed for $5M a year program to give free alcohol to the homeless: ‘This isn’t working’

Kentucky State

Manchester, KY

What a meth.

A Kentucky man pulled a bag of drugs and a wad of cash when police officers asked him for his ID.

David Ratliff, 43, was passed out behind the wheel of his car on Friday in the parking lot of a video store on US Route 421 in Manchester — about 100 miles south of Lexington.

Teen topples porta-potty with mother, 4-year-old inside, trapping them in ‘feces and bodily fluids’

When police arrived at the scene and asked a drugged-out Ratliff for his ID, he whipped out a “baggy of meth, pills, and a large sum of US currency,” according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.



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Police confirmed he had 9 grams of meth, several fentanyl pills and $3,034 in cash.

He was arrested on charges of trafficking in a controlled substance and public intoxication.

He was taken to the Clay County Detention Center.

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Drugged-up Kentucky driver hands over bag of meth, fentanyl pills and $3K when cops ask for his ID

New Jersey State

Wildwood, NJ

There could be 50 contenders on Donald Trump’s vice presidential shortlist — but there was room for only one of them on his campaign plane Saturday.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was a surprise addition to Trump’s manifest as he joined the presumptive GOP nominee for a short flight from LaGuardia Airport to Atlantic City, NJ.

Burgum and his wife Kathryn remained behind on the plane to speak privately with the former president before he stepped out on the tarmac and they all then motorcaded to a huge oceanside rally — in nearby Wildwood.

The Post spoke to Burgum after his speech at...

Donald Trump flies VP contender Doug Burgum with him to massive rally in Wildwood, NJ

Colorado State

Arvada, CO

Susan Graybeal

Two people were arrested recently after a disabled woman was found covered in "filth and maggots" and later died at a local hospital, according to a press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. According to the release, members of the Arvada Fire Department were called to an Airbnb in the 6400 block of Kendall Street to assist a sick person.

Disabled Woman Found in Filthy Conditions, Son & His Girlfriend Arrested

Perth Amboy, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, NJ – Christopher Valerio, a 33-year-old resident of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to illegally obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits, as announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Unemployment Fraud: $400K Scheme Nets 30-Month Prison Term

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

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

Clifton, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

Tragedy struck a family in Clifton as two young brothers, aged 3 and 6, lost their lives in a devastating house fire. William Brice, 6, and his younger brother Zachariah Brice, 3, were pulled from their burning home on Whetstone Manor Court on April 10. Despite valiant efforts to rescue them, they were unresponsive and rushed to Children's National Hospital in critical condition.

UPDATED: Community Mourns: Brothers, Ages 3 and 6, Lost in Tragic House Fire

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

NewsBreak

CDC removes guidance for phasing out masks in schools, say it’s ‘always being revised’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention altered the guidance for phasing out masks in schools by removing a portion from its website on when to...

CDC removes guidance for phasing out masks in schools, say it’s ‘always being revised’

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