Jessica Carman
Olympia, WA: A bill granting the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction final power over school district materials on sex education and teaching related to race and gender is heading to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk. The Senate approved Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2331 with a 29-20 vote, following the House of Representatives’ clearance with a … Read more
Hamilton, OH: Two men are being charged after an inquiry into a suspected drug trafficking syndicate. Multiple agencies, including the Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force, Hamilton Police, Fairfield Police, Middletown Division of Police, the Hamilton County Task Force, Warren County Drug Task Force, and the FBI, executed nine search warrants on Tuesday. The sheriff’s office … Read more
A Columbus, Mississippi, police officer was terminated from her position following allegations of theft involving a $140 pair of shoes. Robin Conner, 33, allegedly stole an item from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store while on duty, dressed in uniform, and using her patrol cruiser, according to officials and reports from WTVA and the Columbus Dispatch. … Read more
Houston, TX: Texas is constructing a new military base camp at the border to further impede illegal infiltration from Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the news in Eagle Pass, Texas, with Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard Major General Thomas Suelzer and border czar Mike Banks. The “Forward Operating Base” camp can accommodate 1,800 … Read more
Detroit, MI: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan since 2019. An Oakland County child who was going abroad fell ill with the illness. Measles is highly contagious. Dr. Gretchen Snoyenbos Newman from the DMC described it as one of the most contagious viruses. Michigan’s … Read more
Annapolis, MD: An individual was apprehended for reportedly pulling an Anne Arundel County Police officer with a vehicle using stolen registration plates in Annapolis on Wednesday. T’reiko E’sean Medley, 24, was apprehended in Baltimore on Thursday. The automobile was sighted by an officer at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The police reported that the vehicle … Read more
Sacramento, CA: Acquiring a home for the first time is growing more unattainable. For instance, in San Francisco, the minimum annual salary required to finance a starter home last year was $251,190, as per one analysis. A San Jose senator is targeting firms that he believes are exacerbating the housing issue and benefitting from it, … Read more
Tallahassee, FL: Florida may impose additional limitations on social media companies that are owned by foreign entities. If a bill presently being pushed by the Florida Senate gets signed into law, foreign-owned social media companies like TikTok may undergo significant changes in Florida. State Senator Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, sponsors Senate Bill 1448, which aims to … Read more
Harris County, Texas, initiated a guaranteed income program this month using $20.5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. Yet, the federal funding for such programs nationwide is depleting, and Harris County authorities anticipate a deficit ranging from $20 million to $181 million for fiscal year 2024. The significant discrepancy in the estimated loss is … Read more
Madera, CA: Officials said that eight persons were killed in a head-on collision in the Central Valley on Friday morning. The fatal collision occurred around 6:17 a.m. on Avenue 7, a rural road in Madera County, to the west of Road 22, as reported by Javier Ruvalcaba, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson reported. Ruvalcaba stated … Read more