Two Detained, Three Kilos of Fentanyl Pills Seized

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two men have been ordered detained in federal custody following a Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl pills that resulted in the seizure…

Construction Company President Charged With Defrauding The State Department In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Schemes

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General, announced…

Vehicular assault suspect pleads guilty

Eerie County, OH – Clance Leopold Dulin, II, 23, of 314 Crestwood Apt. 101, Willard, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 25 to three counts of third-degree felony (F-3) felonious assault and one count…

Do you know the real meaning of Memorial Day

There is something special about observing Memorial Day and it involves reconciliation. In other words, the history of this observance finds its genesis in the Civil War and the families who carried…

Coping with grief and loss on Memorial Day

You may know little about many on your family tree. Do you know the flower that is recognized as the Memorial Day flower? You live in a word where the trend is…

Memorial Day Observance and Traditions

Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday in United States. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. This day is to honor and remember U.S men and…

The true spirit of Memorial Day is not a backyard BBQ

Originally called “Decoration Day”, after the practice of decorating the graves of service men and women with flowers or flags, the modern Memorial Day has become less and less about honoring fallen…

Why Memorial Day Matters: by Miriam Medina

Unfortunately, today, too many people look at Memorial Day as a recreational day, simply another day away from school or a paid day off of work. Military families and families of millions…

B.J. Thomas, Hooked on a Feeling singer dead at 78

B.J. Thomas was a superstar in the 1970s with his hits “I Just Can’t Help Believing”, “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”, and “Hooked on a Feeling”. In recent years, while his…

Lifelong Toms River resident, veteran, business owner says Rodrick team is the best choice June 8th

The following is a letter to the editor sent to Shore News Network by a life long resident. My name is Rob Kulessa, I am a lifelong Toms River resident. Aside from…

Drive-bys and gang shootings on the rise in Polk County as Sheriff Judd says “That’s it!”

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, PCSO detectives arrested 19-year-old Tyrone Berry of Haines City, 17-year-old Zedarian Outsey of Haines City, and 18-year-old Deshawn Williams of Winter Haven for attempted murder and other…

NDTX Round Up: May 21-27

SENTENCING – DIEGO GUTIERREZ PINALES On May 24, Diego Gutierrez Pinales, 54, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Pinales, a drug trafficking organizations source of…

Alexandria Jury Convicts Armed Robbery Defendant

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Larcentursa Mayweather a.k.a. “Cent” a.k.a “Lacenturia,” 49, of Winnfield, Louisiana, has been convicted on armed bank robbery charges, Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced. United States…

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Louis Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard…

Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for False Statements

Davenport, Iowa – Joshua Lee Scheper, age 40, of Davenport, was sentenced on May 27, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 30 months in prison for…

Twenty-Three Gang Members Charged in Crackdown on South Bay Heroin, Methamphetamine and Firearms Traffickers

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941 and Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 27, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Eleven federal indictments unsealed in San Diego today…

Philadelphia Corrections Officer Indicted for Smuggling Contraband Into Philadelphia Prison

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Haneef Lawton, 33, a Philadelphia Corrections Officer, Kernard Murray, 36, a currently incarcerated inmate, and Charene Stallings, 42, Murray’s girlfriend, all…

Albuquerque man pleads guilty to violating migratory bird treaty act

ALBQUERQUE, N.M. – Amado Martin Vargas Hernandez, 57, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court on May 24 for a single misdemeanor count of violating the Migratory Bird…

Body of man missing since March found on island in Susquehanna River

The body remains located by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit on an island in the Susquehanna River yesterday, May 26th 2021, has been positively identified as Nicholas A. Whitton. Whitton…

34 Pounds of Illegal Ketamine Found in Hand Sanitizer seized by Customs

CINCINNATI, OHIO — Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized two shipments containing a total of about 34 pounds of smuggled ketamine. During routine inspections of South…

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