Kat Jokic Serves Up Barberitos New Healthy, Lifestyle Menu

Athens, GA – Barberitos, a fast-casual burrito restaurant with more than 50 locations across the Southeast, is pleased to announce Professional Tennis Player Kat Jokic as the chain’s new brand ambassador. The…

Food & Dining·Georgia News

Grant County woman sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Melissa Dawn Bailey, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Bailey,…

Police investigating armed carjacking in Paramus

PARAMUS, NJ – On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at approximately 9:22 pm the Paramus Police Department responded to the Garden State Plaza Shopping Mall, in the area of Door #10, which is…

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Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items

SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari,…

September 16 is National Guacamole Day and Barberitos is celebrating

Athens, GA – Barberitos, a fast-casual burrito restaurant with more than 50 locations across the Southeast, is celebrating National Guacamole Day and National Queso Day by offering its fan-favorite side items for…

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Toasted Yolk Cafe opens Monday in College Station

College Station, TX – Aggies … get ready to get toasted! That’s right. College Station will soon have a new go-to destination for farm-to-table breakfast, lunch and brunchy booze when The Toasted Yolk…

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Stratford Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Car Theft Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWIN CORDERO, 20, of Stratford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to…

Donatos Pizza Announces Expansion Plans in Cleveland

Columbus, OH – Donatos Pizza, a Columbus-based fast-casual pizza chain made famous for its Edge to Edge® toppings, has signed a franchise development deal that will add several more locations in Greater Cleveland.…

Food & Dining·Ohio News

Two Grand Theft Auto incidents reported in Jackson lead to high-speed chase before cops called it off

JACKSON, NJ – Car thieves have been targeting Jackson Township this week and after a Ring camera caught a would-be car thief, later two vehicles were stolen in the Whitesville section of…

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United States Files Suit Against UPMC, Its Physician Practice Group, and the Chair of Its Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery for Violating the False Claims Act

PITTSBURGH, PA – The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and James Luketich, M.D., in…

New York Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jaquan Jeremiah Wright, 22, of New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for a federal gun crime. Wright previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm…

Democrats battle big pharma in attempt to lower prescription drug prices

Democrats are drafting a sweeping plan to lower drug prices as part of their $3.5 trillion budget, but their path to doing so runs through steadfast opposition from pharmaceutical giants — and…

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Convicted Felon Guilty of Illegally Possessing Firearm

ALBANY, Ga. – An Albany resident with several prior felony convictions pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) investigation. Lenwood Thomas, 40, of Albany, pleaded guilty…

Afghan Army commander says they couldn’t fight after being abandoned by Biden, U.S.

An Afghan Army commander said Wednesday that the reason his troops couldn’t fight any longer against the Taliban was largely because they felt abandoned by the U.S. and President Joe Biden. “It’s…

Government News·US and World News

D.C. Detectives Arrest Suspect in Car Robbery

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to a Robbery offense that occurred on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Grant County man admits to firearms charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Bryan Edward Summerton, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Summerton, 35, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Afghans awake to Taliban fighters in three major cities today

The Taliban took control of three major cities in Afghanistan’s southwest region as the insurgents set their sights on the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban, a powerful political and military group in Afghanistan,…

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Lakewood man gets 8 years for his role in shooting of 4-year-old girl in Asbury Park

FREEHOLD – A Lakewood man has been sentenced for his role in the 2020 shooting of a four-year-old Asbury Park girl, announced Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Sciaire N. Jackson, 28, was…

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Homeless man arrested three days in a row due to California’s no bail catch and release

GLENDALE, CA – On August 2, 2021, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Glendale PD patrol officers located a stolen vehicle driving westbound on Colorado St near Glendale Ave. The vehicle had been reported…

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Hot Springs Village Businessman Pleads Guilty to Not Paying Employment Taxes and Failure to File A Tax Return

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—A Hot Springs Village business owner pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of willfully failing to pay over employment taxes and one count of failing to file a tax return.…

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