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Putnam County Traffic Stop Leads to Major Drug Seizure and Four Arrests
Putnam County Sheriff's Office Press Release: On July 6, 2026, Deputy Bryan conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 Eastbound on after observing a White Chevrolet Traverse commit two traffic violations. As Deputy Bryan made contact with the occupants, he observed three adult passengers and a 5-yea...
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Putnam County Traffic Stop Leads to Major Drug Seizure and Four Arrests
Putnam County Sheriff's Office Press Release: On July 6, 2026, Deputy Bryan conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 Eastbound on after observing a White Chevrolet Traverse commit two traffic violations. As Deputy Bryan made contact with the occupants, he observed three adult passengers and a 5-yea...
16h ago
More Arrests Following Operation Protecting Putnam County
PCSO Press Release: As of July 13, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff's Office has located and arrested 3 more individual following Operation Protecting Putnam. The following subjects were arrested and charged: * Ricky Todd Abbott - Age 40, charged with 4 counts of Manufacture, Delivery, and Sell of Metham...
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Kratom Now Illegal in Tennessee
Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway reminds everyone that as of July 1, 2026 Kratom is now illegal in Tennessee. Under Public Chapter 950, known as "Mathew Davenport's Law", possession of Kratom is a Class A misdemeanor. It is a felony to knowingly manufacture, ...
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Virtual Currency Kiosks Now Illegal in Tennessee
Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway reminds everyone that as of July 1, 2026 virtual currency kiosks are now illegal in Tennessee. Bitcoin ATMs have been found to be a tool used by fraudulent schemers to victimize vulnerable adults. It is now a Class A misdemeanor to know...
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Amid wildfires, Minneapolis' air quality ranks worst in world among major cities
An aerial shows smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the city on July 16, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Minneapolis' air quality ranked the worst in the world among major cities Thursday due to thick smoke fr...
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Torrential rain prompts Texas Hill Country flash flood emergency warnings
This ABC News graphic shows flood warnings in Texas as of July 16, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- Torrential rain from Wednesday into Thursday prompted flash flood emergency warnings for Texas Hill Country as water levels in creeks and rivers rose rapid...
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Democrats urge DHS to shut down Dilley immigration detention center
Texas State Troopers arrive in a Dilley I.S.D. school bus before dispersing a crowd protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the South Texas Family Residential Center on January 28, 2026 in Dilley, Texas. (Joel Angel Juarez/Getty Images)(WASHI...
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