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Serving The Citizens of Western North Carolina Since 1995 
Chicago -- May 18, 2022: A man from the suburbs of Chicago was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison today for making a series of threatening phone calls to members of Congress and threatening to commit violence at the 2021 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
NEWARK, N.J. – May 10, 2022: A woman from California and a woman from Arkansas today admitted their roles in a multi-state patient brokering scheme in which they paid referral fees from their rehabilitation centers in exchange
Memphis, Tennessee- May 18,2022: Joshua Henley, 33, of Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, pleaded guilty to an eight-count indictment in federal district court on Monday. Henley admitted that he produced child sexual abuse material involving three minors, transported a minor interstate with the intent to engage in sexual activity with the minor,
News -- May 10, 2022 -- An indictment announced today in the Eastern District of Louisiana charges eight people with participating in an international plan to transport 24 undocumented immigrants from Honduras into Louisiana aboard the Motor Vessel (M/V) "Pop," which is owned by one of the defendants.
U.S. News -- May 14, 2022: Rep. Tom Reed of New York, who had previously decided not to compete for reelection this fall, announced his resignation on the House floor on Tuesday, saying he wanted to "make a greater impact on the country.
Tennessee -- May 9, 2022: Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals announced on Saturday a South Carolina man has been detained after a woman was killed in a shooting at a local rental property.
News: May 14, 2022: The baby formula shortage is began during the COVID-19 pandemic due to supply chain issues.
In February of this year, one of the largest baby formula makers, Abbot Nutrition Sturgis, recalled several of their popular brands, The following is latest statement from Abbot May 13, 2022:
News -- Missouri: May 6, 2022: The Justice Department stated that Christopher Scott Pritchard, 46, has been charged with hate crime and arson crimes for burning down the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The statement was made by Justice Department Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, United States Attorney Sayler A. Fleming for the Eastern District of Missouri, and FBI St. Louis Field Office Acting Special Agent in Charge Akil Davis.
