By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — A special building dedication took place in Independence, Missouri, on Wednesday night. A group gathered to rename a mental health services building in the name of a 14-year-old boy. The boy, Pierson Phillips, lost his life in January of 2019. He
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills resulting from Hurricane Ida following the publication of aerial photos by The Associated Press. The EPA said Thursday that a special aircraft carrying photographic and chemical detection equipment was dispatched to fly
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder many believe he didn’t commit will wait several more weeks for a court hearing that could lead to his release. A Jackson County judge on Thursday set a Sept. 13 court date to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day. The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the boat. That’s in the process of changing. Bolstered by new technology,
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story KING CITY, California (KSBW) — A King City man accused of damaging vehicles with an axes on Aug. 27 has been arrested. According to police, Antonio Carlos Gonzales, 43, of King City, is accused of using an axe to vandalize vehicles parked along Talbot Street,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Oslo Accords, a series of agreements between Israel and the Palestinians signed in the 1990s. Facts Oslo I is formally known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP). The pact established a timetable for the Middle East peace process. It planned for
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KCRA) — Afghans living in Northern California say they fear for family still stuck in Afghanistan after the United States ended its nearly 20-year presence in the country earlier this week. A man living in Folsom, who asked KCRA 3 to refer to
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are AFC North bottom dwellers no more. After ending two long postseason droughts in 2020, Cleveland is going for its first division title since 1989 this season. The Browns have never won the North, finishing last 13 times in the 19 years since the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of David Souter, former United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1939 Birth place: Melrose, Massachusetts Birth name: David Hackett Souter Father: Joseph Alexander Souter, banker Mother: Helen Adams (Hackett) Souter, store clerk Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1961; Rhodes Scholar at
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois coach Bret Bielema took the first step last week toward restoring relevance to a tired football program by beating favored Nebraska in an early Big Ten conference matchup. But questions linger in Champaign. What does that win mean in the grand scheme of things?
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A shortage of Banh Pho noodles across the West Coast is causing concern for one Redmond restaurant.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GROTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Maine man charged in the violent beating deaths of four family members in Massachusetts in 2017 pleaded guilty in the case Wednesday. Orion Krause, 26, of Rockport, Maine, plead guilty to using a baseball bat to beat his mother, his
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Bond has been set at $750,000 cash for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of stealing his money. A criminal complaint alleges that 54-year-old Andrez Martina used a sledgehammer, mallet and coat rack to beat Andre Smith II for up to 90 minutes Sunday before
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns’ defense is getting healthy just in time for a matchup against Patrick Mahomes and those high-scoring Chiefs. Cornerback Greedy Williams, safety Grant Delpit and linebacker Sione Takitaki all returned from injuries and practiced on Thursday before coach Kevin Stefanski sent the Browns off
Continue ReadingWATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free community-based after-school literacy program in her hometown. Nikole Hannah-Jones tells the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that the 1619 Freedom School will hold a soft launch in October at the Dr. Walter Cunningham
Continue ReadingBy Gianna Caserta Click here for updates on this story JENSEN BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Parents were shocked to learn Jensen Beach High School was the center of a sheriff’s office investigation after a student found a “hit list” crumpled up on the floor of a science class. “Disgusting, it really is, now I’m afraid
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the “Dancing Queen” quartet going entirely digital. The forthcoming album “Voyage,” to be released Nov. 5, is a follow-up to 1981′s “The Visitors,” which until now had been the swan
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — You all remember Milo, an adorable dog that was born with his paws facing upward instead of downward. Milo and Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine made international news in early 2019 when he underwent corrective surgery. Milo recovered from
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The Oregon Water Resources Department is asking Oregonians who rely on wells for their water use to report their dry wells or low-producing wells online.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, Louisiana (WDSU) — A woman was shot and killed by a Jefferson Parish deputy after authorities say she hit a deputy with her vehicle in Metairie. Officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office said in a press release Wednesday that the shooting occurred near
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