CLEVELAND — Mark Sears had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Ohio topped Ball State 77-67 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tourney. Jason Carter added 20 points for the Bobcats. Payton Sparks led the Cardinals on Thursday night with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Continue ReadingMOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — Police in Hermiston, Oregon, have arrested a former Moses Lake, Washington, resident in the disappearance last week of 30-year-old Yanira Cedillos. The Columbia Basin Herald reports at a news conference Thursday, Moses Lake Police Department Capt. Mike Williams said Hermiston Police officers arrested Juan Gastelum Wednesday evening. Gastelum has been
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Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. It happened via video Thursday at an extraordinary bankruptcy
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. It happened via video Thursday at an extraordinary bankruptcy
Continue ReadingBy JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday the Flint Firebirds’ President of Hockey Operations, Terry Christensen, has been expelled for conduct that is classified as prejudicial to the welfare of the league. The OHL made this decision after he made remarks violating
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas — Abou Ousmane had 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Thomas Bell recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as North Texas defeated Rice 68-50 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Conference tourney. Mylyjael Poteat led the Owls on Thursday with 10 points.
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A North Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting last year of a murder suspect. The Tarrant County grand jury indicted Forest Hill police Officer Logan Barr on Thursday for the deadly June 9 shooting of knife-wielding Michael Lee Ross Jr. A state
Continue ReadingNORFOLK, Va. — Malik Miller had 16 points and seven rebounds as Morgan State defeated South Carolina State 80-77 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tourney. Antonio TJ Madlock led the Bulldogs on Thursday night with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — The Kansas Department of Transportation reports that two plows were struck while responding to winter weather across the state. The first crash happened Thursday morning in Saline County. The two-vehicle crash injured the driver of the vehicle. The KDOT driver
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 20 points with 12 rebounds and 10th-seeded Mississippi State dominated the second half in beating seventh-seeded South Carolina 73-51 in a second-round SEC tournament game. Smith was 8-of-14 shooting in collecting his fourth double-double this season for the Bulldogs, who will take on two-seed and ninth-ranked Tennessee in
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has made a winning return to the BNP Paribas Open. She rallied to beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a first-round meeting of former major champions. Osaka won Indian Wells in 2018. She’s back in the desert for the first time since 2019. She hasn’t played a
Continue ReadingBy Alex Corradetti Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Racine County woman says she wouldn’t be alive today without the quick thinking of a coworker. Jenni and Eric Sego sat down hand-in-hand with CBS 58 to recall one of the scariest moments of their lives. Jenni has two
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lauren Fields scored 22 points, Lexy Keyes added 19 and ninth-seeded Oklahoma State took control in the second half to defeat eighth-seeded Texas Tech 73-58 in the Big 12 Conference tournament first round. The Cowgirls hit three 3-pointers and scored the first 15 points of the fourth quarter to ensure
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren del Valle and Ray Sanchez, CNN Victims of opioid abuse and their families on Thursday confronted members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, recounting their immeasurable loss and pain caused by the highly addictive painkillers. The emotional hearing came one day after a US bankruptcy judge approved a settlement that
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Redmond wrestler Mackenzie Shearon is in the running for the Makaia Gilkey Athlete of the Year Award. You can vote for her starting March 18 at https://eliteoregongirls.com/.
Continue ReadingKATY, Texas — Simeon Fryer posted 16 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi topped Houston Baptist 75-60 in the Southland Conference tourney quarterfinals. Darius Lee led the Huskies on Thursday with 18 points.
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys’ hit song “Girl on Fire” is taking its message of female empowerment to a new audience. The Grammy winner spoke to CNN about how her 2012 single inspired her new graphic novel of the same name. “‘Girl On Fire’ is such a special song … I mean, who knew
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Noah Fernandes had a career-high 29 points as UMass defeated George Washington 99-88 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney. Joe Bamisile led the Colonials on Thursday night with 25 points.
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will become the latest state to allow people to carry concealed handguns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit. Legislators on Thursday gave final approval to legislation ending the requirement to get a state permit to carry a loaded handgun concealed
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