JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State athletic director Scott Carter has resigned and the school announced it plans to fire women’s basketball coach Simon Harris over Title IX complaints in his lone season. Harris was suspended with pay until his firing becomes official Aug. 15. Two former members of the team filed a
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to more than seven years in prison, the longest insurrection-related sentence to date. Reffitt, a recruiter for a right-wing militia known as the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There was no masking Richard Childress’ anger when he learned that star driver Tyler Reddick was leaving his race team. Reddick’s current contract runs through 2023 and only 10 days after scoring his first career Cup Series win he told his boss he was moving on
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Tonight: Temperatures will slowly fall to the mid-70’s for the overnight low. Skies look to become partly cloudy with winds out of the southwest. Tomorrow: A Weather Alert Day has been issued beginning at 5 AM lasting through 7 PM Tuesday due to high heat index values between 105-107 degrees across much of Mid-Missouri. Early
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By Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — FOX5 is hearing from Ukrainian refugee teenagers enrolled at local schools who are getting ready to start a new chapter with a new language. Rada Rudenko fled Ukraine in April with her husband and stepdaughter Sophie. The move felt temporary
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors. Barnstormers Basketball of Iowa agreed
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual exploitation of minors. Barnstormers Basketball of Iowa agreed
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By Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — With his rapidly growing startup BRINC Drones, one young Las Vegas engineer is now taking on the challenge of responding immediately to catastrophes anywhere across the globe, and he’s doing it by donating drones and resources. This month, the 22-year-old
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By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday added three destinations to its “high” risk category for travel, including an Eastern European country known for its mountains, thick forests and folklore culture. Romania is the most notable travel destination to receive a Level 3, “Covid-19 high”
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Business owners in Katy’s Asiatown believe the same person is responsible for burglarizing yet another restaurant and breaking its windows, making it the fourth night in a row. Com Tam Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant, located in the 23100 block of Colonial Parkway,
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The manager of Laredo Taqueria says new residents from nearby townhomes threatened to sue the restaurant because the smoke was going into the windows and making their furniture smell like fajitas. ABC13 partners at the Houston Chronicle reported the taqueria’s attorney
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On Saturday night, a Camden County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle in Macks Creek that led to a 130 pounds of marijuana being seized.
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By Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — North Omaha leaders call for an end to gun violence after a deadly shooting in the area. Omaha police said it happened around 2:30 Sunday morning near 22nd and Lake streets. Davonta Williams, 31, was killed and two other people were
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By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The death of at least one person who died in a fire at a Kansas City apartment complex last week has been ruled a homicide. Police have been investigating a fire at the Vivion Oaks apartments near North Oak Trafficway
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By KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A dog died after four mobile homes caught fire Monday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. The fire sparked around 10:45 a.m. at a mobile home park near Northwest 10th Street and Ann Arbor Avenue. Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said four
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A man convicted of kidnapping a woman and raping her for several days in his Charlestown apartment learned Monday he will spend the next several decades in prison. Victor Pena, 42, was charged with kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape for
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By Kacey Buercklin Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans Fire Department has reported that the abandoned naval base on 4400 Dauphine Street was on fire on Sunday morning. The fire was a 1-alarm fire, and NOFD is on the scene securing the fire. The naval base in
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By Kate Merriman Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The removal of an 80-year-old elm tree in Harrisburg got underway Monday. City leaders said the tree is dangerous. The roots and branches are covering multiple buildings around Clinton, Green, Penn and Harris streets. Some branches fell during a storm about
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A hard-right Kansas lawmaker who’s clashed with Republican leaders is poised to win a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate for governor with help from allies of Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly. State Sen. Dennis Pyle, of Hiawatha, submitted petitions with nearly 8,900
Continue ReadingBy BETTY YU Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — An Oakland liquor store is picking up the pieces after an early morning break-in. The manager of U & I Liquor on Telegraph Avenue did not want to go on camera but told KPIX he was armed and ready when intruders showed
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