By Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A correctional officer was killed by an inmate at Tattnall County’s Smith State Prison on Sunday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). Robert Clark, 42, was escorting two prisoners from the dining hall when one of the offenders attacked him
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57. The
Continue ReadingBy Carolina Borges Click here for updates on this story TAMPA BAY, Florida (WSVN) — A 10-year-old boy from Tampa Bay has triumphed over cancer, attributing his recovery to the soothing embrace of music. Elijah Yarde-Cephas faced the battle of his life against osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. Elijah’s mother, Sheena Cephas, recalled
Continue ReadingBy Ashlyn Mitchell Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It was an exciting day for Serah’s Rainbow Art Gallery celebrating their grand opening Saturday. Serah’s Rainbow is a new exhibit that showcases art created by people with special needs. Since she was young, Serah Jeppsen has never failed to see
Continue ReadingBy Hector Molina Click here for updates on this story WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Book bandits have gotten their hands on several items from the West Hartford Public Library. Library officials say these thefts have been ongoing since June. “Our resources are free and open to the public. For someone to come in, to
Continue ReadingMOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — Drones, bloodhounds and an airboat were used in the search for a missing 9-year-old girl who had been camping with her family in upstate New York, officials said Sunday. Charlotte Sena was last seen bicycling on Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) north of Albany,
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The most wide-ranging gun laws since the Sandy Hook shooting are going into effect on October 1. These gun laws were just a few of the 100 new laws passed in the last legislative session. Governor Lamont signed these bills into
Continue ReadingGLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia prison guard is dead after he was attacked by an inmate. The Georgia Department of Corrections said that 42-year-old correctional officer Robert Clark died at a hospital after an inmate assaulted him Sunday with a homemade weapon at Smith State Prison in rural Glennville. The agency said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two recapped Gates’ first year at the helm of Tiger basketball, while also previewing year number two. Gates said that, although his first year was success for most fans, it
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition. Biles
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — All models of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after the maker Future Motion received reports of four deaths of users between 2019 and 2021 and multiple reports of serious injuries. In the recall notice for 300,000 of the self-balancing skateboards, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people
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By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORDTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service, with help from other agencies, showed up at a home on North Meridian Street in Rutherfordton. They were there for Jaydakis Hamilton, who was wanted on outstanding warrants from Wilmington. Hamilton was inside the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou football team beat Vanderbilt, 38-21, in the first game of conference action to remain undefeated in 2023. MU’s 5-0 start is the program’s best since 2013. In Saturday’s win, the Tiger offense was firing on all cylinders. Quarterback Brady Cook finished with more than 390 yards in the
Continue ReadingBy EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Chiapas (AP) — At least 10 Cuban migrants have died and 17 others have been seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. The National Immigration Institute said all of the dead were women,
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — A west metro middle school teacher has quite the story to tell, and now, to his surprise, his blunt and witty words are resonating with hundreds of thousands of people. Bloomington dad Matthew Eicheldinger is getting some extra family time these
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A sheriff’s office in northeast Florida says it is investigating a traffic stop captured on video by a bystander showing a handcuffed Black man with swollen eyes and a bloody face sitting on the ground surrounded by officers outside a vehicle. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that force
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CNN, KCRA, KCAL, KCBS By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which has
Continue ReadingBy Luke Laster Click here for updates on this story PORT HURON, Michigan (WWJ) — “I’m excited to help out and get back into it a little bit,” said Jordan Scheidecker, among his new players and peers on the basketball court at the SC4 Fieldhouse. After a long drive from Milwaukee, Scheidecker had the opportunity
Continue ReadingANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles led a dominant performance by the U.S. women at the world gymnastics championships, posting an all-around total of 58.865 to lead qualifying through two subdivisions Sunday. The 26-year-old, who is a five-time all-around world champion and seven-time Olympic medalist, registered the best scores on floor exercise, vault and balance
Continue ReadingBy Dejanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A 42-year-old Wayne County woman is sentenced to three to 15 years in prison for embezzling about $176,653 in tax fraud, the Michigan Attorney General’s office announced Friday. Kendra Lewis, of Redford, was charged with one count of embezzlement by
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