Portola HS basketball player target of racist slurs during game
Saddleback Valley Unified School District officials say "inappropriate and inflammatory racist comments" were made by a Laguna Hills High School student.
Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador says he sees no reason to continue humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to rebel-held northwest Syria, accusing the West and the United Nations of insufficient efforts to deliver aid from Damascus and failing to finance “early recovery projects” to improve life for millions of Syrians. Dmitry Polyansky told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that “we are not okay” with preserving the status quo at any cost, and cannot “turn a blind eye to the fact that terrorists from HTS,” the strongest militant group in northwest Idlib, “usurp the authority and manipulate humanitarian assistance.”
Our top crime stories from the week of May 16: Police say a man shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove her to a hospital; a suspect on the run after stabbing a man in Glendale; bodies found due to Lake Mead's low water levels; a man is accused of intentionally hitting a woman with his car; and a dating app meet up involving a blind woman lands a man behind bars.
After finishing second four out of the past five full seasons, Ball State baseball won its first MAC regular season title since 2014.
May 21—LUMBERTON — April was National Poetry Month and to celebrate Robson Community College's English Department and the Friends of the Arts sponsored the Ninth Annual Poetry Contest. There were two categories including one for Robeson Community College students and one for faculty and staff.The writing themes this year were "The Power of Words" and "Real Beauty." Each winner received a medal ...
May 21—LUMBERTON — Four years of hard work paid off for a Purnell Swett graduate Thursday night when Shakylia Hunt won a new car thanks to her scholastic efforts in the Robeson County Driven 2 Excel program. Hunt won a 2022 Honda Civic LX in Beasley Media Group's Driven 2 Excel program, sponsored by Lumberton Honda. "I didn't know how to feel," Hunt said after her name was pulled. "There ...
Aggies baseball clinches WAC Tournament berth
The PGA of America announced a total purse of $15 million dollars for the event at Southern Hills Country Club.
May 21—LUMBERTON — A 47-year-old Marietta man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old Fairmont man on Friday. The shooting that left Darrell Ford dead was the result of "an ongoing family dispute," according to the Robeson County Sheriffs' Office. James Allen Fulton was arrested by Lake View police in South Carolina after the shooting on Friday. He has been ...
May 21—HERMITAGE MAJOR — Hermitage UPMC Astros 6, Sharon Laskey's 4 — With the score knotted at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Lincoln Breit took matters into his own hands and smashed a solo home run to give the Astros the lead. The Astros would get one more insurance run in the win. Mason Allison had two hard-hit singles, which scored two runs for the Astros. Dante Evans doubled (one ...
May 21—BEREA — Several members of the Berea community took turns in front of a podium to share their written works with an audience on Thursday. With string lights and art brightening up the room, each speaker was meant to feel welcome to share their works — some sharing for the very first time. Berea Arts Council's tagline — "art for everyone" — was displayed during this event as people of ...
May 21—Apr. 25 —Tamara Stewart and Michael Mays to Jacob Robert Bloomfield, Covington Woods Subdivision, $200,000 —Trevor Kyle Adams and Ally Cathryn Adams to Kami L. Anderson, Doves Landing Subdivision, $239,000 —Lamberto Vargas and Donna J. Vargas to Robert L. Dickson and Michelle S. Dickson, Mockingbird Hills Subdivision, $435,000 —D & R Restoration, LLC to Rayton Hager and Jason Mesa, ...
May 21—TRACK & FIELD Six Brookfield High athletes qualified for the regional meet with their performances on Friday at the Springfield Division III District meet at Springfield Local High School. Aiden Jones (100), Christian Davis (400), the boys 400 relay team, Ryan Tetrick (shot put), and Cailey Wellman (300 hurdles) advance to regionals May 25 and 27 at Massillon Perry High School. Jones ...
May 21—LUMBERTON — The ribbon was cut earlier this week on the new Oxford House recovery home in Lumberton. The Oxford House project received financial backing from Eastpointe, and was represented at the grand opening by CEO Sarah Stroud, staff, and board members. Eastpointe is a managed care organization dedicated to working with individuals and families in eastern North Carolina who struggle ...
May 21—Citizens of Farristown in Berea went before the the Berea City Council on Tuesday to request more public input on proposed zoning changes in the area. In the 2020 Comprehensive Plan, the Farristown area of Berea is being rezoned as an industrial area. During the meeting, several citizens expressed their thoughts on this change and how it impacts the historic community of Farristown. ...
May 21—A portion of Kentucky Route 21 will be designated the "Captain Hugh M. "Mac" Byrd, Jr. Memorial Highway," by action of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the City of Berea. The new signage will be placed between milepoints 10.80 and 12.80 along KY 21, from the bridge over Brushy Fork Creek eastward to the Berea City Limits. A sign unveiling ceremony will take place on Thursday, May ...
May 21—The District 10 Track and Field Championships are set for today at Slippery Rock University's William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. The field and track events begin at 10 a.m. to accommodate the weather. Facility maps, full schedule, performance list/heat sheets, and a link to live results can be found at sru.edu. Slippery Rock University also hosted the WPIAL Track and ...
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May 21—RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 34 trout streams and two lakes classified as Delayed Harvest to trout harvest on June 4 through Sept. 30. From 6 a.m. until 11:59 a.m. on opening day, Delayed Harvest waters are open only to youth under 18 years old. At noon, waters open to all anglers. During this time, anglers can keep up to seven trout per day — with no gear ...
May 21—LUMBERTON — A $13,000 grant will be used to increase awareness and expand health literacy programming in Robeson County. UNC Health Southeastern received the Creating New Economies Fund grant from The Conservation Fund's Resourceful Communities program. The grant will be administered by Healthy Robeson. "Healthy Robeson and UNC Health Southeastern's Community Health Services value our ...