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Kentucky Derby to remain on NBC through 2032 in extension with Churchill Downs
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby will remain on NBC through 2032 after the network and Churchill Downs Inc. extended their contract through 2032, announcing it hours before the running of the 150th race on Saturday. The race switched to NBC in 2001 after airing on ABC from 1975-2000 and CBS from 1952-1974. The…
Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger’s pants
MIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s trousers on April 26 at…
Two people killed in separate crashes overnight
TANGIPAHOA PARISH – Two people were killed in separate crashes in Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes, according to Louisiana State Police. Police say William Edwards Jr., 67, died in Ponchatoula around 9:30 p.m. Friday night while riding his bicycle after his bicycle traveled into the northbound lane of LA Hwy 445 directly into the path…
I-10 West now open at LA 415 after 18-wheeler cab flips
I-10 West is closed at LA 415 due to an accident on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Motorists are advised to use an Alternate Route. The closure resulted from the cab of an 18-wheeler flipping on its side. Pictures show significant damage to the guardrails. LaDOTD says it’s too early to tell how long it will…
Chief confirms Ponchatoula Police Department on strike Friday
PONCHATOULA – At 6:30 a.m. Friday, Ponchatoula police chief Bry Layrisson found the doors locked and the lights off at his police station. No one showed up for work. “I was the only employee in the building,” said Chief Layrisson. “4 patrolmen, a communications officer, then after 8 am you’d have office personnel, detectives, agents,…
Daniel P. Jordan, Monticello leader in changing times, dies
Daniel P. Jordan, who as president of the foundation that owns Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation in Virginia, broadened its educational mission — and, perhaps most significant, commissioned a study that found that Jefferson had almost certainly fathered six children with Sally Hemings, one of hundreds of people he enslaved — died March 21 in Charlottesville,…
An Eye for Art: Westminster blacksmith is an artist with an eye for American history
Reb Staup is a local blacksmith, woodworker and T-shirt designer living in Westminster. When Staup was young he liked to draw. “I was always interested in some type of art,” Staup said. He started blacksmithing in 2004, when he took classes from the nonprofit Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, Inc. He helped at the historic…
Leading candidates in Baltimore mayoral race spend $1.5M+ in final campaign push
The leading candidates for Baltimore mayor collectively spent more than $1.5 million in the last month, primarily on television and radio advertising, as they made their final push ahead of the May 14 primary. That spending, as well as ongoing fundraising efforts, were detailed in campaign finance reports filed late Friday. According to the reports,…
What Prompted the City College of New York to Call the N.Y.P.D.
The public college based in Harlem has a long history of radical politics and activism. Press Release Distribution Service
Outsiders Were Among Columbia Protesters, but They Dispute Instigating Clashes
City officials have blamed “external actors” for escalating demonstrations at Columbia University and elsewhere, but student protesters reject the claim. Press Release Distribution Service
