Feature your business, services, products, events & news. Submit Website.
Breaking Top Featured Content:
John Everett Benson, Who Chiseled John F. Kennedy’s Grave, Dies at 85
A master of the ancient and exacting art of carving into rock, he was 25 when he began his first major commission, at Arlington National Cemetery. Press Release Distribution Service
Russian forces storm a detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage takers
MOSCOW — Security forces stormed a detention center in southern Russia on Sunday, killing inmates accused of links to Islamist terror cells who had taken two staff members hostage, state-funded news channel RT reported. Journalists on the scene reported the sounds of gunfire, while multiple ambulances were seen arriving at the prison in footage on…
Valpo skate park art sculpture unveiled with promise of ‘more to come’
Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas joined city and community leaders Thursday to welcome the first phase of art installations around the city and a promise of “more the come” for artistic landscape courtesy of the Valparaiso Creative Council. “Eclipse,” valued at $45,000, was unveiled at the Flounder and Friends Skatepark on Thursday, and it is the…
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday. Police tracked the shooter to a home, where the man apparently shot himself to death, authorities said. An…
Florida Panthers, with help from NHL, push to grow hockey in Latino communities
By ALANIS THAMES (AP Sports Writer) SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The spark in Leo Jungerman’s eyes when he watched his first hockey game was different. He’d tried other sports like soccer and tennis, his father Alex said. But a hockey game featuring the Toronto Marlies — the Toronto Maple Leafs’ minor league team — is…
An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening
By LINDSEY BAHR (AP Film Writer) Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “ Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only is it the…
Police identify Michigan splash pad shooter but there’s still no word on a motive
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified the man who opened fire at a splash pad in suburban Detroit before taking his own life, but his motives remained unknown as investigators worked to determine if he left behind any hint of his plans. Oakland County Sheriff’s spokesperson Stephen Huber said the shooter was…
Funeral home and memorial park holding Father’s Day tackle box turn-in and snowballs event
BATON ROUGE – Greenoaks Funeral Home and Memorial Parks is holding a Father’s Day tackle box turn-in and snowballs event Sunday. Ninja Snowballs will provide snowballs as people can visit their loved one’s memorial site. Additionally, the Central High School Fishing Club will accept any tackle boxes, lures and fishing rods at the event “in…
Glasglow Middle School student wins Louisiana Leadership Institute spelling bee
BATON ROUGE – Middle-schooler Rishaan Reddy took home $10,000 after winning the Louisiana Learning Institute’s 2024 Spelling Bee. Event organizers said 15 students from around the state competed in the finals Saturday. Each student won a regional tournament earlier in the month. Reddy is a student at Glasglow Middle School in Baton Rouge. Permalink| Comments…
FBI looking for information about days leading up to murder, kidnapping out of Tangipahoa Parish
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans FBI office is investigating the murder of a Tangipahoa Parish mother and the kidnapping of her two children, one of whom was also killed. The FBI is asking for people who spoke to Callie Brunett or her children 6-year-old Jalie and 3-year-old Erin on Tuesday, June 11, through Thursday,…