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$1.8B Powerball winner comes forward, chooses lump-sum payment
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (201+ words) The winner of Powerball's $1.8 billion jackpot on Christmas Eve has opted to take the lump-sum payment. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said the winner has claimed a one-time cash prize of $834.9 million before taxes. After federal and state tax withholdings, the…...
Arkansas police arrest man in Devil's Den park killings after dayslong search, finding him nearby
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (489+ words) State Police arrested Andrew James McGann, of Springdale, at a barbershop in the town, said Col. Stacie Rhoads, commander of the department's criminal investigation division. McGann was charged with two counts of capital murder. Police would not say what the…...
Powerful blizzard continues to batter Western states
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (298+ words) Whiteout conditions are pummeling the Western United States, leaving cars and trucks stranded and people buried in their homes for days in a row. The monster winter storm shut down hundreds of miles of California highways. Extremely heavy snowfall rates…...
Trump admin signs waivers for 3 states to ban sugary drinks, junk food from SNAP
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Soda, sugary drinks, and candy will no longer be eligible for purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, a significant change that will impact millions of families across the United States. On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…...
Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been recaptured
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles northwest of the prison he escaped from following massive, nearly two-weeks-long manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced…...
Topo Chico sold at some Costco and Sam's Club locations recalled
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) Coca-Cola has voluntarily recalled some bottles of Topo Chico Mineral Water due to potential bacterial contamination, the company said in a statement. The recall affects 16.9-ounce glass bottles distributed to about 40 retail locations across Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and…...
Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (223+ words) A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said. Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped…...
At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash US South and Midwest
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (908+ words) A storm system sweeping over large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest has resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths, A storm system sweeping over large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths by early Sunday,…...
Damage reports flood in as tornadoes rampage through the Mid-South, Midwest
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Justin writes and edits for Scripps News" website and social media channels as a national digital and video manager. His beats include politics, elections, and consumer stories. The National Weather Service received reports of nearly two dozen tornadoes touching down…...
A boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in Australia but was tackled by a former boxer
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) A 17-year-old boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane at an Australian airport before being restrained by a pilot and two passengers, police said Friday. The boy was disarmed and detained before police arrived on the scene Thursday at…...