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Woman mistakenly paid $1, 650 an hour refused to return money to employer, police say
1+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - An Arkansas woman is facing a felony theft charge after police say she refused to return nearly $20, 000 that her employer accidentally paid her due to a payroll glitch. Craighead County District Judge David Boling found…...
Joseph Duggar makes first appearance in Bay County
3+ week, 1+ day ago (80+ words) PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Joseph Duggar's first appearance was held on Tuesday morning at the Bay County Courthouse. Duggar's bond was set to $600, 000. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim and no unsupervised contact with minors....
Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, dies at 89
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (187+ words) Notre Dame announced on Wednesday that Holtz died in Orlando, Florida, surrounded by his family. Spokeswoman Katy Lonergan said a cause of death was not provided by the family. Holtz became the first and so far only coach to lead…...
Couple on "road trip of a lifetime" find 2. 71-carat diamond at state park
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (205+ words) MURFREESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - An Indiana couple on the "road trip of a lifetime" found a 2. 71-carat white diamond during their second visit to Arkansas" Crater of Diamonds State Park. Dewy White found the diamond last Thursday while visiting…...
Woman at center of month-long disappearance following crash arrested after hospital release
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA, S. C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - A week after her mysterious return from a two-month disappearance, Susan Rhodes has been arrested and booked into jail. The North Augusta Department of Public Safety arrested Rhodes and booked her into the Edgefield…...
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (628+ words) Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools. A group of families from the school districts sought a preliminary injunction against the law, which goes into effect on Sept. 1. They…...
More states are restricting junk food from SNAP benefits
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (310+ words) (CNN) - Six more states were granted waivers from the Department of Agriculture to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, or SNAP, from being used on certain processed food and beverages. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the…...
Everything is complete: Cat believed to have died in an apartment fire found alive 2 months later
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - A house cat in Alabama that was believed to have died in an apartment fire was found alive two months later. The past two months have been filled with grief for Verandas at Taylor Oaks…...
Authorities extend search into new week for missing 10-year-old girl
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (354+ words) DESTIN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - UPDATE: You can help support the family of Trinity Eslinger through a Go Fund Me started by the young girl's aunt here. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says it is continuing the search for a 10-year-old…...
Volunteer search continues for missing 10-year-old in Destin
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (471+ words) DESTIN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The volunteer search for a missing 10-year-old girl in Destin continued on Wednesday. Trinity Eslinger was reported missing last Thursday -- last seen swimming with her family near the O'Steen Beach Access in Destin. One of the…...