Lincoln County High School officials will host a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Open House night for any students in grades 8-12. The event will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 Read moreLCHS to host CTE Open House Thursday, Feb. 9
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Fayetteville High School’s Tigers took top spots on the All-Region Team after another successful season on the field, claiming another region title. Read moreTigers take top region football honors
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County 4-H speech winners who advanced to the regional contest, front row, from left, are Silas Masiello, Rosetta Fowler, Grayson Walter and Brady Bradford; back row, from left, are Andrew Buck, Caroline Garrell, Jillian Fowler and Marlee Bradford. Read moreCounty 4-H speech winners
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A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that her office filed the charges Tuesday. Investigators outlined evidence that Baldwin had his finger on the trigger before the gun went off and that he skipped required safety training. Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe in October 2021. Baldwin was pointing a pistol at her when the gun went off. Film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed also is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. Williams' family said in statement Monday that she died in Los Angeles Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 75. Williams credits included the films “American Graffiti" and “The Conversation.” But she was by far best known for playing the straitlaced Shirley Feeney on the ABC sitcom “Laverne & Shirley.” The show, a spinoff of “Happy Days” was one of the most popular shows on television in its prime. It ran from 1976 to 1983.
A Chicago prosecutor is dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly. The decision follows federal convictions in two different courts that ensure the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx made the announcement Monday, a day ahead of a court hearing. Kelly was indicted in 2019 on multiple crimes and accused of sexually abusing four women in Illinois, including three who were minors. Since then, federal juries in Chicago and New York have convicted him of a raft of crimes, including child pornography, enticement, racketeering and sex trafficking. Kelly is already serving a 30-year prison sentence.
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County 4-H speech winners who advanced to the regional contest, front row, from left, are Silas Masiello, Rosetta Fowler, Grayson Walter and Brady Bradford; back row, from left, are Andrew Buck, Caroline Garrell, Jillian Fowler and Marlee Bradford. Read moreCounty 4-H speech winners