Lesley University(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Jesse Sparks has been a busy man.Not only was he studying to obtain a master of arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University, he also interned as a high school guidance counselor at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, the same school he graduated from in 2008.Still, he had to take a job as a night custodian at the school in order to pay for […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Police are investigating the cause of an explosion on Wednesday at a dorm at Murray State University in Kentucky that injured at least one person, according to officials.Authorities identified the victim as 26-year-old Dakota Fields, a residential director at the university, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Fields was listed in stable condition as of late Wednesday.There were no students in the […]
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) -- Bella Herndon was a 15-year-old who loved to read and write and was earning straight As as a sophomore in high school.Priscilla Chiu was also a high school sophomore described as “precocious” and “determined."Both teenagers died by suicide in April. Their families say Bella and Priscilla both watched 13 Reasons Why, the controversial Netflix show about suicide, just days before taking their own lives.“I didn't find out […]
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) -- The father of 2-year-old Bella Bond, who was nicknamed "Baby Doe" after her unidentified body washed up on a Boston-area beach, spoke Wednesday at the sentencing for the man convicted of murdering his young daughter, saying, "I was robbed of my chance to be a father to Bella."Bella's father, Joseph Amoroso, who never met his daughter, said in a victim impact statement, "Bella is the name I chose […]
The three Republicans from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House have voted for bills designed to deny federal money to so-called “sanctuary cities” and ensure immigrants who are in the country illegally are detained if they’re charged with a serious crime. Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, was among the lead sponsors of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Fourth of July holiday weekend is typically one of the busiest times of the year on Iowa’s waterways and law enforcement officers are planning to target boaters who’ve been drinking. Dustin Eighmy is a conservation officer with the Iowa DNR. This weekend, he’ll be patrolling Saylorville Lake near Des Moines. “We’re looking for anyone […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man accused of rigging a Hot Lotto jackpot in Iowa admitted in court today that he did write the computer code that allowed him get the numbers for the drawing. Fifty-four-year-old Eddie Tipton appeared in Polk County District Court to make a plea under an agreement that involves the 2010 Hot Lotto jackpot prize […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Democratic Party’s 33-year-old chairman today announced he has a chronic pain condition that will require radiation treatments and he’s resigned from the job he won earlier this year. Derek Eadon was elected chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party in January. He issued a writen statement, saying he has been diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralia, “a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Far southwest Iowa was hit by the first of 8 tornadoes that dropped out of the black clouds onto Iowa soil on Wednesday. Mike Crecelius, the emergency management coordinator for Fremont County, says he was in Sidney about 3 p.m. when he first saw signs of serious trouble. “I saw two funnels try to come […]Powered by WPeMatico
