iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) -- Police have made an arrest in connection with the killing last summer of a 27-year-old Google employee as she was out jogging in broad daylight in Massachusetts.Vanessa Marcotte went for a jog on Aug. 7 near her mother's home in the town of Princeton, about 60 miles west of Boston.She never returned, and her body was found that night in a wooded area about a half mile from […]
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) -- Police have made an arrest in connection with the killing last summer of a 27-year-old Google employee as she was out jogging in broad daylight in Massachusetts.Vanessa Marcotte went for a jog on Aug. 7 near her mother's home in the town of Princeton, about 60 miles west of Boston.She never returned, and her body was found that night in a wooded area about a half mile from […]
The Gwinnett County Police Department(ATLANTA) -- Days after two officers in suburban Atlanta were fired when videos surfaced showing them kicking and punching a motorist, authorities have reportedly dismissed nearly 90 cases involving the pair.The Gwinnett County Solicitor said she is dropping all cases in which Robert McDonald or Michael Bongiovanni were either the principal officer or a necessary witness. Sixty-three cases were dismissed in Gwinnett County Recorder's Court and […]
Elliot Sudal (NEW YORK) -- Shark wrangler Elliot Sudal reeled in quite a catch earlier this week: Vice president Mike Pence.Sudal was on Sanibel Island, Florida, where he spent over 11 hours Wednesday trying to reel in a mystery creature that weighed hundreds of pounds. He was taking part in fishing trip that was raising money for the Zonta Woman's Group of Sanibel.Sudal's efforts to snag something began to attract […]
Elliot Sudal (NEW YORK) -- Shark wrangler Elliot Sudal reeled in quite a catch earlier this week: Vice president Mike Pence.Sudal was on Sanibel Island, Florida, where he spent over 11 hours Wednesday trying to reel in a mystery creature that weighed hundreds of pounds. He was taking part in fishing trip that was raising money for the Zonta Woman's Group of Sanibel.Sudal's efforts to snag something began to attract […]
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE) -- A Tennessee man likely won't be anointed grandfather of the year.Lawrence Thompson, 51, and his girlfriend Dean Moser, 53, were arrested Friday by Nashville police after the pair brought Thompson's three grandchildren along on an errand: To buy heroin, according to police.The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says Thompson brought his one-year-old grandson into the restroom of a fast food restaurant as he bought the drug, […]
A new state law will prevent state and local governments from striking “project labor agreements” with union workers on construction projects. Supporters of these agreements say they ensure workers are paid a fair wage and the construction is completed on time and within the budget. Opponents, like Governor Terry Branstad, say non-union contractors lose out […]Powered by WPeMatico
The mild, wet spring is leading to some early tulip blooms in Pella. The bright-colored flowers are beginning to pop out in a few of the town’s dozens of tulip beds a good three weeks before the annual Tulip Time Festival. Jill Vandevoort , director of the Pella Convention and Visitors Bureau, says she’s not […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) -- Kevin Hart is gearing up for Night School in his new comedy project. According to Variety, Hart will star in and produce Night School, an action comedy about a group of outcasts who are forced to attend adult ed classes in preparation for the GED exam. Hart also wrote the movie. The comedian, who starred in four notable comedies last year -- Ride Along 2, Central Intelligence, The Secret Life of Pets and his concert film, Kevin […]
