This week, the Georgia Aquarium released a rescued and rehabilitated female manatee back to Florida waters following months of care. The manatee named Tay Tay was found stranded earlier this year and in need of veterinary care about she was struck by boat. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Before Tay … Read more
Dec. 22 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1785, the American Continental Navy fleet was organized, consisting of two frigates, two brigs and three schooners. Sailors were paid $8 a month. In 1894, French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason by a military court-martial on flimsy evidence in a highly irregular trial … Read more
Clear the path for churches to create housing Schenectady, N.Y.: As pastor of a congregation in New York’s capital region, I was moved by Rev. Mark S. Kellar and Josef Goodman’s recent piece on how churches can help address community needs (“City of Yes helped our church project,” op-ed, Dec. 15). Their story about First … Read more
The California Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 21, 2024, results for each game: Powerball 01-12-17-21-58, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 3 Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here. Daily 3 Midday: 1-6-4 Evening: 3-7-1 Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here. Daily Derby 1st:9 … Read more
(KRON) — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in a Gilroy waterway as 21-year-old Gabriel Laradelara of San Martin, who was reported missing earlier this month. ‘Verbal dispute’ occurred before Oakland double homicide: OPD Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of an unresponsive person near Monterey Road … Read more
The details of the murder are still shocking today, nearly three decades later. On Dec. 26, 1996, the 6-year-old daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey, a well-to-do couple living in Boulder, Colorado, was found dead in the family’s basement. JonBenét Ramsey, an outgoing child who performed in local beauty pageants, had been bludgeoned and strangled. … Read more
She is forever frozen in time. JonBenét Ramsey — 6 years old, dressed for a beauty pageant. And we still don’t know who killed her. The day after Christmas in 1996, JonBenét was reported missing with a rambling ransom note left at the scene. Several hours later, she was found dead in her own home … Read more
A closer look at what police found at the Ramsey family’s Boulder, Colorado, home after their 6-year-old daughter JonBenét Ramsey was found bludgeoned and strangled in the basement on Dec. 26, 1996. A mysterious ransom note A two-and-a half-page note left on the stairs of the Ramsey family home demanding a $118,000 ransom. / Credit: … Read more
A significant parole board deadline has passed. Now, a convicted Conyers killer could get out of prison any day. Family of the woman killed said they ae waiting in fear. Shirley McKnight’s ex-boyfriend, Joseph Monroe, stabbed her to death at her home 30 years ago. “Christmas, holidays, will never be the same for us, never,” … Read more
German authorities charged the suspect in the deadly attack on a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg that killed five and wounded 200 with numerous counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges, the police announced early Sunday morning. The suspect, who has been identified as Taleb A according to German privacy laws, was … Read more