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Ex-NBA star Darryl Dawkins, aka ‘Chocolate Thunder’ has died
Darryl Dawkins was once summoned in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room to come meet a celebrity who wanted to meet the man known for dunking with backboard-breaking force. The guest was Grammy Award...
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Californians cut water without state imposing fines
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – For the second straight month, Californians exceeded hefty water conservation mandates during the relentless drought without the state imposing fines, officials said Thursday....
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On-air shooter threatened to make ‘headlines,’ showed anger
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – On the day he was fired from a Virginia TV station, Vester Flanagan pressed a wooden cross into his boss’ hand as two police officers walked him to the door. “You’ll need this,” he...
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Lawyer: Former franchisee alerted Subway ad exec about Fogle
NEW YORK (AP) – A former franchisee alerted an executive in charge of Subway’s advertising in 2008 about her concerns about pitchman Jared Fogle, according to her lawyer. Cindy Mills exchanged phone...
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Obama to people of New Orleans: You inspire me, and America
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Visiting residents on tidy porch stoops and sampling the fried chicken at a corner restaurant, President Barack Obama held out the people of New Orleans on Thursday as an...
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Rubio says strength is only way to maintain peace with China
MIAMI (AP) – The United States must bolster its military, push for more free trade and hold China far more accountable on human rights, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio writes in an op-ed...
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Firefighters holding their own against giant wildfire
CHELAN, Wash. (AP) – Firefighters were holding their own Thursday against the largest wildfire on record in Washington state, even as rising temperatures and increased winds stoked the flames. The...
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Savannah State University on lockdown after shooting; 1 hurt
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Savannah State University has sent out a campus alert placing the school on lockdown while SSU officers investigate a shooting incident near the Student Union. University...
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Auto play on social media questioned after graphic video of shooting surfaced
This report is from our sister station KIMT in Mason City, Iowa. MASON CITY, Iowa (WKBN) – The videos were difficult to watch and as some found out, probably just as difficult to avoid if you turned...
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Third victim in good condition, conscious after being shot during live interview
This report is from our sister station WSLS in Roanoke, Virginia. ROANOKE (WSLS 10) – Roanoke Carilion Memorial Hospital issued an updated statement following the shooting of three people at Smith...
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Surgery helps abused dog get new nose, new lease on life
This report is from our sister station WFLA in Tampa, Fla. HUDSON. FL (WFLA) – A badly abused dog which had its nose was cut off, had the first of several surgeries Thursday. After Photo: “Khalessi”...
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S.C. students turn in classmate who threatened school shooting
This report is from our sister station WSPA in Spartanburg, South Carolina. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WKBN) – A teenager is in custody after Spartanburg School District 6 officials say he threatened to shoot...
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Cavs owner Dan Gilbert spending big bucks on Detroit real estate
DETROIT (AP) – Dan Gilbert’s ownership presence in downtown Detroit has kept growing, with the addition of a vacant 38-story office tower and adjacent buildings to his stable of properties. Book Tower,...
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Father of slain reporter wants tighter gun laws
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – The father of slain TV reporter Alison Parker says he will make it his mission to try to change gun laws. Andy Parker said outside of WDBJ-TV on Friday that he supports stronger gun...
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Deputy ambushed, fatally shot at gas station near Houston
HOUSTON (AP) – The search for the suspect in the death of a uniformed sheriff’s deputy who was shot several times while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station continued Saturday,...
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In Alaska, Obama to walk fine line on climate change, energy
WASHINGTON (AP) – With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climate change, even as he...
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As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unfulfilled
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring have been released. Overall scores are higher than expected, though...
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Survivor’s husband recounts story before gunfire erupted
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – The chamber of commerce official who was answering questions about her community on live TV when gunfire erupted said she never saw the gunman walk up to the group. Vicki Gardner,...
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Far below South Dakota, a cave holds pure, promising water
WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) – Hundreds of feet beneath the Black Hills, a team of scientists and researchers snake through dark, narrow and silent corridors of ancient rock to reach their goal:...
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Citizens taking video of police see themselves facing arrest
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) – Thomas Demint’s voice is heard only briefly on the eight-minute video he took of police officers arresting two of his friends, and body-slamming their mother. “I’m videotaping...
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