By Jessica BanovThe Charlotte ObserverGREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro police officer was killed Saturday night, prompting a statewide Blue Alert to seek the public’s help in finding two suspects, according to multiple sources.The alert that was issued at 6:10 p.m. was canceled at 7:52 p.m....
No. 11 UMass men’s hockey fell to Clarkson 5-4 in overtime in the consolation game of the Adirondack Winter Invitational.Clarkson’s Ryan Taylor finished his own rebound on a 2-on-1 break with just 2:21 remaining in overtime to give the Golden Knights the win and drop...
UMass women’s basketball fell to VCU in its Atlantic 10 opener 65-45 on the road at the Siegel Center Saturday afternoon.UMass drops to 2-11 on the season and have yet to win a road game. The Minutewomen trailed by just one after the first quarter...
By Caroline SilvaThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A veteran deputy was shot in the head and killed Friday while responding to a disturbance at a home in Spalding County, authorities said.Sheriff Darrell Dix said Sgt. Marc McIntyre was killed by a shotgun blast in...
By Rio YamatAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his mother in the desert near his childhood home two days after Christmas, setting off a violent high-speed...
By Olivia LloydThe Charlotte ObserverMADISON HEIGHTS, Va. — A well-trained dog was able to reunite a family on Christmas after a child went missing in Virginia, deputies said.Maxa the police dog found the juvenile in the woods, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said in a...
By Maddie SeilerThe Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It’s no secret that the job of a first responder is anything but easy.Taking calls can mean long hours, time away from family and PTSD. But every day hundreds of men and women in Cumberland...
The Celtics did not extend their home winning streak easily on Friday night against the Raptors but they did so in impressive fashion given the personnel. Despite playing without Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, Boston managed to hold off a Raptors squad playing...
It did not take Luke Kornet long to get tested in his first game back on the court since suffering a torn adductor two weeks. The veteran big man was handed a spot start in his return with Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis sidelined against...
By Luke PeteleyStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With crime surging on Staten Island in 2023, the NYPD enacted a tactical shift at the end of the summer, developing an intricate, multi-state system to gather and analyze intelligence as a strategy to crack down...