HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A GPS device inside a stolen carton of cigarettes led to the arrest of two robbery suspects in Maryland. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that 42-yearold Shawn Bullard and 45- year-old Warren Strouse entered pleas this week in connection with the December 2015 robbery of a Hagerstown store. Hagerstown police say […]
August 2016
Police: Father holding son hostage is shot
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a man who was holding his teenage son hostage in Tennessee. A statement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says officers from the Shelbyville Police Department responded Wednesday night to a report of a hostage situation and arrived to find 53-year-old Jeffrey Darren Hosea […]
Presidential campaign photos on display
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Presidential campaign photography captured by The Associated Press over the past century will be on display at Virginia’s Longwood University this fall. The exhibition titled “Citizens and Leaders” will coincide with this year’s lone vice presidential debate, which the university will host on Oct. 4. The exhibition will run from Sept. […]
3 finalists announced for Thurber Prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Authors Jason Gay, Harrison Scott Key and Mary Norris have been named finalists for the 2016 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Gay was cited for “Little Victories,” his book about family and fatherhood; Key was noted for his memoir about his father, “The World’s Largest Man;” and Norris, a longtime editor […]
Johnson tops list of highest-paid actors
NEW YORK (AP) — Dwayne Johnson elbowed Robert Downey Jr. aside to become the highest-paid actor with a fast and furious income of $64.5 million, according to Forbes magazine. The former wrestler beat out Jackie Chan with $61 million and Matt Damon, who earned $55 million. The rest of the top five on the list, […]
Flight delayed as crew members argue
LONDON (AP) — An easy- Jet flight from London’s Gatwick Airport to Belfast has faced an hour-long delay after two crew members got into an epic shouting match. Shocked passengers tweeted about the argument that grew so heated that the two crew members had to be removed from Wednesday’s flight. Dan Lobb, a television presenter […]
Mylan boosts EpiPen patient plans, doesn’t budge on price
Mylan is bulking up programs that help patients pay for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment after weathering heated criticism about an average cost that has climbed more than 600 percent over the past decade. But the drugmaker didn’t budge on its price hikes Thursday, which have drawn ire both in Congress and from families that […]
Brunswick, Lisbon set goals
LISBON On paper, the Brunswick High School and Lisbon High School field hockey teams are very different. One, the Dragons, tallied just one win last season, while the other, the Greyhounds, made a deep run in the postseason. For that exact reason, the two sides met in a preseason game in Lisbon on Thursday — […]
Adams fans 10 in Sea Dogs’ comeback win
PORTLAND Mauricio Dubon hit a game-tying home run in the fifth and a game-winning RBI double in the seventh and the Sea Dogs (52-76) came from behind to defeat the Trenton Thunder (81-50) 4-3 on Thursday night at Hadlock Field. Mitch Atkins (W, 5-7) struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings as the Sea […]