December 2016
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I am writing regarding my almost 13-year-old daughter. She’s a sweet girl but lately has been involved in a lot of drama. Recently my husband and I saw what we believe to be two hickeys on her neck, one on each side. She has denied, denied, denied it, but we know what we […]
Albert J. White Jr.
WEST BATH — Albert J. White Jr. BG (RET), 80, passed unexpectedly Friday December 16th, 2016. He was born October 29th, 1936 in Bath, Maine, the son of Albert J. Sr. and Hazel (Brissette) White. He graduated in 1955 from Morse High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and also […]
Judith Powell
LOUISVILLE, KY – Judith (Trott) Powell, 81 passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Louisville, KY. She was born to Roland and Mildred (Hooper) Trott on April 2, 1935. Judith was a homemaker, and a member of City Road Chapel Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pat Earl Powell; and […]
Happy birthday to Colo: Oldest gorilla in the U.S. turns 60 today
COLUMBUS, Ohio She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors say she’s doing well. She’s Colo, the nation’s oldest living gorilla, and she’s turning 60 on Thursday at the Columbus Zoo. Colo was the first gorilla […]
Deep divide stops effort to repeal North Carolina anti-LGBT HB2 law
RALEIGH, N.C. A supposedly bipartisan deal to repeal North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law collapsed when both sides balked and started blaming each other, likely meaning the state will remain a pariah shunned by corporations, entertainers and high-profile sporting events. After more than nine hours of backroom discussions and sporadic public effort, Republican state legislators quit trying […]
DA: Durst a danger to witnesses despite being frail, in custody
LOS ANGELES Despite being held in custody, looking frail and getting rolled into court in a pink wheelchair, New York real estate heir Robert Durst is considered a danger to witnesses in the murder case against him, a prosecutor said. Citing his $100 million worth and allegations that Durst knocked off his best friend, who […]
Europe authorities scramble to find Tunisian suspect in Berlin attack
BERLIN Authorities across Europe scrambled today to track down a Tunisian man suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, as one of his brothers urged him to surrender. Nearly three days after the deadly attack that killed 12 people and injured 48 others, the market in the center of the capital […]
Mexicans mourn dead, seek relatives after fireworks blast
TULTEPEC, Mexico Some brought photos of their missing loved ones to the Mexican fireworks market where a series of explosions killed at least 33 people, while others who had already claimed their dead began to mourn their loss. Friends and relatives of Ernesto Ornelas, 67, gathered in the narrow street in front of his house […]
Canadians sent home for trying to sneak cat into New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand A Canadian woman who authorities say managed to hide her 4-year-old pet cat Bella in her handbag during a trans-Pacific flight had her vacation cut short when border agents discovered the ruse at a New Zealand airport. The woman was refused entry into the country and she, her husband and the cat […]