Wil Lutz kicked a 44-yard field goal for New Orleans with 21 seconds left, Cleveland kicker Zane Gonzalez pushed the second of his two missed field goals wide right in the final seconds, and the Saints held on for a 21-18 victory that extended the Browns’ winless streak to 19 games. Gonzalez also missed two […]
September 2018
Jags stun Patriots
Eight months later and with much less on the line, the Jacksonville Jaguars found a way to close out Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The significance of it might not be known for some time. Not even the bold, brash Jaguars would acknowledge it was anything more than a Week 2 win. Others […]
Red Sox cut magic number to 2
Mookie Betts doesn’t seem to be badly hurt, so the Red Sox can focus on clinching the AL East at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons. Betts gave Boston a scare when he injured his left side making two throws to home plate during a 4-3 win over the New York Mets […]
Investigators search for cause of gas explosions while many residents wait to go home
Authorities estimate that 8,000 people were displaced after Thursday’s explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities, where gas and electricity remained shut down Friday.
Paul Manafort pleads guilty in 2nd criminal case, will cooperate in Mueller probe
It is unclear what information President Trump’s former campaign manager is prepared to provide to investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Escaped murderer had broken out of prison twice before, triggered manhunt
Arnold Nash, serving a 45-year sentence for murder and robbery, escaped from the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston on Thursday night.
Jefferson Historical Society to host talk Sept. 22
Julie Bond Stegna to present a program about the north Village area of Jefferson.
Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeats activist and actor Cynthia Nixon in N.Y. gubernatorial primary
There were indications that Nixon’s aggressive challenge pushed the incumbent governor to the left on several issues, including legalizing marijuana and addressing crumbling public housing in New York City.
More deaths feared as massive Florence inundates the Carolinas
Rescue crews used boats to reach more than 360 people besieged by rising waters along a river, and more than 60 others had to be rescued as a cinderblock motel collapsed.
Hurricane Center: Florence close to landfall in North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said early Friday that Florence was about to make landfall in North Carolina bringing with it life-threatening storm surge and hurricane strength winds. The powerful storm already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and forecasters say that “catastrophic” freshwater […]