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A look at 10 films from the 1980s that were inspired by 'Rocky.'

A look at 10 films from the 1980s that were inspired by 'Rocky.'

Something has gone terribly wrong here. They've made the wrong sequel. The original "Beverly Hills Cop" was the screenplay written for Sylvester Stallone, but filmed with Eddie Murphy as the star. After it was such a big hit, the theory was that "Beverly Bills Cop II" would be a real Eddie Murphy movie, with more comedy and fewer guns and chases.

GREENUP Greenup County E911 Director Buford Hurley discussed the recent flooding in Russell, and the probable cause for depth of water in those areas, during Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting. Hurley

Several areas of the Russell/Bellefonte region flooded as a deluge descended upon that portion of Greenup County on Friday afternoon just after Russell schools dismissed.

Several areas of the Russell/Bellefonte region flooded as a deluge descended upon that portion of Greenup County on Friday afternoon just after Russell schools dismissed.

Midway in "Con Air,'' the Nicolas Cage character observes: "Somehow they managed to get every creep and freak in the universe on this one plane.'' That's the same thought I was having. The plane--a hijacked flight of dangerous convicts--has so many criminal superstars on it, it's like a weirdo version of those comic books where the superheroes hold a summit.

RUSSELL The fate of the Russell Convalescent Home is being hotly debated through social media channels such as Facebook. The building that currently houses RCH is in litigation through Eminent

Print Growing up on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Siena Oberman thought she might want to be a doctor. Then she took a high-school elective that allowed her to go off-campus. “I thought, ‘Oh, sweet, I can leave class and go to the beach,’” she said. Instead, she fell in love. The class was in filmmaking, and Oberman started making movies with her friends using a Flip camera. No beach bum but in fact an overachiever, Oberman quickly assembled a resume of internships more varied than most ...

ULM now accepting transfers from BPCC to Health Studies programs facebook like button   Attending the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University of Louisiana Monroe and Bossier Parish Community College were, from left, in front, representing BPCC, Carolyn Burroughs, Kelly Brandon, Chancellor Dr. Rick Bateman, Jr., and Dr. Holly French-Hart; and in back from ULM, President Ron Berry, Dean of Health Sciences ...