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After a series of fires in and near the river valley were intentionally set over the past few days, people who live in the area are concerned about the frequency and proximity of them.

Western Australia considers lifting shark fishing ban 29 April 2021 Shark depredation is being increasingly reported across Western Australia. Image: Patrick Linehan THE recreational fishing industry in Western Australia could be in for a boost if a proposal to lift the state’s shark ban is accepted. Fishing for sharks has been prohibited for 12 years in the state’s north-west due to overfishing. But according to an Angling International article, fishing groups say the shark population is...

39-year-old Gary Jackson was arrested on suspicion of murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and other charges.

Man Charged With Murder After Injured Woman Dropped Off at Hospital, Run Over INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was charged Monday with the murder of a woman who was dropped off with gunshot wounds last week at Riley Hospital for Children, where she died. Joan “Jody” Berry, was initially listed as being in critical condition but died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Gary Jackson, 39, is accused of shooting Berry and then dropping her off at the hospital, where he ran over her leg...

The inaugural music season at The Coves Amphitheater has barely begun, and already there is a cancellation. This one signals a honky-tonk blues icon’s retirement. Delbert McClinton, who was scheduled to play the Union Hall venue July 10, announced the end of his touring days in an Instagram post on Thursday. His reason was simple: He didn’t want to deal with COVID-19. “Here I sit, 80 years old, in the middle of a pandemic,” McClinton said in the Instagram post. “This is...

Real World alumnus Norman Korpi returns to TV, and the UP Norman Korpi, an original cast member on "The Real World" in 1992 and a Michigan native, recently reconnected with his former roommates for the reunion "The Real World Homecoming: New York." Written By: Christa Lawler | × Norman Korpi talks with a visitor after completing his shift at Rigoni’s Bakery in Ironwood, Mich., on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Korpi was in the original cast of “The Real World: New Yo...

Check out info from a parking lot drive-in show that was a centerpiece of Down by Downtown. Featuring a headless Keen! Tad Dickens / The Roanoke Times When blues-rocker Tab Benoit took the stage outside Berglund Center April 7, it broke a bit of a drought for Roanoke’s largest music venue. The Berglund hadn’t hosted a concert since the COVID-19 shutdown last year. And an outside show? Berglund hadn’t done one on that scale since it presented some shows at Elmwood Park a few years...

The Paragould School District is continuing to take advantage of falling interest rates. Its board of directors voted this week to accept a bid from Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Robert W. Baird and Company, LLC to refinance $12,610,000 in bonds at 1.96 percent interest. The previous rate was 3.05 percent (from Morgan Stanley), and the refinancing is expected to save the district a total of $1,123,816.76. The bonds, originally issued in 2011 and refunded by Morgan Stanley in 2016, were for the Primary...

WARNING: Some graphic descriptions may disturb readers Almost six years after he vanished, the dismembered body of a murdered Western Australia father may have finally been found in a remote national park. Wade Cameron Dunn, a drug dealer, addict and father of three, was beaten to death in 2015 with a metal pole and cut into pieces with a chainsaw. The location of the human remains, which are believed linked to murdered WA dad, Wade Dunn.(9News) READ MORE: Western Australia police on Monday fou...

First Black Supreme Court justice in Colorado dies at 72 By Associated Press   Published April 5, 2021 Gregory Kellam Scott, was sworn onto the court in 1993 after being appointed by Gov. Roy Romer; passes on Wednesday (Twitter) Gregory Kellam Scott, the only Black justice to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court, died unexpectedly at his home in Indiana. He was 72. Scott died Wednesday, the Denver Post reported. He was sworn onto the court in 1993 after being appointed by Gov. Roy Romer. He s...