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Billy Packer was the counterweight to the ebullient Dick Vitale, both of them irreplaceable and equally important to college basketball, yet in completely opposite ways.

Billy Packer's distinct style defined college basketball broadcasting for over 30 years. Those who worked alongside talk about his legacy.

Legendary college basketball announcer Billy Packer, who covered every Final Four from 1975 through 2008, passed away Jan. 26 at age 82.

Avid golfer Jim Thacker returns to course after advanced heart procedure at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids

Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use.

A Mongols president's alleged extremely bad cocaine habit saw him directing a key crown witness to go to Auckland about twice a week to pick up ounces of

A key crown witness in a gang trial has spoken of doing drug exchanges, stacks of cash, flash vehicles, a van used for getting rid of someone, as well as

A gang was so intent on becoming the biggest in the Bay of Plenty, it was prepared to use any means possible to get it there, a court has been told.
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Staff/Stuff The Mongols clubhouse in Burnham, on the outskirts of Christchurch, was raided by police on Friday morning. On Friday, Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Quested said three men, including at least one patched Mongols member, had been arrested in connection with the shooting. The trio, aged 24, 31 and 39, who were at the Burnham property when it was raided, would appear in the Christchurch District Court on Friday afternoon charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily ...

Prison bosses say Jim Thacker is in segregation over assaults, threatening to kill, smashing a cell window and setting fires. His family claim he's being treated "worse than a farm animal".