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Lubbock native, prima ballerina NaTalia Johnson dies at 37 The arts community is mourning one of its own with the unexpected death of Lubbock native and internationally acclaimed prima ballerina NaTalia Johnson. "NaTalia Johnson, a Ballet Lubbock original, was an energy of fire that lit the dance world ablaze with her bold spirit. From her dancing to her teaching, she changed lives. Today we send our condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in peace," reads a social media post from�...

StateImpact Pennsylvania US Steel recently canceled more than $1 billion in planned upgrades to its Mon Valley plants. The news was first announced to a room full of workers, politicos, and media. US Steel was spending over $1 billion to upgrade its steel plants in western Pennsylvania. But two years later, on an April 30 earnings call, CEO David Burritt announced the company had made a “difficult choice”: it was scrapping the upgrade plan after all. Burritt said the Mon Valley project wa...

Coast Guard: Incident at Port led to cargo container sinking in Cape Fear River Shipping container falls into Cape Fear River at the Port of Wilmington By WECT Staff | February 23, 2021 at 12:24 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 7:31 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - An incident that led to three containers being knocked off a cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington Monday is being investigated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). According to USCG Lt. John Packard, there were no injuries and no...

Obituary: Peter Winchester Packard Peter Winchester Packard 1392 - 2021 TOPEKA, Kan. - Peter Winchester Packard, son of Frederick Clifton Packard Jr. and Alice Mansur ... Share Peter Winchester Packard Peter Winchester Packard 1392 – 2021 TOPEKA, Kan. – Peter Winchester Packard, son of Frederick Clifton Packard Jr. and Alice Mansur Packard, was born in Cambridge, Mass. on Dec. 7, 1932. After a long battle with Alzheimer’s, he died in Topeka, Kan. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. He graduated ...