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Anne Schrager April 29, 2021Updated: May 6, 2021, 7:41 am Tiny hats on sale at the 2015 Cinco de Mayo Festival in San Francisco. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2016 The midpoint of spring is approaching, and that means it’s time for Cinco de Mayo. Observed annually on May 5, the holiday celebrates a battle in which a vastly outnumbered, ragtag Mexican army, assembled by the young Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, defeated invading French troops in 1862. The holiday was first celebrated in the Gold Rush town of Columbia (Tuolumne County), a familiar sight to many who grew up attend...

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review Emergency crews works to remove car doors from an SUV during a mock accident scenario at Hempfield Area High School on Tuesday. Students, area firefighters, emergency medical personnel and state police participated in the event — which was held ahead of Saturday’s prom — as a lesson about the dangers of distracted driving and driving under the influence. Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review C.J. Frederickson, a junior, playing the part of a victim pinned and killed by two vehicles, is placed in a body bag during a mock accident scenario at Hempfield Ar...

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Yale student Jack Lopas will be heading to Tokyo to compete in the Olympics. The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was unsettling for most New Zealand rowers – but proved incredibly timely for Jack Lopas. The Yale student is now poised to be part of the NZ team at Tokyo after being named recently in the elite men’s team with crewmate Chris Harris in the double sculls boat. Lopas has always had Olympic ambitions but thought the 2024 Games in Paris would be his time. CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Jack Lopas and Chris Harris train in the men's double sculls boat at Lake Karapiro ahead of th...

Jacksboro man charged with second degree murder in fentanyl overdose case The TBI said John Storey, 31, from Jacksboro illegally distributed fentanyl to a man who died from an overdose. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:58 PM EDT April 15, 2021 LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and LaFollette Police Department said a man has been indicted for murder in the 2020 overdose death of a 34-year-old.  The TBI said John Storey, 31, from Jacksboro distributed fentanyl to William Blackwell, leading to his overdose. Blackwell was found dead in a LaF...