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Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

The world has lost a ground breaking acting legend. On March 29th, 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. passed away in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. After obtaining a sports injury at age 17, he was encouraged to participate in a school play. Not long afterwards, he was encouraged to try out for a Broadway play. The rest, as they say, was history.

Academy Award Winning Actor Dies at Age 87

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

About 42 people formerly experiencing homelessness housed through a “rapid rehousing” effort about two years ago face a return to the streets, according to advocates with Housekeys Action Network Denver or HAND, an advocacy group for people experiencing homelessness.

Rapid rehousing grantees returning to homelessness in Denver

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Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts recently introduced a little dog named Howie who they describe as the “cutest pup on four paws" clarifying that “okay they might all be cute, but Howie is extra special." Despite being returned to the shelter twice, the shelter staff attest that Howie brings an extra special charm to anyone he meets.

Meet Howie: The Extra Special Little Dog Looking For Love

Clifton, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

Tragedy struck a family in Clifton as two young brothers, aged 3 and 6, lost their lives in a devastating house fire. William Brice, 6, and his younger brother Zachariah Brice, 3, were pulled from their burning home on Whetstone Manor Court on April 10. Despite valiant efforts to rescue them, they were unresponsive and rushed to Children's National Hospital in critical condition.

UPDATED: Community Mourns: Brothers, Ages 3 and 6, Lost in Tragic House Fire

The City and County of Denver began to wade into the weeds this week about what regulation of natural medicines such as psychedelic mushrooms might look like in the city. Denver already has so-called “brain spas” where ketamine infusions are legal. Now Colorado voters have decriminalized magic mushrooms, or psilocybin. In the first meeting of the Denver Natural Medicine Working Group, a community advisory board which includes mushroom growers in Oregon who have eyes on Colorado, members stressed that psilocybin therapy centers are nothing like recreational marijuana dispensaries.

Psilocybin mushroom therapy: Denver working group digs in

Living at Fusion Studios, 3737 Quebec, can be a total nightmare at times. The past week has been awful. My neighbor delights in turning up his stereo as loud as it will go, making the walls shake and disrupting the entire floor.

Opinion: Disrespectful homeless hotel tenants blast music at Denver's Fusion Studios

Harvard, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Tilly R. Robinson and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Sociology assistant professor Christina J. Cross was accused of plagiarism in an anonymous complaint to Harvard’s Office of Research Integrity, conservative activist Christopher F. Rufo reported in the City Journal — the fourth Black woman at Harvard who studies race or social justice to be accused of plagiarism.

Fourth Black Female Harvard Scholar Accused of Plagiarism Amid Assault on DEI Initiatives

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Lexington, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky coach Mark Pope’s first roster is starting to come together with the addition of two more guards from the transfer portal on Saturday. Former San Diego State star Lamont Butler and former Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh are on board as Wildcats. That puts UK’s roster at five including incoming freshmen Travis Perry (Kentucky Mr. Basketball), Collin Chandler (BYU transfer) and Amari Williams (Drexel transfer), a 6-foot-10 center and the only non-guard so far.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds veteran guards from San Diego State, Oklahoma to first roster

The Denver City Council learned more Wednesday about the workforce development component of the Denver Asylum Seekers Program. The city has transitioned the way it helps migrants, closing shelters and instead placing 800 people in the asylum program. That includes people who had been staying in non-congregate hotel shelters, all but one of which have closed. New migrant arrivals will not be eligible for the six-month work program until some graduate, according to a presentation by city staff. The city intends to keep 500 people in the work program at a time, according to Tony Anderson, workforce development manager for the city.

Denver aims to place migrants in minimum $20 per hour jobs

Wyoming State

Green River, WY

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Cody Roberts walked into the Green River Bar joking that he’d found a lost cattle dog. The woman tending bar that evening seemed to know what would happen next. “The bartender goes, ‘Cody, you better not bring in a fucking lion,’” an eyewitness recalled. “She knew he was going to bring something in that was not a dog.”

Eyewitness describes Wyoming wolf’s final hours in the Green River Bar

Santa Fe, NM

Colorado Martini

At the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass in North New Mexico, Union volunteers from Colorado clashed with Confederate Texans trying to take over New Mexico. The battle is referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West" by many historians. The battle occurred from March 26-28, 1862. Which ended in a Confederate retreat to Texas.

The bodies of several Civil War soldiers were found in a New Mexico backyard

In recent years, many monuments have been vandalized, mocked, and in need of protection due to civil unrest about their meaning and representation. There once was a tall Civil War Monument in the front entry of the Colorado State Capitol building. What happened to that monument and why was it removed?

The Civil War Monument that was spray painted and taken down in Denver

Arkansas State

Campbell, MO

CJ Coombs

When homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it usually means there will be an intended purpose to keep the structure alive whether it’s through historic restoration, repurposing, or general maintenance. Sometimes, too, these places get demolished.

This house in the southern tip of Missouri constructed over 160 years ago could be a book of stories

I have been thinking a lot about the Salvation Army since the three homicides in the past two weeks at the DoubleTree homeless hotel, 4040 Quebec. The shelter in the former hotel is owned by the City and County of Denver and managed by Salvation Army.

Opinion: Salvation Army homeless shelter in Denver: ‘The sugar is for oatmeal only’

Georgia State

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

Ohio State linebacker Steele Chambers (22) signed an undrafted free agency with the Detroit Lions Saturday. Credit: Nathan Baird (via TNS) Former Ohio State linebacker Steele Chambers was signed by the Detroit Lions following the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft Saturday.

Football: Steele Chambers signs with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent

Ohio State offensive lineman Matt Jones, who spent six years with the Ohio State football team, signed with the Miami Dolphins Saturday evening. Credit: Nathan Baird (via TNS) Former Ohio State offensive lineman Matthew Jones has been a Buckeye since January 2018.

Football: Jones signs with Miami Dolphins as undrafted free agent

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JMCSS to honor its athletes with inaugural ceremony

Jackson-Madison County Schools will be adding a new event to their schedule next month to honor its high school athletes. They will be hosting the inaugural...

JMCSS to honor its athletes with inaugural ceremony

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