Bridgeport, CT

The Bridgeport High School softball team will begin postseason play on the road Monday. The Indians (5-17) are the No. 4 seed and will play at No. 1 University at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Class AAA Region I, Section 2 tournament on Monday. The same day, No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur will be at home to play No. 3 Preston.

BHS Softball Teams Begins Sectional Play Monday

Broadway, VA

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Rockingham County, VA

Tracy Leicher

ELKTON, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal Rockingham County crash that killed a Broadway woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Tuesday April 16, 2024 in the 5500 block of Bryant Hollow Road.

Newlywed Dies After Riding on Hood of Car

Virginia State

Culpeper County, VA

Hopewell, VA

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred on Monday, March 25.

Highway Tragedy; Man Dies After Running into Path of Tractor Trailer

Kentucky State

Saint Louis, MO

CJ Coombs

The building historically known as the Home of the Friendless was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 2015. It's located at 4431 South Broadway in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of the nomination for the National Register, the building was vacant.

Home of the Friendless (The Charless Home): a historic institution for women in St. Louis, Missouri

Oklahoma State

Sulphur, OK

Bellingham Metro News

SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA - Parts of Sulphur has reportedly been left in ruins following a violent tornado that ripped through the area, according to preliminary social media reports, on the account of twitter users. The damage is extensive, with multiple brick structures partially collapsed and many buildings completely obliterated. Stephen, a user on the X platform (formerly Twitter), shared images of the devastation, highlighting the terrifying aftermath of the On-going storm.

Sulphur Oklahoma Devastated by Violent Tornado

Another Prime Timers event has been set at The Bridge Sports Complex. Geared toward community members age 60 and over, Prime Timers combines social interaction, activity, learning opportunities and more. In celebration of Mother's Day and Cinco de Mayo, the next event will be Wednesday, May `1. The day will...

May Prime Timers Event Set at The Bridge Sports Complex

This is a photo of Jennifer Fresa riding in the Bridgeport High School Homecoming Parade. This is believed to be from the 1984-85 school year. Can anyone identify the drive in the photo taken by former Mayor Jack Hodge?. This is a picture of Falls Mills on the Little Kanawha...

Time Travel: Riding in Bridgeport High's Homecoming Parade and Cooling Off a Bit with a Dip at Falls Mills

Iowa State

Omaha, NE

UNITED STATES: BREAKING NEWS - Reports of severe destruction has come out as tornadoes tear through Nebraska, leaving a trail of devastating scenes in their wake. The Omaha, NE Emergency Dispatch has reported the loss of 30-40 houses and has requested mass casualty resources.

Tornadoes Devastate Midwest, Leaving Widespread Destruction

New Hampshire State

According to veteran and Bridgeport resident Tom Leonette, the original design for the Bridgeport Veterans Memorial included five dogwood trees flanking the monuments. Somehow, those trees did not make it into or didn’t survive in the finished product. Once Leonette approached Bridgeport City Councilman Jon Griffith about the matter,...

Five New Dogwood Trees Planted at Bridgeport Veterans Memorial, One for Each Branch of Military

Wyoming State

Green River, WY

WyoFile

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

Pittsburgh, PA

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University center Zach Frazier was selected in the second round of today's NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the 51st overall choice. Frazier, a Fairmont, West Virginia, native and a graduate of Fairmont Senior High, becomes the 199thMountaineer player taken in the NFL Draft and the fourth under coach Neal Brown. The others are Frazier's former Fairmont Senior teammate Dante Stills, Tony Fields II and Colton McKivitz.

WVU's Frazier Selected by Steelers in 2nd Round

Arkansas State

Campbell, MO

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

Colorado State

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

Georgia State

Trinidad, CO

(Colorado) Cathay Williams was once an enslaved woman but later disguised herself as a man so she could become a soldier. Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the United States Army, while disguised as a man, during the Indian Wars. Williams is also the only known female Buffalo Soldier.

The Hidden Legacy: Cathay Williams, the Female Buffalo Soldier

The 6th Annual UHC Pro-Am, hosted by WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) and the title sponsor BlaineTurner Advertising, Inc., (BTA), returns this September to a new location— Bridgeport Country Club. “UHC, along with other key partners, is proud to support the UHC Pro-Am,” said David F. Hess, MD,...

UHC Announces New Partnership with Bridgeport Country Club; Pro-Am Set for September

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Webster County's Triplett Named First-Team Captain for Class A Boys Basketball All-State Team

In a season of high drama on Mountain State hardwood courts, the action in Class A went down to the wire with Tug Valley surviving Tucker...

Webster County's Triplett Named First-Team Captain for Class A Boys Basketball All-State Team

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