Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Ex-University of Virginia student gets 5 life sentences for fatally shooting 3 football players
[ad_1] A former University of Virginia student was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the campus in 2022. Judge Cheryl Higgins gave Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., who had been on the football team, the maximum possible sentence after listening to five days of testimony.…
Read MoreAnderson makes program history in the playoffs
[ad_1] It may not seem like much for a team that finished the regular season with one loss, but the Anderson Trojans winning just their second playoff in program history is a big piece to their playoff hopes. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreWeather balloon shattered windshield of United Airlines flight 36,000 feet over Utah: NTSB
[ad_1] A rogue weather balloon was revealed in a new report to be the mystery object that smashed into a United Airlines jet last month, shattering the windshield and showering the cockpit in glass as the plane cruised over Utah at 36,000 feet. The injured captain, who suffered multiple lacerations from flying glass, was forced…
Read MorePhil Maton signing two-year contract with the Cubs
[ad_1] Phil Maton is a Cub. The veteran reliever agreed to a two-year contract with Chicago that includes a club option, per The Athletic. The financial terms of the deal are not clear. The 32-year-old Maton is coming off a strong 2025 campaign split between the Cardinals and Rangers, as he posted a career-best 2.79…
Read MoreTexas high school football playoffs: Scores for Friday, Nov. 21
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis advanced in the Class 6A-Division I playoffs with a gritty 13-7 win over San Antonio Brennan in an area round playoff game Friday at Matador Stadium in Seguin. The Cavaliers, ranked No. 4 in the final TexasFootball.com 6A poll, will face either Laredo United or Los Fresnos in next…
Read MoreWhat the eye test says about Rangers as struggles mount in close games
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — The Rangers had a goal advantage on the NHL-leading Avalanche on two separate occasions during their 6-3 loss Thursday night in Denver, but it never quite felt like they were in control. Such has been the case several times already this season, where the Blueshirts are technically one play away…
Read MoreJudy Garland’s Daughter Lorna Luft Reacts to Wicked Success
[ad_1] Judy Garland‘s family is over the rainbow at new generations brought into the wonderful world of Oz. The late Wizard of Oz star’s daughter Lorna Luft—whose father is the late movie producer Sidney Luft—couldn’t be happier about the success of Wicked and for everyone involved in the film, which takes place in the same cinematic universe…
Read MoreJets’ hoping to get ‘dynamic’ Mason Taylor more involved as production has dipped
[ad_1] The path seemed clear from the start. The Jets selected tight end Mason Taylor out of LSU in the second round with the 42nd pick. He impressed early with his blocking technique coming off of a three-year career of 129 catches for 1,308 yards and six touchdowns as a Tiger. The 21-year-old was the…
Read MoreMarshawn Kneeland Was Driving 145 mph in Police Chase Before His Death
[ad_1] Content warning: This story discusses suicide. New information is being uncovered surrounding Marshawn Kneeland‘s tragic passing. Shortly before he was found dead in Texas on Nov. 6 from an apparent suicide, the Dallas Cowboys defensive end was involved in a car chase with authorities. And now, it’s been revealed that the NFL star was…
Read MoreLonghorns LB Anthony Hill Jr. downgraded in latest SEC injury report
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was downgraded from questionable to doubtful in Friday’s update to the Southeastern Conference injury report. Hill is battling a broken bone in his hand he suffered in the 35-10 loss to Georgia last week, and Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said Hill has been limited in…
Read More2 business closures highlight challenges faced by Asian owned, led businesses in Austin
[ad_1] Two Austin staples that have been around for the better part of the last two decades will be no more by the year’s end. Hana World Market has been anticipating an end-of-year closure due to rising costs of rent and supplies, and Koriente in downtown Austin abruptly shut its doors this week. [ad_2] Source…
Read MoreSupreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
[ad_1] Texas is back to using its 2025 congressional map, at least temporarily, after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted the state’s request to pause a court ruling that would have required using the lines legislators drew in 2021. [ad_2] Source link
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