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The N.C. Forest Service says laurel wilt, a fatal disease for redbay and other plants in the Laurel family, was found on private property in Beaufort and Greene counties.

A portion of a large tree fell during a storm the afternoon of May 29, killing a lawn service worker. The incident happened at Matheny Fire & Emergency, 725 SW 46th Ave., Ocala, where the man and ...

The husband of “King of the Hill” star actor Jonathan Joss alleged that the voice actor was murdered by a homophobic neighbor after enduring “years” of violent threats on their street.

Lament for the IRL Craft Shop. The closing of Joann means the loss of another destination for creative discovery—and community. By Andrea Valdez. Illustration by The Atlantic. June 1, 2025.

PARIS — A French police officer will face trial next year on charges of voluntary homicide over the killing of a 17-year-old of North African descent, a death that triggered nationwide riots.

The Billionaire Odd Couple Whose Hedge Fund Is Killing It. Paul Marshall and Ian Wace have almost nothing in common—except a $70 billion fund with a top-secret algorithm.

Maxine Williams’s company, We Met IRL, hosts mixers and speed-dating events for young singles looking to find love without using the dating apps they’ve practically been raised on.Finding a ...

Charges are pending after a 17-year-old reportedly got into a fight with his father after his father shot the family dog “for killing chickens” in Sumner County.

Jonathan Joss' husband claims ‘King of the Hill' actor's killing was ‘homophobic' attack Police in San Antonio say they have no evidence so far that Joss' fatal shooting was "related to his ...

Glendale police used cell phone data to identify and arrest a man suspected of killing Judy Lopez, a 62-year-old Phoenix resident who was stabbed in the neck by a stranger after she got off a bus ...

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. - A Muscle Shoals woman is paralyzed from the chest down after a tree fell on her during the May 20 storms.On May 20, Angel Gatrey had just gotten back from taking food to her ...