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Columbus, OH

IRVINE, Calif. -- New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara missed practice Tuesday with back tightness, coach Dennis Allen said. Kamara participated in the team’s pre-practice walkthrough, but left the field when individual sessions began. Allen said the injury isn’t considered serious. “It’s just something he’s dealt with...

Alvin Kamara misses Saints practice with an injury. Here's what the RB is dealing with.

IRVINE, Calif. — Samson Nacua’s resumé from the last few years includes stints working at an Italian restaurant in Utah, at a buddy’s warehouse and some jobs in flooring and construction. And maybe the next entry will be NFL wide receiver. Nearly two years passed between...

How Saints WR Samson Nacua's family prepared and inspired him for his next big opportunity

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Kansas State

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Missouri State

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, quotes and commentary that appear in this article are from an interview conducted by the author with those mentioned.]. Beloved, Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who died at 81 in 2007, found mainstream fame in three hit TV shows: Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS, 1968-1971), and Designing Women (CBS, 1986-1993). However, she initially declined participation in of those landmark series. What follows is what happened.

'Bewitched' Actress Alice Ghostley Refused "2nd Mrs. Kravitz" Role After Friend Alice Pearce Died

We had such an outpouring of debate on both the Trevor Penning debacle and the debate of who should be QB2 – Spencer Rattler or Jake Haener – we decided to extend the conversation into another show. This time, Jim Derry has brings in a fellow local sports...

Is it time to give up on Penning? More Rattler-Haener talk: Eric Asher on Dattitude, Ep. 266

Green Bay, WI

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist views Olympics, court limits, last supper, eye-for-eye, orange/black

IRVINE, Calif. — This is the season of more. Cam Jordan is entering his 14th NFL season, all with the New Orleans Saints. He is coming off a frustrating and unproductive season, during which he played through a badly injured ankle and finished with two sacks, his worst total since his 2011 rookie season. Worst of all, his team finished outside the playoff picture for the third consecutive season.

What more can Cam Jordan do in Year 14? He and the Saints are about to find out.

Baton Rouge, LA

Shreveport, LA

Before a six-year professional football career included stops in Washington, Green Bay, Philadelphia and Chicago, Dan Sandifer prepped at Byrd High School and played college ball at LSU. On this day 37 years ago, Sandifer, a rookie record-setter in the NFL, died at the age of 60. “He was a...

On This Day: Former LSU Tiger, one of the first NFL players to hail from Shreveport, dies

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Denver, CO

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The driver of a bakery goods truck who Denver police crashed into head-first will receive a $350,000 payday from the city. The settlement to Christopher Cordova appears on the consent agenda of Monday’s City Council meeting. Items are the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote. However, council members Shontel Lewis and Sarah Parady regularly call out the settlements to draw attention to them.

Bakery truck driver latest to receive a Denver police payout

IRVINE, Calif. — The New Orleans Saints didn’t need to have joint practices with the San Francisco 49ers to find out if their starting offense would struggle against a top-tier defense. They saw that happen plenty in Thursday’s practice. After two sharp days from Derek Carr and...

Observations from Day 17 of Saints camp: An inconsistent offense, question marks at tackle

South Carolina State

Whoever put the “fun” in front of “funeral” had a cruel sense of humor. Probably the same guy who loosens the nuts in the wheelchairs at the rest home. But as sad as they often are, funerals are an unavoidable part of the human condition. And if it weren’t for the head-scratching comedy, the funny bone ying and yang of the human condition, this planet, wonderful ’tho it is, would be a tough joint to hang around.

Teddy Allen: In the cemetery, watch your step

Dallas, TX

When the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders march onto the football field this season, two former LSU Tiger Girls will be joining the line. Ariel Brumfield, 23, of White Castle, and Darah Haidet, 22, of Hammond, aren't just newbies on the prestigious dance team, they're also besties. The women shared two years on the award-winning LSU dance squad, taking home the D1A Hip Hop National Championship title in 2022.

Together again: 2 LSU grads will dance with Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders this season

IRVINE, Calif. — Lou Hedley had an interesting euphemism to describe the competition among New Orleans Saints place kickers and punters right now. “The kitchen is hot right now in the specialists room,” Hedley said. Indeed it is. With less than two weeks until NFL teams are mandated...

The Saints' specialist battle is coming down to the wire. 'The kitchen is hot.'

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those mentioned.]. In the 1970s, McMillan & Wife was a dramedy-mystery TV series that alternated with Columbo, McCloud and other popular mysetry shows on the NBC Sunday Night Mystery Movie.

'McMillan & Wife' TV Stars Susan Saint James and John Schuck Share Happy Memories of Rock Hudson

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Should the Saints add at safety before the season? Big names are still out there.

Depending how you look at it, safety is either one of the surest positions on the New Orleans Saints' roster or among those with the most...

Should the Saints add at safety before the season? Big names are still out there.

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