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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia head coach Sara O’Leary announced two freshmen, Blair Gill and Kaitlyn Rolls, and junior Vivian Yang have joined the women’s tennis team. Gill is a five-star recruit from Virginia Episcopal High in Lynchburg, Va. She has been ranked as high as No. 18 in the recruiting class and is the No. 1 recruit from the Commonwealth of  Virginia. She was named the 2023 News & Advance All-Area Girls Tennis Player of the Year. Rolls, a five-star blue chip recruit, has been ranked as high as the No. 2 recruit in the class. She reached a career-high ITF World Juniors ranking of No. 14, winning seven ITF Juniors singles titles including the 2024 J500 Banana Bowl, and eight doubles titles. The native of Plymouth, Michigan, competed in the 2024 Junior French, Wimbledon and US Open, and played in two ITF 35K tournaments this year. Yang spent her first two collegiate seasons playing for Pepperdine, earning All-NCAA Tournament honors in 2024 after helping to lead the Wave to the semifinals. She was an All-WCC First Team selection last season and qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship,  » Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Notre Dame women’s and men’s cross country teams are both poised to battle for the ACC Championship in the 2025 season as the two squads were among the top vote recipients in this year’s preseason poll. The women’s side, which claimed the program’s first ACC Championship in 2024, came in second in the preseason poll with 301 points and six first-place votes. The men’s squad, meanwhile, was tied for fourth in the poll and received a first-place vote. Both squads open the 2025 season on Friday, August 29 at the Winrow Valparaiso Open. The Irish then host the annual National Catholic Invitational on September 19 and the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on October 3. The squads will compete on October 17 in their final tune-up weekend ahead of the ACC Championship on October 31. This year’s ACC Championship takes place in Louisville, Kentucky. The Great Lakes Regional is set for November 14 in Evansville, Indiana, and the season concludes at the NCAA Championship in Columbia, Missouri on November 22. Women’s Cross Country Preseason Poll 1 – NC State (12),  » Read More

Mayor Mary Parham Copelan says she wanted to 'foster unity,' but her challenger said her comments 'drive us further apart' MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Milledgeville's mayor this week posted a Facebook video discussing race and politics in the city, then deleted it, then released a statement defending it. The video shows Mayor Mary Parham Copelan driving in her car discussing the mayor's race and criticized residents that "look like us" who are not supporting her. "There are many that look like us have already sold out. And when I tell you they've sold out, because they don't care," Copelan said. "A dollar means more to some people and people doing the right thing and people being upfront, fair and honest." Copelan discussed racism in Milledgeville's past, her past experiences and the election.  "I'll never forget as a child my father took me to Mike's Snack Shack, and we had to go in the back of the door," Copelan said. "Do we want to go back to stuff like that in the city of Milledgeville?  » Read More

The Mobile County Sheriff's Office has issued a response to comments that Sheriff Paul Burch recently made on his personal Facebook page about a ...  » Read More

Maidens had never bought an old car without seeing it first. However, in July, he went to Facebook Marketplace, where he found Corvettes advertised. “ ...  » Read More

A person is in stable condition after being shot by a Union County Sheriff’s deputy, officials said Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to domestic violence call on Canary Court in Wingate, just southeast of Charlotte. Deputies were told a weapon was also involved, according to a post by the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office said a deputy fired his gun at some point after arriving at the home, hitting one of the two people involved. The events leading up to the shooting, however, have not been fully released. They were transported to a local hospital and are expected to recover. None of the deputies involved in the incident were hurt. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident, which is standard protocol for law enforcement shootings.  » Read More

18 August 2025 What was claimed Toby Carvery is offering free meals to people who like certain Facebook posts. Our verdict False. A spokesperson for Mitchells & Butlers, the company that owns Toby Carvery, confirmed these are not genuine offers. Facebook posts claiming that people can receive a free meal at a Toby Carvery restaurant in exchange for likes are false. A spokesperson for Mitchells & Butlers, Toby Carvery’s parent company, confirmed that promotions are only offered through the chain’s official channels, and these are not genuine deals. One post says: “Big news, as the President of Toby Carvery I’m very excited to announce we’re going to be treating everyone who likes to a free carvery in celebration of our anniversary”. It includes two images of roast dinners, and a photo of a man holding what appears to be a menu and standing outside a Toby Carvery restaurant. However, this photo does not show the “President of Toby Carvery”.  » Read More

Published: Aug. 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM CDT|Updated: 6 hours ago Email This Link Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn HARMONY, Minn. (KTTC) –Heavy rain is impacting one of our region’s top tourist attractions. Niagara Cave, near Harmony, shared video of flooding on its Facebook page Monday morning. Niagara Cave shares flooding update on its Facebook page(Niagara Cave)Because some areas of the cave are not accessible to guests, visitors are encouraged to tour the cave another day. Niagara Cave management says as long as they don’t get more rain, the entire cave should be accessible by Tuesday. Find stories like this and more, in our apps. Copyright 2025 KTTC. All rights reserved.  » Read More

FINAL SCORE: Vermont 0, Sacred Heart 0 Fairfield, Conn. – Kylee Carafoli posted seven saves as Vermont (0-0-2) drew with Sacred Heart (0-0-1) 0-0 on the road in Fairfield, Connecticut from Park Ave Field on Sunday afternoon.     RELATED LINKS Box Score    COACH'S QUOTE  "We went into the game with a defensive mission today and I thought we did well in executing that," said Head Coach Kristi Huizenga. "The heat required both teams to sub quite a bit in addition to the added water stoppages in each half. Between those and all the set pieces we had to defend; we felt pretty good about our defense overall today. We still were able to generate a bunch of scoring opportunities and will continue to work on our finishing."   HOW IT HAPPENED Vermont had a good look in the 10th minute as Sydney Remington put a shot just wide left of the goal. In the 17th minute, Della Weir made a couple of shifty moves,  » Read More

Featured Post In the wake of the mauling death at the Biblical Zoo, it's worth asking why animals that should be roaming free are held in captivity The death of Uriel Nuri, a zookeeper at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is tragic. But it was not an isolated incident. It reflects a troubling pattern seen in zoos around the world. Just weeks earlier, a woman in Australia lost her arm after being attacked by a lion at Darling Downs Zoo, and a supervisor at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo in India suffered a serious head injury after being struck by a tiger. In April, a zookeeper at Mariupol Zoo in Ukraine was killed by a tiger, and in February, a lion at Fayoum Zoo in Egypt fatally mauled a keeper. Although the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has promised a full investigation into how the leopard escaped from his enclosure, the answer is simple: Animals don’t belong in zoos. Leopards are sensitive, complex animals who roam vast territories in their natural habitat. In zoos, they are reduced to “entertainment,” confined to artificial spaces that strip them of choice.  » Read More