SHAWNEE, Kan. — One Shawnee couple is trying to track down a keepsake quilt that was accidentally donated to the Goodwill store in Shawnee a few months back. They hope someone will recognize and return the custom-made item. “Quilts are extremely personal, and they are a comfort item, an heirloom item that is passed on […]
Two people were arrested this week after threats were made to kill a Ravenna Township man, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office reported. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that the threats were reported Dec. 19, and a suspect was arrested the the following day. As a result of their investigation, deputies arrested Jason […]
Two water-damaged New American Bibles sat this week near the Christmas tree and a warm hearth in Lillian and Ernesto Parra’s temporary home in Pasco. The Bibles that have been in the family for nearly 40 years are among the few possessions the elderly couple managed to salvage after an arsonist torched their house in […]
This Washington couple took their ‘unconstitutional’ $15K IRS bill to the Supreme Court — and it could cost the US a jaw-dropping $340B if they win, pundits say. Here’s why A dispute over $15,000 could reshape the American tax code and potentially halt $340 billion in government revenue. On Dec. 5, the Supreme Court heard […]
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis family is frantically searching for a mother of four, just three days before Christmas. Marquisha Williams and Trent Ivy have been reported missing. “I love them,” said Noah Ivy, the couple’s oldest son. Each passing hour without Marquisha Williams is gut-wrenching for her family as they pray for her […]
A couple from Salisbury have described their “shock” after photos of their proposal went viral on X, formerly Twitter, as a social media hunt ensued in order to find them. X user Jen took a series of photos of Mac Sullivan, 24, proposing to his now fiancee Alicia Rockall, also 24, on Saturday afternoon at […]
A second-hand dealer has won a case to keep the €4.2m (£3.6m; $4.6m) proceeds from the sale of a rare African mask he found in an elderly French couple’s attic. He had been brought in to help clear the attic of the couple, who sold him the mask for €150 (£129; $165). The couple sued, […]
The year winds down, but housing news steams along here at Rent Free. This week’s stories include: Austin, Texas, just passed some of the nation’s best “middle housing” reforms that allow more housing in single-family neighborhoods. Some worry a recent court decision puts those reform in legal jeopardy. The federal government reports a big increase […]
A Columbia couple has been arrested in connection with the murders of the woman’s mother and three other family members in Pendleton in 2015. Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said at a news conference Friday afternoon that Amy Vilardi and her husband, Rosmore “Ross” Vilardi, had just been charged with the murders of Amy’s mother, […]
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili and Francesco Giorgi had left nothing to chance. The duo that would later become the most famous — many would say infamous — couple in the European Union capital had been gearing up for this moment for years. As Qatar […]