A former Shelby resident and graduate student is tackling a project that she hopes will more accurately capture all the complexities of life in the rural American south. Jacqueline Crowell, who formerly lived in Shelby, is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and started The Middle of the Road project last […]
Three federal search warrants reveal evidence against a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student accused of murdering a professor on campus in August. Tailei Qi, 34, bought a 9 mm pistol online and visited a shooting range the day before the murder, the warrants state. One witness heard an argument between Qi and Zijie Yan, a professor […]
Dec. 28—TRAVERSE CITY — When Grace Szymchack envisioned her graduation day, she didn’t expect to be walking across that stage and accepting her diploma with a special guest by her side. She sure didn’t expect that little guest to be tucked inside her gown. On Dec. 6, 24-year-old Szymchack gave birth to her second child, […]
A Rochester-area native has taken the helm as the new commander of the New York State Police Troop that covers much of the Rochester region. Maj. Miklos Szoczei, who was raised in Henrietta, Avon and Livonia, took the reigns over Troop E this fall from commander Maj. Brian Ratajczek, who retired in September. A Livonia […]
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces landed a precision blow using a HIMARS system on a Russian Grad multiple rocket launcher and an ammunition depot, the SOF reported on Telegram on Dec. 20. While conducting reconnaissance on the southern front, operators of the 73rd Marine Center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces discovered an enemy BM-21 Grad multiple […]