Cody Allen, 35, an Independence police officer and father of two small children, was shot and killed Thursday. Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman praised Allen’s “heroic actions” after a civil process server called for help during an eviction. A Jackson County civil process server, identified as Drexel Mack, was also shot and killed. Two other […]
A little over a decade ago, I was sitting in a graduate history seminar when the topic of single motherhood came up. Since the 1960s, my classmates alleged, women have been freer to have babies without husbands. That development ostensibly reduced the necessity of women having to resign themselves to an imperfect heterosexual marriage and […]
A man used an app on his phone to watch a married couple dying, having allegedly poisoned them with the opioid painkiller fentanyl, a court has heard. Luke D’Wit, 34, rewrote a will for Stephen and Carol Baxter the day after they were found dead at their home in Mersea Island in Essex, Chelmsford Crown […]
(PUEBLO, Colo.) — At a senior living community in Pueblo, you can find Ray and Annie Holdsworth, embodying the spirit of Valentine’s Day. Their journey to love might have been unconventional, but more than 50 years later, they are still excited to share their story. “We’ve enjoyed our 50 years of marriage,” said 90-year-old Ray. […]
Couples celebrate Valentine’s Day by getting married in groups Nearly 20 couples are celebrating Valentine’s Day as newlyweds. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS They all gathered in Downtown Orlando to be married by the Clerk of Courts Wednesday afternoon. Once a year, on Valentine’s Day the Clerk of Courts holds their “Valentine’s Group Wedding […]
An alleged double murderer poisoned a married couple with the opioid fentanyl and rewrote their will, a court heard. Luke D’Wit, 34, befriended and worked for millionaires Stephen and Carol Baxter, who he claimed treated him like an “adopted son”, jurors were told. The couple were found unresponsive and slumped in chairs in the conservatory […]
DOVER — Richard (Dick) and Sue Bicknell celebrated their 75th anniversary this month. It’s a milestone they aren’t taking lightly as they reach three quarters of a century of spending Valentine’s Day together. “You have to live a long time to be married a long time,” Richard said. “Birthdays come and go, but staying married […]
I conduct the congregational music each week at my church, so I sit up on the rostrum. My wife of 47 years sits beside me. As a result, we’ve become that “cute old couple” in our congregation, even if our not-quite seven decades of life make such a designation seem a bit premature. While a […]
A California couple who married 20 years ago during San Francisco’s “Winter of Love” got a chance to reconnect with their officiant — who is now vice president of the United States. Bradley Witherspoon and Raymond Cabone were married on Feb. 14, 2004 during a 29-day period in which then-Mayor Gavin Newsom challenged legal norms […]
Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea got married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show, according to officials and documents. The officiant who carried out the ceremony, the Rev Ronald Joseph Polrywka – better known locally as Ron DeCar – is known to dress up […]
The video above is from an interview with Trooper Zach Martin in Dec. 2022 Master Trooper Zach Martin in a photo from Sharpsburg Police Department WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — Law enforcement agencies across North Carolina are mourning the death of a state trooper who fought a battle against cancer. Master Trooper Zach Martin, 35, of […]
TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to […]