Robinson would play 10 seasons, mostly at second base. He finished with a career average of .311. He played in six World Series for the Dodgers and retired after the 1956 season.
A Texas man is accused of throwing a cup of hot peppers into his wife’s face after she confronted him about an alleged affair, authorities said. Lino Diaz Chavez, 29, of Wichita Falls, was charged with assault that causes bodily injury and family violence, according to Wichita County arrest records. According to police, the woman […]
DALLAS – One person was shot inside the Galleria Mall in Dallas on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The mall was evacuated around 6:45 p.m., after the shooting took place on the third floor of the mall, KTVT reported. Officers are reviewing mall video and searching for a suspect, the television station reported. 1273053378227195906 “One person was […]
PORT ARANSAS, Texas – This was quite a catch. A 13-year-old Texas boy reeled in a tiger shark weighing 844 pounds during a 36-hour offshore trip with his father, KTRK reported. Micah Harless, of Weatherford, caught the 12-foot shark and weighed it at the Port Aranas South Jetty. The jetty posted a video on its Facebook page […]
Admit it. Self-isolation and social distancing have been boring. Sports fans missed out on baseball spring training, a perfect time to interact with their heroes. Other sports have only recently begun to creep back into activity, albeit with limited crowds. Movie theaters have been empty. Want to scratch that itch and interact with a celebrity? Cameo […]
TRACY CITY, Tenn. – A $1,000 reward is being offered after several cows were killed with a crossbow in a Tennessee county earlier this week, authorities said. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office shared graphic photos of the dead cows on its Facebook page, along with photos of arrows show from a crossbow. According to deputies, the […]
TAMPA, Fla. – A North Carolina man, accused of attempting to kidnap a 4-year-old child from a Florida hotel room, was thwarted by bystanders and an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, authorities said. Desmond Maurice Johnson, 31, of Rose Hill, was charged Saturday with one count of attempted kidnapping and two counts of burglary with battery, according […]
LAKELAND, Fla. – Five employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s hurricane hunter team in Florida tested positive for the coronavirus Friday. The five employees are employed at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, The Ledger reported. The center is responsible for sending planes into the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico for tropical […]
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Ten members of a South Florida police department’s SWAT team stepped down from their roles, citing several grievances that included the Hallandale Beach police chief kneeling with protesters earlier this week. The 10 members will remain with the police force, the Miami Herald reported. The SWAT team sent a memo detailing its […]
MIAMI – A South Florida woman accused in the drowning death of her 9-year-old son last month pleaded not guilty through her attorney Friday. Patricia Ripley, 45, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, aggravated child abuse and filing a false police report, the Miami Herald reported. Alejandro Ripley, who had severe autism and was nonverbal, […]