RICHMOND — As plans progress for the Jefferson Union High School Class of 1976 to hold its 50-year reunion on Aug. 8, committee members have enjoyed reminiscing about days of old at what has since become Edison High School. How heavy rain robbed the homecoming queen court members of what ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up their dancing shoes and take a seat in the audience. But she wasn't ready to sit back and enjoy the show. So Santos began her third act as an exercise instructor. Now 72 ...
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — After outliving Booker T. Bones, their second service dog, Brenda and Brian Marquis still needed help with some of the more difficult parts of daily life. They found Robbie, a robot that rolls out of a hallway into their living room several times a day. "Do you want to exercise now? Please answer yes or no," the caregiver robot asks 59-year-old Brian Marquis, who has been living with a traumatic brain injury since a 2012 car crash. "Yes," he responds. Then he stands up as the robot's googly-eyed digital screen "face" morphs into an exercise video that guides him ...
WELLSBURG – The rain Sunday afternoon didn’t dampen the spirits for those gathered at the Wellsburg Kiwanis Duck Derby. For the fifth year, area residents visited the Wellsburg Wharf to watch as hundreds of little rubber ducks were dropped into the Ohio River, each with a chance at ...
STEUBENVILLE — This year's commemoration of the Juneteenth national holiday will come Friday, and several area groups and organizations have planned celebrations for the weekend. In Steubenville, two events have been scheduled: One at Second Baptist Church and the other at North End Field. ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran ...
