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"It’s long overdue," community organizer Layla Contreras tells FOX 5. "Let’s just say that." Contreras says she welcomes what she believes is the first tangible sign of "change at 'Chee" since ...

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are two of the most celebrated and prolific songwriters in their respective genres. Both have inspired artists with their words and deeds over the course of a pair of ...

According to the sheriff’s office, 39-year-old Ralph Contreras Jr., a sergeant with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was identified as a suspect in the case.

Pelicans coach Willie Green and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra reflected on the horror wrought by 'senseless violence' committted in New Orleans. Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press Pelicans head coach ...

Willie Peters has admitted that certain members of his Hull KR squad are yet to hit the standards expected during their famously tough pre-season preparations. Since his arrival at the club ...

Pelicans coach Willie Green wasn’t aware of the tragic events that were unfolding in New Orleans until his dad texted him on Wednesday morning to wish him a happy New Year. That’s when he also ...

A supremely successful 2024 for Willie Mullins winds up at Punchestown’s New Year’s Eve fixture with some rare uncertainty surrounding the champion trainer’s string. Although Galopin Des ...

Today, on the final day of 2024, we take a look back at just some of the baseball people -- players, managers and executives -- we lost this year. The deceased are listed in alphabetical order by last ...

And right now, what we're trying to do is provide that advocacy and security," said Julia Contreras of United Giving Hope. The local activist has been in touch with the U.S. State Department as ...

A Pensacola resident accused of killing a woman and dumping her body in Alabama allegedly Googled information about stabbing, strangling and human decomposition in the days before and after the ...