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By R.A. Mathews I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. I didn’t know her name, but occasionally I would see ...

In boys’ basketball ...

BHRA boys' basketball stays unbeaten, Rantoul adds another win and Unity keeps its double-digit win streak intact ...

He Who Must Not Be Named actually has a name — and it's often pronounced incorrectly. Ralph Fiennes, known for his role as Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series, set the record straight on how ...

It’s a sad day today that the Independent Review is stopping publication. I grew up with the paper. Mom subscribed, and after she read it and made her shopping list from the ads, maybe ...

Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Artist Tahj “Queen Tahj” Williams rarely cruises through downtown New Orleans, but recently she did, ...

Alexander, United, LBJ and United South will compete in the Region VIII 6A championship at Laredo’s Carroll E. Summers Jr.

The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School has announced the first-period honor rolls for the 2024-25 school year.

Welcome back, Dodger Nation, as we continue our series that will cover every Dodgers legend that has been inscribed into the ...

Marc Budd, principal, announced the following students in grades 7 through 12 at Port Allegany Junior-Senior High School have ...