At least 1 dead, 28 wounded in shooting at Arkansas car show
One person was in custody and a manhunt was underway for more shooters Sunday after a rampage that erupted at a southeast Arkansas car show left at least one person dead and 28 wounded, police said. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said more arrests were possible after “gunfire that swept across a crowd” in Dumas, a town of less than 5,000 people about 90 miles south of Little Rock. “One suspect is in custody and a search is continuing today for others who may have been firing,” Sadler said. Dumas Police Chief Keith Finch said an unknown number of children were among the injured.
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march madness
The men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 is set but the defending champion won’t be part of it. No. 1 seed Baylor was eliminated by North Carolina in overtime Saturday in a physical game that USA TODAY Sports columnist Dan Wolken says the referees let get out of hand. Elsewhere on Saturday, No. 1 Gonzaga avoided a similar fate by making key plays down the stretch to send Memphis home. And No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s continued its Cinderella marchknocking out No. 7 Murray State to reach its first Sweet 16. The women’s Sweet 16 will be finalized Monday, with No. 1 seed NC State against No. 9 Kansas State among the games on tap.
Virginian-Pilot reporter killed in Norfolk shooting
A Virginia newspaper reporter was one of two people killed after a shooting occurred outside a restaurant and bar early Saturday morning, police said. At least 3 other people were injured. Sierra Jenkins, a 25-year-old education reporter for The Virginian-Pilot, was at Chicho’s Pizza Backstage in Norfolk with a friend, her family de ella said. Restaurant manager Rory Schindel said bartenders announced last call around 1:30 am, and when customers began to leave, an argument began outside the bar, followed by gunshots. The Norfolk Police Department said officers arrived on the scene just before 2 am to reports of multiple gunshot victims. One man, identified as 25-year-old Devon Harris, was pronounced dead at the scene. Jenkins was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where she later died, police said.
Hello spring! Long time no see.
At long last spring is finally here. The vernal (aka spring) equinox – the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere – occurs Sunday. The equinox is the moment the sun’s rays shine directly on Earth’s equator. Sunday will be one of two days out of the year – the other being the autumnal equinox in September – when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness almost everywhere on Earth. For the folks down under in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the autumnal equinox this Sunday, marking the first day of autumn.
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