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Charges: Pair tried to skip out on $269 cab fare

A man and woman are accused of trying to stiff a cab driver of a $269 fare to take them from Minneapolis to Eau Claire. Jacob M. Mazurek, 25, of Minneapolis, and Naomi E. Paternoga, 21, 1117 Fairfax St., were each charged Monday in Eau Claire County Court with a …

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Wake held for slain West Brookfield family

WEST BROOKFIELD – Mourners paid their respects to Sara Bermudez and her three children, Madison, 8, James, 6, and Michael, 2, and offered sympathy to father and husband Moses Bermudez, during calling hours Monday at Varnum Funeral Home. The mother and her children will be buried … Read More

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Rangers’ RHP Clayton Blackburn exits with elbow injury

Texas Rangers right-hander Clayton Blackburn exited his start Monday with tightness in his throwing elbow, and manager Jeff Banister didn't sound optimistic speaking to reporters after the game. “The way it looked, the optics of it, [it] doesn't look real good,” Banister said. Blackburn will undergo further … Read More

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These North Texas teachers added Pistol 101 to their training

While a national debate unfolds about whether arming teachers will prevent mass shootings at schools, one North Texas weapons training academy is letting educators test their mettle behind a pistol for free. "We want to help," said Tim Bulot, owner of Strategic Weapons Academy of Texas in Ennis. Read More

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Does Dunbar High School have the answer to curbing suspensions?

Jocelyn Mays is at the top of her class, but one of her hardest lessons came with a school suspension. Last year, an ongoing disagreement with a classmate at Dunbar High School landed Mays in the office. A school administrator told Mays that her handling of the conflict was "out …

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Ed Notes

Worcester: Dominik V. Danko, Mohamed Ali H. Elmaola, Katherine M. Grady, Sabrina Hallal, Alicia K. Ireland, Anna M. Mancevice, Noelia Nicole Martinez, Bichtroan Nguyen, Philip Nguyen, Andreana T. Nop, Erica Sutton and Simon Alexander Tozer. Second honors. Berlin: Jenna R. Wattu. Blackstone: … Read More

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Wrentham man gets 20 years for rape of girl, 6, in Northbridge

WORCESTER – A Wrentham man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison Monday, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a girl over several years beginning when she was 6 years old. A Worcester Superior Court jury found 39-year-old Daniel Joyce guilty March 2 on one count of child …

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Another explosion rocks Texas capital and injures woman

Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they're considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black. Shortly after …

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Deputy killed in car crash

Collins said she is unaware whether anyone else was injured following the crash. Detective Lt. E.W. Muse Jr. of the criminal investigations division of the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office told the Telegram that Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson is planning to conduct a press release later today … Read More

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Cornerback Orlando Scandrick has asked the Cowboys to release him

Veteran cornerback Orlando Scandrick confirmed to the Star Telegram that he has requested his release from the Dallas Cowboys. Scandrick, 31, wants a new start with a new team after 10 years with the Cowboys. This is no surprise. Scandrick has felt the Cowboys were moving on from him since …