College Football QB Killed In Fiery Tesla Crash: 'You Were A Blessing To So Many'
A college football quarterback died in a fiery car crash just one day before his team was set to begin spring practice.
University of Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder was killed in the wreck in Boulder County, Colorado, on Sunday, March 1. The redshirt sophomore from Opa Locka, Florida, was 23 years old.
The Buffaloes announced his death in a statement on the athletic department's website.
"The entire CU Athletics family is devastated at the tragic passing of Dominiq Ponder," said athletic director Fernando Lovo. "He epitomized the values of passion, enthusiasm, leadership, toughness, and i…
Watch: 8 PA Teens Steal $2K Sporting Goods While In Florida For Football Tournament
Eight Pennsylvania teens in Florida for a youth football championship were arrested after a coordinated retail theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced on Monday, Dec. 8.
Deputies were called to the Davenport store at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, after the manager reported multiple juveniles concealing merchandise, according to the release.
The teens were identified as Daimon Johnson, 15, Mark Bryan, 15, Ibn Mahdee Abdul Haqq, 14, Elijah Myers, 14, Tymir Speller, 15, Marcus Hudgens, 15, Tymir Smith, 14, and Jacob Scott, 15. All were in Polk C…
Statewide Burn Ban Issued In NY As Fire Risk Rises Amid Dry Conditions
With fire danger on the rise across New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a statewide burn ban that will continue for nearly two weeks and could be extended if conditions don’t improve.
The ban, which went into effect on Thursday, Oct. 2 and will continue through Wednesday, Oct. 15, prohibits most outdoor fires, including brush burning, debris disposal, campfires, and open cooking fires, Hochul's office announced.
Small, contained fires, such as backyard fire pits or campfires less than three feet high and four feet wide, remain permitted, as do small cooking fires. Burning gar…
Wave Of Teacher Firings, Suspensions Sweeps US Over Charlie Kirk Comments
A growing number of teachers across the US are facing suspension or termination after posting controversial comments about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The fallout from the killing of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder who was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, has reached classrooms nationwide.
In the days since, educators in a dozen states have been fired or placed on leave, according to Education Week. Those states are: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, …
Office Depot Fires Employee After Video Shows Dispute Over Charlie Kirk Poster
A brief but heated exchange at an Office Depot store over a Charlie Kirk prayer vigil poster has led to an employee’s firing and ignited a national conversation about workplace conduct and free speech.
A now-viral video, posted Friday, Sept. 12, on X, shows a customer at the Office Depot in Portage, Michigan, near Kalamazoo, asking about a poster order featuring conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two days after Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
In the footage, the store manager responds, “Yeah, so we don’t print propaganda,” after the customer inquires about…
