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Hoosier Daddy? Indiana goes duck hunting in Atlanta, plucks Oregon 56-22

ATLANTA — Doesn’t Indiana know that college football programs bursting onto the national scene are supposed to hit their once-in-a-lifetime peak and go back to where they came from? That’s…

John McCarthy January 10, 2026

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Vocational ed teacher arrested, charged with assaulting woman holding infant child

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A vocational education teacher in St. Thomas is accused of assaulting a woman holding an infant child, authorities said. Ashby Gibson, 34, was charged with second-degree assault-domestic…

John McCarthy January 5, 2026

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Teacher allegedly sent sexual messages to 5th grade student, arrested while driving to child’s house

LOUISVILLE — A Kentucky teacher was arrested for allegedly sending a fifth-grade student sexually explicit messages — including one sickening text saying she needed to “taste that d–k.” Sydnee Graf,…

John McCarthy December 28, 2025

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Kyle Whittingham may not be the savior for Michigan’s troubled football program, but some are betting that even a ‘Plastic Jesus’ could bring pigskin salvation back to Ann Arbor

Kyle Whittingham to Michigan might not seem on the surface to be a grand slam hire - but when you consider where the Wolverines just were - it is at…

John McCarthy December 26, 2025

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Kyle Whittingham to Michigan? What we know about rumors, reports

In the wake of the Sherrone Moore scandal and subsequent fallout, Michigan may have found its replacement at the helm of the Wolverines' football program. Per ESPN, Kyle Whittingham -- the head coach at…

John McCarthy December 26, 2025

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NFL offensive coordinator Todd Monken on Michigan coaching radar

ANN ARBOR — The Michigan football coaching search in the aftermath of the Sherrone Moore firing has been nothing short of a soap opera, at least in terms of fan…

John McCarthy December 25, 2025

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Cops investigate robbery at UVI Wellness Center

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an ambush robbery on the grounds of the University of the Virgin Islands' St. Thomas campus Monday night. The Criminal Investigation Bureau said a…

John McCarthy December 24, 2025

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Judge has soft spot in heart for teacher who ‘made out’ with 11-year-old student

HUDSON, Wisconsin — An engaged teacher who confessed to 'making out' with an 11-year-old boy in her classroom was sentenced to just half the jail time that prosecutors had requested. Madison…

John McCarthy December 23, 2025

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VIPA begins demolition of former Cancryn School in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority said its contractor has begun the demolition of the former Adelita Cancryn Junior High School property located along Veterans Drive in St.…

John McCarthy December 22, 2025

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Female teacher, 43, who bombarded underage schoolgirl with texts saying ‘can’t wait for a cuddle’ and ‘you’re mine’ is fired

LONDON — A female teacher who bombarded an underage schoolgirl with sexual messages has been struck off for life. Food technology teacher Miss Lianne Barclay, 43, told the teen that she "can't…

John McCarthy December 14, 2025