ATLANTA, Georgia — There are bars, and then there are places that become part of a city’s soul. Manuel’s Tavern on North Highland Avenue is the second kind. This week, the Poncey-Highland institution turned 70 — and Atlanta is celebrating like it means something. Because it does. A Three-Day Party Seven Decades in the Making … Read more
BELLINGHAM, Washington — July was a bittersweet month for food lovers in Whatcom County. Four new spots quietly opened their doors while two familiar favorites said goodbye — leaving regulars surprised and locals curious about what comes next. The new spots worth checking out Fika Coffee opened July 11 at 4252 Cordata Pkwy in Bellingham, … Read more
PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida — A coffee shop with deep New England roots has quietly opened its doors in Port Charlotte, and the man behind it says this one is personal. Aroma Joe’s, a beloved brand with more than 135 locations across the Northeast, is now serving customers at 16400 Franklin Ave., just off U.S. 41 … Read more
EL PASO, Texas — A booking photo has been released for the man accused of stabbing his own mother to death in South-Central El Paso, as chilling details emerge about what he told police after the killing. Juan Valles Valenzuela, 30, was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday, Aug. 1, after officers responded to … Read more
UNITED STATES — Sydney Towle was 26 years old, had over a million people watching her fight, and never stopped showing up for them — even when the fight was taking everything she had. The popular TikTok creator passed away after being diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in the bile … Read more
BROOKHAVEN, Georgia — A 25-year-old woman is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after witnesses watched her throw kittens out of a moving car in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon. Brookhaven Police responded around 2:30 p.m. to the area of Peachtree Road and Osborne Road after receiving reports of the incident. Valentina Tobon Henao was identified … Read more
DURHAM, North Carolina — A newborn baby boy was found alive in a toilet inside an apartment last month, and the teenager who gave birth to him is now facing serious felony charges. Syeisha Johnson, 18, and her boyfriend Elijah Speight, 19, were both arrested after first responders were called to a residence on Ross … Read more
GERMANTOWN, Maryland — Vance Payne kissed his family goodbye and headed to work like any other morning. He never made it. The 58-year-old father of five was killed early Tuesday after a stolen car ran into his vehicle at an intersection in Germantown, Maryland. He was on his way to his job at the National … Read more
CHESTERFIELD, Virginia — A mother’s instinct to save her child cost her her own life. Now five children are without their mother, and a family is shattered across two countries. It happened just before 6 p.m. on a Sunday evening at a private pond in Chester, Virginia. A 12-year-old boy entered the water and began … Read more
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Damian and Allysa Gilbert thought their twin daughters were safe. Winnie and Emmie, just three months old, were patients in the NICU at Good Samaritan Hospital when the Gilberts say a nurse made a decision that would turn their lives upside down. According to the parents, the nurse picked up an unscreened … Read more