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Month: September 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to make landfall early Saturday on North Carolina coast

By SARAH BRUMFIELD and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia was expected to make landfall on the North Carolina coast early Saturday morning with the potential for damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Life-threatening flooding caused by the weather system was forecast for

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Poker player lied about having cancer and received thousands in donations to play in a World Series of Poker tournament

By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A California man has admitted to lying about having terminal cancer after receiving thousands of dollars in donations to play in a World Series of Poker tournament, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Robert Mercer claimed to have terminal stage 4 colon cancer and convinced people to donate to

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Band director at Coachella Valley High School to participate in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York City

In November, the band director at Coachella Valley High School will travel to New York City to participate in the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Daniel Granillo is one of 400 school band directors chosen to march in the parade. Granillo told News Channel 3’s Marco Revuelta that his participation in the Rose Parade years ago

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