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3 sisters retire with combined 117 years of teaching

(WCSH) Three sisters, who all work as teachers in the state of Maine, have decided to retire at the same time. Cecile LaPlante, Theresa LaPlante and Sue Donovan will be retiring at the end of this school year after working in education for a combined 117 years. Sue Donovan teaches math at Memorial Middle School. She’s been teaching for 37…

Trump: “you’ll soon find out” if U.S. plans Iran strike

(NBC News) President Donald Trump on Thursday said the public will “soon find out” about a U.S. response to Iran shooting down an American military drone in the Persian Gulf that the president insisted was in international territory. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it shot down the drone in Iranian airspace, but the Pentagon released declassified video Thursday that it said…

High school football player dies after practice

(WDSU) A 15-year-old football player in Amite City, Louisiana died this week after a late-night practice at his high school. Coaches and teammates say Terrance Allen was walking back to the locker room around 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday, when he suddenly collapsed. The team had been practicing late at night to avoid the afternoon heat. Even so, the…

More young people suffering from strokes

(WMC) Many people associate a stroke diagnosis with older patients, but doctors say younger people are at risk too. Stephanie Buntin is a 39-year-old mother, living in Memphis, Tennessee. For the most part, she and her family live a healthy life. But on Easter Sunday, Buntin said she started feeling not like herself. “I remember praying in church, having my…

Boxing club helps patients fight Parkinson’s

(WAVE) A boxing club in Kentucky is helping Parkinson’s disease patients fight for the quality of their lives. “Parkinson’s wants to seize you up. It just wants to crumple you in,” said Holly Cooper, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2015. Cooper has been participating in boxing classes at CORE Combat Sports in Louisville for more than two years….

Wendy’s of Bowling Green acquires dozens of Nashville Wendy’s restaurants

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Wendy’s of Bowling Green has acquired 44 Wendy’s restaurants in the Nashville market. Wendy’s of Bowling Green now owns and operates 101 restaurants in seven media markets: Nashville, Tennessee, Huntsville, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky and Bowling Green, Kentucky. The acquisition places Wendy’s of Bowling Green in the top 15 largest Wendy’s franchises in the…