Day: May 11, 2023

Oilers’ Darnell Nurse suspended for Game 5 after instigating fight

11:13 pm May 11, 2023

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will miss Friday night’s playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Nurse received instigator and misconduct penalties for fighting Nic Hague after Alex Pietrangelo’s slashing penalty in the final minute of the Oilers’ 4-1 win in Game 4.  Since the instigator penalty occurred in the final minute, it carries an […]

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Mountaineers who disappeared near America’s highest peak believed dead

11:04 pm May 11, 2023

Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday. Leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the climbers’ limited supplies, temperatures dipping as low […]

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Florida gym teacher charged with reportedly encouraging student locker room fight

11:00 pm May 11, 2023

A Florida gym teacher reportedly encouraged students to fight during class, according to authorities.  Paul Eller, 58, has been charged with child neglect and culpable negligence and disrupting a school function after he allegedly failed to break up the fight between two students in a locker room at Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School on April […]

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills prohibiting vaccine, mask mandates in state

10:58 pm May 11, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to prohibit vaccine and mask mandates on Thursday. DeSantis’ announced his four new “Prescribe Freedom” bills during an event in Destin. Senate Bill 252 prohibits workplaces, government agencies and schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or masks. The governor began his speech by referencing the intense criticism that Florida faced […]

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Iconic century-old schooner set to leave Maine after auction

10:49 pm May 11, 2023

A 123-year-old schooner that was once declared the “Official Windjammer of Maine” by state lawmakers has new owners, and will be leaving Maine. Two brothers who are lifelong sailors had the winning bid this week for the Victory Chimes, which is on the National Register of Historical Places. LONG-LOST IRONTON SHIP IS FOUND IN LAKE […]

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