Day: October 17, 2023

Dick Vitale speaks for first time in 7 months following vocal cord cancer, announces broadcasting return

11:03 pm October 17, 2023

The legendary voice of Dick Vitale has not been heard for seven months — not even in private. The broadcaster has been battling vocal cord cancer, his third cancer battle since 2021. On Monday, Joey Knight, a writer for the Tampa Bay Times, said he received a video from Vitale in which the broadcaster speaks […]

WV’s forensic pathologists reportedly perform twice as many autopsies as industry standard

10:57 pm October 17, 2023

Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are being asked to perform at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard, resulting in significant delays, the state office of the chief examiner said Tuesday. West Virginia’s current turnaround on autopsy reports is around 240 days, or about eight months, a representative from the West […]

Mulling primary challenge against Biden, Dem Rep. Dean Phillips won’t be on the ballot in Nevada

10:56 pm October 17, 2023

If Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips eventually decides to launch a primary challenge against President Biden, the Minnesota lawmaker won’t be on the ballot in a key early voting state. Phillips missed a Monday deadline to place his name on the ballot in Nevada, which is holding its presidential primary on Feb. 6 in the Democratic […]

Wisconsin Assembly greenlights $545M Brewers stadium overhaul

10:50 pm October 17, 2023

Wisconsin legislators edged closer Tuesday to passing a compromise plan to spend more than half-a-billion dollars in public money to help cover repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium, pushing the proposal through the state Assembly and on to the Senate. The chamber voted 69-27 to approve the package. The Senate is expected to vote on […]

Vanna White is ready to get inked, thanks to tattoo artist daughter

10:00 pm October 17, 2023

Vanna White says she wants to get matching tattoos with her daughter, a tattoo artist, “because it’s her, and it would be her on me.” “I want to have matching hearts where she’ll do a little heart on me, and she’ll do one on herself,” the “Wheel of Fortune” co-host told People. “I feel like […]