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March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women’s NCAA bracket

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14-year-old Otto Schellhammer has a one-in-42 million bracket despite admitting to knowing nothing about hoops. PITTSBURGH — The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting … Read more

Preciado trial Day 8 | Closing arguments conclude; jury now deliberating verdict in deaths of Savanah Soto, Matthew Guerra, unborn child

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Prosecutors and defense lawyers have made their closing arguments in Christopher Preciado’s capital murder trial. SAN ANTONIO — The capital murder trial of the man accused in the deaths of a family of three was heading toward its conclusion Thursday. Closing arguments wrapped up just after noon, and the case was put in the hands … Read more

‘Chuck Norris needed a dog, and K9 Gerben answered the call’: Beloved South Texas K9 dies after cancer battle

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A beloved retired K9 who helped take drugs off the streets and connect with kids has died after short battle with cancer. FLORESVILLE, Texas — A South Texas community is mourning the loss of a four-legged officer who spent years protecting it. Retired K9 Gerben died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, according to the … Read more