JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) – Someone in Michigan has won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year’s Day since the game’s start in 1992. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball: 1. Final ticket sales pushed … Read more
The Washington Huskies will face the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff national championship game in Houston next week. NEW ORLEANS — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game, … Read more
He remains in the Tyler hospital as of 11:45 a.m. Monday, according to the city of Lufkin. LUFKIN, Texas — A Lufkin man was taken to the hospital after officials say he was hit by a stray bullet from celebratory gunfire during New Year’s festivities. It was just after midnight when something no one ever … Read more
Matthew Guerra and Savanah Soto were found dead last week in a Medical Center apartment complex parking lot inside their vehicle. SAN ANTONIO — The family of Matthew Guerra held a vigil New Year’s day to honor the life of the young man murdered along with his pregnant girlfriend. Matthew and Savanah Soto were found … Read more
The winner of the Sugar Bowl will face the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff national championship game. NEW ORLEANS — No. 3 Texas will face No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans with a berth in the Jan. 8 College Football Playoff national championship game in Houston on the line. Texas is looking … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Gone but never to be forgotten is a message that echoed at a vigil on Monday for 22-year-old Matthew Guerra, whose body was found in a vehicle on the Northwest Side a day after Christmas. The body of Guerra’s pregnant girlfriend, 18-year-old Savanah Soto, was found in the same car. The couple … Read more
The Wolverines will take no the winner of the Texas-Washington game in the national championship on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium. PASADENA, Calif. — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first College Football Playoff championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded … Read more